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. 42 new

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 51 new

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 58 new

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 81 new

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 104 new

    Louisiana Story

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 148 new

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 166 new

    The Pirate

    1948, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 209 new

    Unfaithfully Yours

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 241 new

    The Quiet One

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 280 new

    Moonrise

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 382 new

    The Naked City

    1948, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 404 new

    Easter Parade

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  13. 443 new

    Ruthless

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  14. 458 new

    Mother's Day

    1948, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source