Royal Film Archive of Belgium's Most Important and Misappreciated American Films
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In 1977, the Royal Film Archive of Belgium sent out questionnaires to film experts from 22 countries in order to compile an extensive list of important American films. 203 people participated (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). Each participant compiled two lists, a list of the most important films (limited to 30 titles) and a list of misappreciated films (not limited in number). The final list is sorted by number of votes (including both important and misappreciated votes).
The book lists all 2327 films that received at least 1 vote. This list includes the films that received at least 5 votes.
One of the list entries is "Songs" which includes 25 films, so I included only the first one.
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15 new
Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
35 new
The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
57 new
Rio Bravo
1959, in 20 top lists Check -
58 new
Red River
1948, in 17 top lists Check -
63 new
Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
99 new
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
102 new
Only Angels Have Wings
1939, in 10 top lists Check -
147 new
Twentieth Century
1934, in 6 top lists Check -
194 new
His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
401 new
Hatari!
1962, in 3 top lists Check -
467 new
Land of the Pharaohs
1955, in 4 top lists Check -
491 new
The Big Sky
1952, in 5 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source