Derek Malcolm's A Century of Films

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"The first rule was to restrict my choices to one film by each director.
The second rule was to consider the whole history of the cinema and as many countries as possible..."

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  1. 25 +18

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 34 +1

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 87 +11

    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 3 +82

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 59 -34

    The Wind

    1928, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 96 -70

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 97 +4

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 37 -22

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 54 -49

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 52 +14

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 86 -64

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 46 -2

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 53 +27

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 71 -63

    Fires Were Started

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 42 +18

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 10 +78

    Vredens dag

    1943 — a.k.a. Day of Wrath, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 35 +2

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 76 +19

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 23 +18

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 72 -45

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 16 -9

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  22. 48 +14

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  23. 1 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 70 -56

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 39 +43

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 26 -17

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 92 -82

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 78 -76

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 60 -2

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 8 +10

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 33 -4

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  32. 75 -72

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 6 +50

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 69 -56

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 11 +52

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 30 +53

    Salvatore Giuliano

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 63 -47

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 7 +80

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 89 -65

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 5 +81

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 21 +36

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  42. 19 +53

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  43. 50 -14

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 98 -20

    Szegénylegények

    1966 — a.k.a. The Round-Up, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 80 -48

    La collectionneuse

    1967 — a.k.a. The Collector, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 44 +27

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  47. 24 +29

    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 22 +68

    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 41 -24

    La femme infidèle

    1969 — a.k.a. The Unfaithful Wife, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 85 -16

    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
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