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. 1 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 4 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 15 new

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 25 new

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 45 new

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 48 new

    Herr Tartüff

    1925 — a.k.a. Tartuffe, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 60 new

    Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 63 new

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 75 new

    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 78 new

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 92 new

    Visages d'enfants

    1925 — a.k.a. Mother, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 117 new

    The Merry Widow

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 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
  14. 146 new

    The Lost World

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 156 new

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 176 new

    Shakhmatnaya goryachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Chess Fever, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 192 new

    Ein Walzertraum

    1925 — a.k.a. The Waltz Dream, in 1 top list Check
  18. 194 new

    Go West

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 241 new

    Beggar on Horseback

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  20. 259 new

    Du skal ære din hustru

    1925 — a.k.a. Master of the House, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 274 new

    Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  22. 283 new

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    1925, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 309 new

    Stella Dallas

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  24. 317 new

    The Goose Woman

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  25. 324 new

    The Salvation Hunters

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 328 new

    The Unholy Three

    1925, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 338 new

    Zur Chronik von Grieshuus

    1925 — a.k.a. The Chronicles of the Gray House, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source