Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten

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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. 3 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 17 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 46 new

    Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney

    1927 — a.k.a. The Love of Jeanne Ney, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 54 new

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 58 new

    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 61 new

    Konets Sankt-Peterburga

    1927 — a.k.a. The End of St. Petersburg, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 68 new

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 73 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 79 new

    Tretya meshchanskaya

    1927 — a.k.a. Bed and Sofa, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 81 new

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 94 new

    Am Rande der Welt

    1927 — a.k.a. At the Edge of the World, in 1 top list Check
  12. 123 new

    Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 134 new

    La glace à trois faces

    1927 — a.k.a. The Three-Sided Mirror, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 151 new

    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 180 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 183 new

    The King of Kings

    1927, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 185 new

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 186 new

    The Way of All Flesh

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  19. 187 new

    Wings

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 197 new

    Hotel Imperial

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 201 new

    La marche des machines

    1927 — a.k.a. The March of the Machines, in 1 top list Check
  22. 213 new

    S.V.D. - Soyuz velikogo dela

    1927 — a.k.a. The Club of the Big Deed, in 1 top list Check
  23. 240 new

    Baby ryazanskie

    1927 — a.k.a. Women of Ryazan, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 253 new

    Devushka s korobkoy

    1927 — a.k.a. The Girl with the Hat Box, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 256 new

    Dirnentragödie

    1927 — a.k.a. Tragedy of the Street, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 262 new

    Emak-Bakia

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 272 new

    It

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 308 new

    Stark Love

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 320 new

    The Kid Brother

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 322 new

    The Love of Sunya

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  31. 336 new

    White Gold

    1927, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source