Royal Film Archive of Belgium's Most Important and Misappreciated American Films

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In 1977, the Royal Film Archive of Belgium sent out questionnaires to film experts from 22 countries in order to compile an extensive list of important American films. 203 people participated (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). Each participant compiled two lists, a list of the most important films (limited to 30 titles) and a list of misappreciated films (not limited in number). The final list is sorted by number of votes (including both important and misappreciated votes).

The book lists all 2327 films that received at least 1 vote. This list includes the films that received at least 5 votes.

One of the list entries is "Songs" which includes 25 films, so I included only the first one.

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  1. 89 new

    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 113 new

    Sylvia Scarlett

    1935, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 154 new

    Holiday

    1938, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 179 new

    Camille

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 190 new

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 363 new

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 387 new

    The Marrying Kind

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  8. 473 new

    Heller in Pink Tights

    1960, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source