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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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
18 new
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
20 new
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
22 new
Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
35 new
The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
43 new
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
105 new
Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
121 new
The Conversation
1974, in 23 top lists Check -
187 new
Shock Corridor
1963, in 14 top lists Check -
201 new
The Barefoot Contessa
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
228 new
Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
265 new
The Trouble with Harry
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
267 new
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959, in 2 top lists Check -
293 new
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
339 new
The Most Dangerous Game
1932, in 5 top lists Check -
361 new
Anatomy of a Murder
1959, in 12 top lists Check -
412 new
Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
436 new
They Won't Forget
1937, in 2 top lists Check -
444 new
Ride the Pink Horse
1947, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source