The First Century of Film

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The best movies of the 20th century as shown by the cinema Filmpodium in Zurich, Switzerland. The project lasted from 2011 to 2020. In each of the 10 years during this retrospective the best movies of the years with the corresponding end number were shown: in 2011 those were the films of the years 1911, 1921, 1931 up to 1991. At the end of the project in 2020 the list contains 522 of the very best movies of the first century of cinema.
You'll find the program of the actual month at their website www.filmpodium.ch. Original title of this series is: Das erste Jahrhundert des Films.

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  1. 21 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 23 -

    La corona di ferro

    1941 — a.k.a. The Iron Crown, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 24 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 40 -

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 45 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 112 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  7. 118 -

    Münchhausen

    1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check
  8. 143 -

    El Norte

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 152 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 154 -

    Cabiria

    1914, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 164 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 183 -

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 242 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 244 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 247 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 266 -

    Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  17. 280 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  18. 341 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 392 -

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 394 -

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 434 -

    Prapancha Pash

    1929 — a.k.a. A Throw of Dice, in 1 top list Check
  22. 439 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  23. 441 -

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 452 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 465 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 497 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 2, 2020 by fungus; source