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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. 8 new

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 39 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 54 new

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 60 new

    Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 80 new

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 105 new

    Moana

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 123 new

    Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 129 new

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 131 new

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 172 new

    Odinnadtsatyy

    1927 — a.k.a. The Eleventh Year, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 212 new

    Regen

    1929 — a.k.a. Rain, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 258 new

    Drifters

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 279 new

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 287 new

    Les mystères du château de Dé

    1929 — a.k.a. The Mysteries of the Chateau de De, in 1 top list Check
  15. 289 new

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 290 new

    Mekhanika golovnogo mozga

    1926 — a.k.a. Mechanics of the Brain, in 1 top list Check
  17. 291 new

    Misère au Borinage

    1934 — a.k.a. Borinage, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 301 new

    Rien que les heures

    1926 — a.k.a. Nothing But Time, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 313 new

    The Battle of the Somme

    1916 — a.k.a. Kitchener's Great Army in the Battle of the Somme, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source