Cahiers du Cinéma's 100 Films for an Ideal Cinematheque

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The top 100 most essential films of 78 French film directors, critics and industry executives. The list was compiled for and published in the French Cahiers du cinéma film magazine.

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  1. 40 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 52 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 2 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 28 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 41 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 65 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 58 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 56 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 88 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 29 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 89 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 27 -

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 61 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 48 -

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 98 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 90 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 63 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 30 -

    Casque d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. Casque d'Or, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 31 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
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