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. 89 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 12 new

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 17 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 14 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 7 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 16 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 1 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 4 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 20 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 3 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  11. 5 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 10 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  13. 145 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 42 new

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 8 new

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 78 new

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 36 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 103 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 129 new

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 279 new

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 175 new

    Rhythmus 21

    1923, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 112 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 6 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 116 new

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 2 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 189 new

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 168 new

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 9 new

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 111 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 39 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 104 new

    Limite

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 75 new

    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 73 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 26 new

    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
  35. 153 new

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 165 new

    La souriante Madame Beudet

    1923 — a.k.a. The Smiling Madame Beudet, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 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
  38. 47 new

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 55 new

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 11 new

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 242 new

    Big Business

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 23 new

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 32 new

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 22 new

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 228 new

    The Ten Commandments

    1923, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 234 new

    Within Our Gates

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 27 new

    The Circus

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 115 new

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 100 new

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 63 new

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source