The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema

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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).

The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.

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  1. 701 new

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 702 new

    Geheimnisse einer Seele

    1926 — a.k.a. Secrets of a Soul, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 703 new

    Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney

    1927 — a.k.a. The Love of Jeanne Ney, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 704 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 705 new

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 706 new

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 707 new

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 708 new

    Kameradschaft

    1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 709 new

    Der Prozeß

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  10. 710 new

    Der letzte Akt

    1955 — a.k.a. The Last Ten Days, in 0 top lists Check
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