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In 1995, to celebrate the centenary of cinema, UNESCO worked together with film archives from 49 countries to "compile and publish a list of approximately 15 films each country considers to be representative of its most significant national cinematic heritage." UNESCO suggested that they consider historical importance and cultural/artistic value, but each film archive was allowed to define its own criteria to determine which films were important.

The films of each country are listed in the order of the source-pdf. These countries are included.
Angola, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Greece, The Holy See, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Macedonia, Ukraine, United States of America, Venezuela, Yugoslavia

These films or collections on the source-pdf are not included in this list, because they are not on IMDb:
Canada:
- A Selection of OMPB Films Produced between the two World Wars
- A Selection of Film Produced by the Government of Canada before the Creation of the National Film Board
- Royal Welcome, 8 unknown titles from the Canadian Cameo Series
- 4 unknown reels from "Shorts Produced at the London Headquarters of the Canadian Army during the last War"
- Animated Films of the National Film Board
Ecuador:
- part of Obra Filmica Documental Miguel A. Alvarez (35 shorts are included so far)
- Obra Filmica Documental Karl Gartelman
Kazakhstan:
- Two Days in Spring
- Baiterek

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  1. 391 -23

    Kahdeksan surmanluotia

    1972 — a.k.a. Eight Deadly Shots, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 732 -23

    Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 931 -23

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 440 -23

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 616 -23

    El automóvil gris

    1919 — a.k.a. The Grey Automobile, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 939 -23

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  7. 478 -23

    Mughal-E-Azam

    1960 — a.k.a. The Emperor of the Mughals, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 474 -23

    Awaara

    1951 — a.k.a. The Tramp, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 233 -23

    Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu

    1947 — a.k.a. The Spring River Flows East, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 836 -23

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 540 -23

    L'albero degli zoccoli

    1978 — a.k.a. The Tree of Wooden Clogs, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 712 -23

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 715 -23

    Ziemia obiecana

    1975 — a.k.a. The Promised Land, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 388 -23

    Tuntematon sotilas

    1955 — a.k.a. The Unknown Soldier, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 938 -23

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  16. 538 -23

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 477 -23

    Mother India

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 933 -23

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 835 -23

    Här har du ditt liv

    1966 — a.k.a. Here Is Your Life, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 717 -23

    Czlowiek z marmuru

    1977 — a.k.a. Man of Marble, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 243 -23

    Fu rong zhen

    1987 — a.k.a. Hibiscus Town, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 925 -23

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 287 -23

    Marketa Lazarová

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 472 -23

    Kalpana

    1948 — a.k.a. Imagination, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 535 -23

    La terra trema

    1948 — a.k.a. The Earth Trembles, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 647 -23

    An Angel at My Table

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 305 -23

    Pelle erobreren

    1987 — a.k.a. Pelle the Conqueror, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 542 -23

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 400 -23

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  30. 480 -23

    Darah dan Doa

    1950 — a.k.a. Blood and Prayer, in 1 top list Check
  31. 32 -

    Sodom und Gomorrha

    1922 — a.k.a. Legende von Sünde und Strafe, in 1 top list Check
  32. 937 -23

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  33. 528 -23

    Cabiria

    1914, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 476 -23

    Pyaasa

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 537 -23

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  36. 462 -23

    Mephisto

    1981, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 479 -23

    Subarnarekha

    1965, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 441 -23

    To meteoro vima tou pelargou

    1991 — a.k.a. The Suspended Step of the Stork, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 468 -23

    Achhut Kanya

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 532 -23

    Ossessione

    1943, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 852 -23

    Les petites fugues

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 467 -23

    Devdas

    1936, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 539 -23

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  44. 777 -23

    Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun

    1989 — a.k.a. Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 699 -23

    La ciudad y los perros

    1985 — a.k.a. The City and the Dogs, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 469 -23

    Sant Tukaram

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 365 -23

    Al-ard

    1970 — a.k.a. The Land, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 359 -23

    Bidaya wa nihaya

    1960 — a.k.a. The Beginning and the End, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 930 -23

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 503 -23

    The Quiet Man

    1952, in 15 top lists Check
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