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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. 287 -23

    Marketa Lazarová

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 920 -23

    Tini zabutykh predkiv

    1965 — a.k.a. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 943 -23

    Araya

    1959, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 304 -23

    Forbrydelsens element

    1984 — a.k.a. The Element of Crime, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 533 -23

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  6. 925 -23

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 929 -23

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 930 -23

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 397 -23

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 300 -23

    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 933 -23

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 931 -23

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  14. 405 -23

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  15. 927 -23

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 400 -23

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 288 -23

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 624 -23

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 940 -23

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  20. 536 -23

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 836 -23

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 542 -23

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check
  24. 934 -23

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  25. 939 -23

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  26. 398 -23

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  27. 539 -23

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  28. 912 -23

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 538 -23

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 537 -23

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 833 -23

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 24 top lists Check
  32. 937 -23

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  33. 404 -23

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 932 -23

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  35. 832 -23

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 938 -23

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  37. 936 -23

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 935 -23

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  39. 914 -23

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 911 -23

    Zvenigora

    1928, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 435 -23

    ....mehri to ploio

    1966 — a.k.a. Cornerstone, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 590 -23

    15 Ans de Reconstruction du Pays

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  43. 367 -23

    3002

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  44. 791 -23

    322

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
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    '38

    1986 — a.k.a. 38 - Vienna Before the Fall, in 2 top lists Check
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    40,000 Horsemen

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
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    71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls

    1994 — a.k.a. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 252 -23

    9 de Abril

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  49. 410 -23

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 272 -23

    Abusuan

    1972, in 1 top list Check
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