Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten

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From a poll of 63 critics and film experts conducted in the 1970s by film critic and director Paul Rotha, each asked for a list of their 30 top silent films. This makes for a list of the Top 338 Silent Films. Ties are sorted by imdb original title.

Several movies are considered lost:
Thérèse Raquin
Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines
The Last Moment
4 Devils

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  1. 337 new

    Zaza

    1923, in 1 top list Check
  2. 335 new

    When the Clouds Roll by

    1919, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 329 new

    The Winning of Barbara Worth

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 328 new

    The Unholy Three

    1925, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 327 new

    The Temptress

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 325 new

    The Sea Hawk

    1924, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 323 new

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    1922, in 1 top list Check
  8. 315 new

    The Divine Lady

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  9. 314 new

    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 272 new

    It

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 269 new

    Frau im Mond

    1929 — a.k.a. Woman in the Moon, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 264 new

    Erotikon

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 261 new

    Ella Cinders

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 253 new

    Devushka s korobkoy

    1927 — a.k.a. The Girl with the Hat Box, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 234 new

    Within Our Gates

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 227 new

    The Sheik

    1921, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 223 new

    The Kiss

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 220 new

    Sumurun

    1920, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 206 new

    Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau

    1924 — a.k.a. Husbands or Lovers, in 1 top list Check
  20. 196 new

    Hell's Hinges

    1916, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 187 new

    Wings

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 185 new

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 182 new

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1923, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 171 new

    Nana

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 170 new

    Michael

    1924, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 163 new

    La bohème

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 159 new

    Ich möchte kein Mann sein

    1918 — a.k.a. I Don't Want to Be a Man, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 158 new

    Heimkehr

    1928 — a.k.a. Homecoming, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 154 new

    Abwege

    1928 — a.k.a. The Devious Path, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 151 new

    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 149 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 142 new

    Tess of the Storm Country

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 139 new

    Phantom

    1922, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 136 new

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 135 new

    Lucky Star

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 120 new

    Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ

    1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 117 new

    The Merry Widow

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 115 new

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 104 new

    Limite

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 97 new

    Blind Husbands

    1919, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 93 new

    3 Bad Men

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 92 new

    Visages d'enfants

    1925 — a.k.a. Mother, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 91 new

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 90 new

    The Last Command

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 89 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 86 new

    L'argent

    1928 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 85 new

    He Who Gets Slapped

    1924, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 81 new

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 72 new

    Lonesome

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 68 new

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source