The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema
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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).
The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse
1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check -
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Heller in Pink Tights
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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The Criminal
1960 — a.k.a. Concrete Jungle, in 2 top lists Check -
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Home from the Hill
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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The Savage Innocents
1960, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Comanche Station
1960, in 2 top lists Check -
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A Terrible Beauty
1960 — a.k.a. The Night Fighters, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hell to Eternity
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Rat Race
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Schachnovelle
1960 — a.k.a. Brainwashed, in 0 top lists Check -
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L'avventura
1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check -
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Les bonnes femmes
1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check -
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Plein soleil
1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check -
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Tirez sur le pianiste
1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check -
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Rocco e i suoi fratelli
1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check -
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Wild River
1960, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
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Seven Thieves
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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North to Alaska
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Who Was That Lady?
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
1026 new
The Last Voyage
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Elmer Gantry
1960, in 6 top lists Check -
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Pote tin Kyriaki
1960 — a.k.a. Never on Sunday, in 3 top lists Check -
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Magnificent Seven
1960, in 11 top lists Check -
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Murder, Inc.
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
1270 new
The Bellboy
1960, in 3 top lists Check -
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Tall Story
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Midnight Lace
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Strangers When We Meet
1960, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;