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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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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 435 -23

    ....mehri to ploio

    1966 — a.k.a. Cornerstone, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 791 -23

    322

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 48 -

    '38

    1986 — a.k.a. 38 - Vienna Before the Fall, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 21 -

    40,000 Horsemen

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 52 -

    71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls

    1994 — a.k.a. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 539 -23

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 410 -23

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 468 -23

    Achhut Kanya

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 728 -23

    Acto da Primavera

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 291 -23

    Afgrunden

    1910 — a.k.a. The Woman Always Pays, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 365 -23

    Al-ard

    1970 — a.k.a. The Land, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 366 -23

    Al-mummia

    1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 704 -23

    Alias 'La Gringa'

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  15. 248 -23

    Alma provinciana

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  16. 345 -23

    Amanecer en el Pichincha

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  17. 823 -23

    Amantes

    1991 — a.k.a. Lovers, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 460 -23

    Amerikai anzix

    1975 — a.k.a. American Torso, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 732 -23

    Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 439 -23

    Anaparastasi

    1970 — a.k.a. Reconstruction, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 647 -23

    An Angel at My Table

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 727 -23

    Aniki Bóbó

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

    Anna Roditi

    1948 — a.k.a. Anna of Rhodes, in 1 top list Check
  24. 508 -23

    Anne Devlin

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  25. 456 -23

    Apa

    1966 — a.k.a. Father, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 764 -23

    Arirang

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 393 -23

    Arvottomat

    1982 — a.k.a. The Worthless, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 529 -23

    Assunta Spina

    1915, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 380 -23

    Aster

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  30. 719 -23

    Austeria

    1982 — a.k.a. The Inn, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 524 -23

    Avanti Popolo

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 474 -23

    Awaara

    1951 — a.k.a. The Tramp, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 493 -23

    Ayahku

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  34. 464 -23

    Az én XX. századom

    1989 — a.k.a. My 20th Century, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 357 -23

    Bab el hadid

    1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 845 -23

    Bäckerei Zürrer

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  37. 671 -23

    Badnam

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  38. 787 -23

    Balada o siedmich obesených

    1968 — a.k.a. Ballad of the Seven Hanged, in 1 top list Check
  39. 563 -23

    Balkon

    1988 — a.k.a. Balcony, in 1 top list Check
  40. 716 -23

    Barwy ochronne

    1977 — a.k.a. Camouflage, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 276 -23

    Batalion

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 51 -

    Benny's Video

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 933 -23

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 598 -23

    Beyrouth ya Beyrouth

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  45. 614 -23

    Beyroutou el lika

    1981 — a.k.a. Beirut the Encounter, in 1 top list Check
  46. 359 -23

    Bidaya wa nihaya

    1960 — a.k.a. The Beginning and the End, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 819 -23

    Bilbao

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 512 -23

    The Bishop's Story

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  49. 404 -23

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 701 -23

    La boca del lobo

    1988 — a.k.a. In the Mouth of the Wolf, in 2 top lists Check
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