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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12 Angry Men
1957, in 30 top lists Check -
192 new
42nd Street
1933, in 12 top lists Check -
82 new
Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
127 new
The African Queen
1951, in 11 top lists Check -
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All About Eve
1950, in 25 top lists Check -
74 new
An American in Paris
1951, in 18 top lists Check -
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938, in 9 top lists Check -
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Animal Crackers
1930, in 2 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
152 new
The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
180 new
Baby Face
1933, in 4 top lists Check -
212 new
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 — a.k.a. Bachelor Knight, in 0 top lists Check -
194 new
Bachelor Mother
1939, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1952, in 8 top lists Check -
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Ball of Fire
1941, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Barefoot Contessa
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
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Beau Geste
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
145 new
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Der blaue Engel
1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check -
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Bombshell
1933, in 2 top lists Check -
138 new
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961, in 9 top lists Check -
122 new
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
215 new
Bright Eyes
1934, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
210 new
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Cameraman
1928, in 13 top lists Check -
150 new
Camille
1936, in 6 top lists Check -
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Cape Fear
1962, in 6 top lists Check -
45 new
Captains Courageous
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
157 new
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958, in 7 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 -
136 new
Charade
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
227 new
La ciociara
1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check -
76 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
165 new
The Clock
1945, in 4 top lists Check -
188 new
The Country Girl
1954, in 1 top list Check -
244 new
Daddy-Long-Legs
1919, in 4 top lists Check -
222 new
Dark Passage
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
89 new
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952, in 1 top list Check -
204 new
The Deep Blue Sea
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
110 new
The Defiant Ones
1958, in 7 top lists Check -
73 new
Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check -
168 new
Destry Rides Again
1939, in 7 top lists Check -
186 new
Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
233 new
Dinner at Eight
1933, in 5 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 9, 2013; source