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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Two Rode Together
1961, in 4 top lists Check -
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Pocketful of Miracles
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961, in 9 top lists Check -
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Underworld, U.S.A.
1961 — a.k.a. Underworld U.S.A., in 3 top lists Check -
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Taste of Fear
1961 — a.k.a. Scream of Fear, in 1 top list Check -
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Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta
1961 — a.k.a. Journey Beneath the Desert, in 0 top lists Check -
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La notte
1961 — a.k.a. The Night, in 13 top lists Check -
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Viridiana
1961, in 24 top lists Check -
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Les godelureaux
1961 — a.k.a. Wise Guys, in 0 top lists Check -
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Che gioia vivere
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Viva l'Italia!
1961 — a.k.a. Garibaldi, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vanina Vanini
1961 — a.k.a. The Betrayer, in 2 top lists Check -
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Splendor in the Grass
1961, in 7 top lists Check -
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Armored Command
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Innocents
1961, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Young Savages
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Taste of Honey
1961, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Hustler
1961, in 15 top lists Check -
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West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check -
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A Cold Wind in August
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Angel Baby
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Errand Boy
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold...
1961 — a.k.a. The Big Bankroll, in 0 top lists Check
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