UNESCO's Memory of the World

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In 1995, to celebrate the centenary of cinema, UNESCO worked together with film archives from 49 countries to "compile and publish a list of approximately 15 films each country considers to be representative of its most significant national cinematic heritage." UNESCO suggested that they consider historical importance and cultural/artistic value, but each film archive was allowed to define its own criteria to determine which films were important.

The films of each country are listed in the order of the source-pdf. These countries are included.
Angola, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Greece, The Holy See, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Macedonia, Ukraine, United States of America, Venezuela, Yugoslavia

These films or collections on the source-pdf are not included in this list, because they are not on IMDb:
Canada:
- A Selection of OMPB Films Produced between the two World Wars
- A Selection of Film Produced by the Government of Canada before the Creation of the National Film Board
- Royal Welcome, 8 unknown titles from the Canadian Cameo Series
- 4 unknown reels from "Shorts Produced at the London Headquarters of the Canadian Army during the last War"
- Animated Films of the National Film Board
Ecuador:
- part of Obra Filmica Documental Miguel A. Alvarez (35 shorts are included so far)
- Obra Filmica Documental Karl Gartelman
Kazakhstan:
- Two Days in Spring
- Baiterek

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  1. 435 -23

    ....mehri to ploio

    1966 — a.k.a. Cornerstone, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 590 -23

    15 Ans de Reconstruction du Pays

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  3. 937 -23

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  4. 367 -23

    3002

    1976, in 1 top list Check
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    322

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 48 -

    '38

    1986 — a.k.a. 38 - Vienna Before the Fall, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 21 -

    40,000 Horsemen

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 52 -

    71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls

    1994 — a.k.a. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 539 -23

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 252 -23

    9 de Abril

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  11. 410 -23

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 272 -23

    Abusuan

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  13. 109 -

    Acadian Spring Song

    1935, in 1 top list
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  14. 468 -23

    Achhut Kanya

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 230 -23

    Actividades del Liceo Valentín Letelier

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  16. 728 -23

    Acto da Primavera

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 373 -23

    Addis Ababa

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  18. 7 -

    Adeus a Hora da Partida

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  19. 271 -23

    Adja Tio: À cause de l'héritage

    1981 — a.k.a. Adja Tio: Because of Inheritance, in 1 top list Check
  20. 291 -23

    Afgrunden

    1910 — a.k.a. The Woman Always Pays, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 257 -23

    Agarrando pueblo

    1978 — a.k.a. The Vampires of Poverty, in 4 top lists Check
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    Al Pie del Illimani

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  23. 361 -23

    Al zouga talattashar

    1962 — a.k.a. Wife Number 13, in 1 top list Check
  24. 365 -23

    Al-ard

    1970 — a.k.a. The Land, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 363 -23

    Al-boustaguy

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 366 -23

    Al-mummia

    1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 354 -23

    Al-suq al-Soda'

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  28. 890 -23

    Aleksandar Karadjordjevic vo poseta na Bitola

    1912, in 1 top list Check
  29. 704 -23

    Alias 'La Gringa'

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  30. 111 -

    All About Emily

    1949, in 1 top list
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  31. 110 -

    All Joking Astride

    1950, in 1 top list
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  32. 620 -23

    Allá en el Rancho Grande

    1936 — a.k.a. Out on the Big Ranch, in 1 top list Check
  33. 251 -23

    Allá en el trapiche

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  34. 248 -23

    Alma provinciana

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  35. 345 -23

    Amanecer en el Pichincha

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  36. 264 -23

    Amanie

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  37. 823 -23

    Amantes

    1991 — a.k.a. Lovers, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 460 -23

    Amerikai anzix

    1975 — a.k.a. American Torso, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 504 -23

    Amharc Eireann Newsreel

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  40. 108 -

    Among the Igloo Dwellers

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  41. 732 -23

    Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 439 -23

    Anaparastasi

    1970 — a.k.a. Reconstruction, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 666 -23

    Anarkali

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  44. 647 -23

    An Angel at My Table

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 689 -23

    Angels of War

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  46. 112 -

    Angles on Angling

    1934, in 1 top list
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  47. 727 -23

    Aniki Bóbó

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 417 -23

    Anna Roditi

    1948 — a.k.a. Anna of Rhodes, in 1 top list Check
  49. 508 -23

    Anne Devlin

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  50. 210 -23

    The Antwerp Story

    1945, in 1 top list
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