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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12 new
The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
19 new
Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
27 new
The Wind
1928, in 14 top lists Check -
49 new
The Wild Bunch
1969, in 25 top lists Check -
51 new
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948, in 25 top lists Check -
57 new
Rio Bravo
1959, in 19 top lists Check -
59 new
My Darling Clementine
1946, in 20 top lists Check -
61 new
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962, in 16 top lists Check -
62 new
High Noon
1952, in 18 top lists Check -
64 new
The Great Train Robbery
1903, in 11 top lists Check -
74 new
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971, in 20 top lists Check -
86 new
Johnny Guitar
1954, in 22 top lists Check -
87 new
The Covered Wagon
1923, in 4 top lists Check -
149 new
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
151 new
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943, in 14 top lists Check -
182 new
Wagon Master
1950, in 6 top lists Check -
188 new
Shane
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
192 new
The Misfits
1961, in 5 top lists Check -
226 new
Duel in the Sun
1946, in 7 top lists Check -
243 new
One-Eyed Jacks
1961, in 10 top lists Check -
254 new
The Gunfighter
1950, in 8 top lists Check -
270 new
Run of the Arrow
1957, in 4 top lists Check -
290 new
Jeremiah Johnson
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
348 new
The Iron Horse
1924, in 9 top lists Check -
370 new
The Sun Shines Bright
1953, in 5 top lists Check -
380 new
The Naked Spur
1953, in 10 top lists Check -
388 new
Man of the West
1958, in 8 top lists Check -
403 new
Forty Guns
1957, in 9 top lists Check -
430 new
White Gold
1927, in 1 top list Check -
445 new
Ride Lonesome
1959, in 4 top lists Check -
450 new
The Professionals
1966, in 2 top lists Check -
491 new
The Big Sky
1952, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source