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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Apache
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
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Vera Cruz
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Big Knife
1955, in 3 top lists Check -
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Attack
1956, in 2 top lists Check -
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Flight of the Phoenix
1965, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;