AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars
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In 1999 AFI continued their "100 Years" series with "100 Years...100 Stars." This list sought to identify the top 25 greatest American actors and the 25 greatest American actresses of all time. The criteria was that the performer (or team of performers) must have made their screen debut prior to 1950 or whose death made a complete body of work.
This list was designed for those who wish to familiarize themselves with the best films of those 50 stars. Using imdb rankings, I have identified the five most highly regarded films for each performer (excluding TV as well as cameos or other very small parts). I have also excluded duplicates, so for example the five films for Fred Astaire include collaborations with Ginger Rogers that do not appear in her five films.
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
76 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
17 new
Apocalypse Now
1979, in 38 top lists Check -
13 new
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
1 new
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
12 new
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
71 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
121 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
26 new
12 Angry Men
1957, in 30 top lists Check -
161 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
11 new
It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
77 new
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
151 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
27 new
C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check -
6 new
North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
32 new
Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
111 new
The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 35 top lists Check -
116 new
Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
46 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
47 new
Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
131 new
All About Eve
1950, in 25 top lists Check -
62 new
The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
3 new
The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 26 top lists Check -
101 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
78 new
Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
18 new
On the Waterfront
1954, in 34 top lists Check -
81 new
Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
122 new
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
125 new
The Wild Bunch
1969, in 25 top lists Check -
31 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
56 new
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
2 new
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948, in 25 top lists Check -
123 new
Network
1976, in 14 top lists Check -
50 new
The Gold Rush
1925, in 30 top lists Check -
48 new
The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
66 new
Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
96 new
Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
9 new
His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
28 new
The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
51 new
High Noon
1952, in 18 top lists Check -
64 new
Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
7 new
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
8 new
Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
4 new
The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
87 new
Rebel Without a Cause
1955, in 16 top lists Check -
19 new
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951, in 15 top lists Check -
10 new
The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
14 new
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 16 top lists Check -
63 new
Rio Bravo
1959, in 19 top lists Check -
236 new
To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 9, 2013; source