The Telegraph 500 Must-See Films

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The Telegraph newspaper (UK) published this list over 2nd and 3rd March 2013. It is framed as a mix of individual top lists and genre specific top lists. Due to a mistake, Out of the Past appeared twice within the same subcategory meaning there are only 499 films.

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  1. 4 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 35 -

    South Pacific

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 42 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 70 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 75 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 178 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 244 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 249 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 250 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 257 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 264 -

    Zamani barayé masti asbha

    2000 — a.k.a. A Time for Drunken Horses, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 268 -

    Went the Day Well?

    1942, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 269 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 270 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  15. 271 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 272 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 273 -

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 274 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 275 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 276 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  21. 277 -

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 279 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 280 -

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 282 -

    The Dam Busters

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 283 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 284 -

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 285 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 287 -

    Die Fälscher

    2007 — a.k.a. The Counterfeiters, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 288 -

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 325 -

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 379 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 420 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 434 -

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    2008 — a.k.a. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 479 new

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 480 new

    Hearts and Minds

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2013; source