Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from RioHarmonica).

Favorited 108 times, disliked 1 time, added to 120 watchlists.

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. 96 new

    Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru

    1918 — a.k.a. The Outlaw and His Wife, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 159 new

    Ich möchte kein Mann sein

    1918 — a.k.a. I Don't Want to Be a Man, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 217 new

    Shoulder Arms

    1918, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 219 new

    Stella Maris

    1918, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 221 new

    Tarzan of the Apes

    1918, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 245 new

    Carmen

    1918, in 1 top list Check
  7. 297 new

    Otets Sergiy

    1918 — a.k.a. Father Sergius, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source