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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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    'Breaker' Morant

    1980 — a.k.a. Breaker Morant, in 5 top lists Check
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    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 934 -23

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
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    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
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    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
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    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    ....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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    8½

    1963, in 35 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
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    Actividades del Liceo Valentín Letelier

    1930, in 1 top list Check
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    Acto da Primavera

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
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    Addis Ababa

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

    1979, in 1 top list Check
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    Adja Tio: À cause de l'héritage

    1981 — a.k.a. Adja Tio: Because of Inheritance, in 1 top list Check
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    Afgrunden

    1910 — a.k.a. The Woman Always Pays, in 3 top lists Check
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    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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    Al zouga talattashar

    1962 — a.k.a. Wife Number 13, in 1 top list Check
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    Al-ard

    1970 — a.k.a. The Land, in 3 top lists Check
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    Al-boustaguy

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 366 -23

    Al-mummia

    1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check
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    Al-suq al-Soda'

    1945, in 1 top list Check
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    Aleksandar Karadjordjevic vo poseta na Bitola

    1912, in 1 top list Check
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    Alias 'La Gringa'

    1991, in 1 top list Check
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    All About Emily

    1949, in 1 top list
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    All Joking Astride

    1950, in 1 top list
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    Allá en el Rancho Grande

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