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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. 401 -23

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 536 -23

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 539 -23

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 403 -23

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 925 -23

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 538 -23

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 833 -23

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  8. 832 -23

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 396 -23

    Der Student von Prag

    1913 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 5 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 510 -23

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 397 -23

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 940 -23

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  15. 528 -23

    Cabiria

    1914, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 407 -23

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
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    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 405 -23

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 409 -23

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 934 -23

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 935 -23

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  24. 29 -

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 927 -23

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 936 -23

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  31. 435 -23

    ....mehri to ploio

    1966 — a.k.a. Cornerstone, in 2 top lists Check
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    15 Ans de Reconstruction du Pays

    1990, in 1 top list Check
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    3002

    1976, in 1 top list Check
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    322

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
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    '38

    1986 — a.k.a. 38 - Vienna Before the Fall, in 2 top lists Check
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    40,000 Horsemen

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
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    71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls

    1994 — a.k.a. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, in 3 top lists Check
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    9 de Abril

    1948, in 1 top list Check
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    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
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    Abusuan

    1972, in 1 top list Check
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    Acadian Spring Song

    1935, in 1 top list
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    Achhut Kanya

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 230 -23

    Actividades del Liceo Valentín Letelier

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  44. 728 -23

    Acto da Primavera

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 373 -23

    Addis Ababa

    1985, in 1 top list Check
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    Adeus a Hora da Partida

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  47. 271 -23

    Adja Tio: À cause de l'héritage

    1981 — a.k.a. Adja Tio: Because of Inheritance, in 1 top list Check
  48. 291 -23

    Afgrunden

    1910 — a.k.a. The Woman Always Pays, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 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
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