Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from RioHarmonica).

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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. 62 new

    Madame DuBarry

    1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 84 new

    Die Puppe

    1919 — a.k.a. The Doll, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 98 new

    Die Austernprinzessin

    1919 — a.k.a. The Oyster Princess, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 148 new

    The Marriage Circle

    1924, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 151 new

    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 159 new

    Ich möchte kein Mann sein

    1918 — a.k.a. I Don't Want to Be a Man, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 218 new

    So This Is Paris

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  8. 220 new

    Sumurun

    1920, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 239 new

    Anna Boleyn

    1920 — a.k.a. Deception, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 245 new

    Carmen

    1918, in 1 top list Check
  11. 266 new

    Forbidden Paradise

    1924, in 1 top list Check
  12. 283 new

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    1925, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source