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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Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
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French Cancan
1955, in 9 top lists Check -
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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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A Star Is Born
1954, in 13 top lists Check -
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It Should Happen to You
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Glenn Miller Story
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Far Country
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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River of No Return
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Johnny Guitar
1954, in 22 top lists Check -
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Magnificent Obsession
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
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Silver Lode
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
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Riot in Cell Block 11
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
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Private Hell 36
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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La ilusión viaja en tranvÃa
1954 — a.k.a. Illusion Travels by Streetcar, in 0 top lists Check -
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Monsieur Ripois
1954 — a.k.a. Lovers, Happy Lovers!, in 2 top lists Check -
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Viaggio in Italia
1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check -
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Senso
1954, in 12 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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Hobson's Choice
1954, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Barefoot Contessa
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
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The High and the Mighty
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Naked Jungle
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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Executive Suite
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Purple Plain
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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Them!
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
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Young at Heart
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Human Jungle
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Drive a Crooked Road
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Pushover
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954, in 2 top lists Check
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