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Derek Malcolm: Century of Film

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1. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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241

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7.8

2. Nanook of the North (1922)

246

8.4

7.9

3. Greed (1924)

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156

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7.7

4. Strike (1925)

501

8.3

5. The General (1926)

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124

8.2

7.9

6. The Crowd (1928)

100

8.3

7. The Wind (1928)

285

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7.9

8. Pandora's Box (1929)

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7.4

7.6

9. Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

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725

7.9

10. Freaks (1932)

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7.3

7.1

11. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

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108

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7.7

12. Sons of the Desert (1933)

283

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7.9

13. L'Atalante (1934)

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116

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14. The Scarlet Empress (1934)

215

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7.5

15. Triumph of the Will (1935)

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328

7.9

16. A Night at the Opera (1935)

7.3

17. Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)

7.8

7.6

18. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

7.7

19. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

1621

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7.8

20. Fantasia (1940)

595

7.9

21. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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232

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8.1

22. Sullivan's Travels (1941)

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141

8.3

7.9

23. Day of Wrath (1943)

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6.9

24. Fires Were Started (1943)

147

25. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

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727

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8.5

26. Double Indemnity (1944)

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348

7.8

8.1

27. Brief Encounter (1945)

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214

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8.1

28. Children of Paradise (1945)

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305

7.9

29. Beauty and the Beast (1946)

256

8.4

7.8

30. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

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261

8.2

31. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

795

8.2

8.4

32. The Third Man (1949)

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129

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7.5

33. The Band Wagon (1953)

106

7.9

34. The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)

416

8.5

8.2

35. Tokyo Story (1953)

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203

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7.6

36. Johnny Guitar (1954)

587

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8.2

37. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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6.9

38. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

810

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8.5

39. Paths of Glory (1957)

354

8.3

8.1

40. Throne of Blood (1957)

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8.2

7.8

41. The Music Room (1958)

105

7.3

42. Man of the West (1958)

674

8.2

8.3

43. Touch of Evil (1958)

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2093

8.3

8.5

44. Vertigo (1958)

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173

7.9

7.8

45. Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

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254

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7.9

46. Pickpocket (1959)

414

7.9

47. Rio Bravo (1959)

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827

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7.9

48. Breathless (1960)

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6.2

49. ¡Cuba Sí! (1961)

305

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8.1

50. Viridiana (1961)

The 100 best films of the 20th century chosen by the noted film critic of The Guardian, Derek Malcolm (b. 1932). The list is in chronological order. It is based on the series of articles on his favorite films which Malcolm wrote at the end of his decades-long career as a critic. All the articles are found here: http://film.guardian.co.uk/Century_Of_Films/Front/0,,30401,00.html

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Comments

nicopo

Posted: 6 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 3 12:57

There are two more films in this list featured in Derek Malcolm's articles in the Guardian but somehow omitted in his book: Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries ([Link removed - login to see]) and Mitchell Leisen's Swing High, Swing Low ([Link removed - login to see])

Lamourderer

Posted: 6 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 3 13:20

Thanks, Nicopo, will be adding them.