1 L'Inferno (1911) ❧ Dir. Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan 72· Italy· Fantasy, Horror,· NR A 93/100 Director Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan Writer Null D.O.P. Emilio Roncarolo Composer Raffaele Caravaglios Editor Null Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 72′ Percentile 95th
2 A Man There Was (1917) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 56· Sweden· Drama, History,· NR A 93/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström, Gustaf Molander, Henrik Ibsen D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 56′ Percentile 95th
3 The Birth of a Nation (1915) ❧ Dir. D.W. Griffith 195· USA· Drama, History, War,· PG B+ 89/100 Director D.W. Griffith Writer Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith D.O.P. Joseph Carl Breil, Billy Bitzer Composer Jon Mirsalis, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil, Joseph Nurnberger Editor Joseph Henabery, James Smith, Rose Smith, Raoul Walsh, D.W. Griffith Language No Language Country USA Runtime 195′ Percentile 89th
4 The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 111· Sweden· Drama,· NR B+ 86/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström, Sam Ask D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 111′ Percentile 83rd
5 Cabiria (1914) ❧ Dir. Giovanni Pastrone 148· Italy· Drama, History,· NR B+ 85/100 Director Giovanni Pastrone Writer Giovanni Pastrone, Gabriele D'Annunzio D.O.P. Giovanni Tomatis, Segundo de Chomón, Natale Chiusano, Carlo Franzeri, Augusto Battagliotti Composer Manlio Mazza, Ildebrando Pizzetti Editor Null Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 148′ Percentile 80th
6 Intolerance (1916) ❧ Dir. D.W. Griffith 197· USA· Drama, History,· NR B 82/100 Director D.W. Griffith Writer Anita Loos, Frank E. Woods, Tod Browning D.O.P. Billy Bitzer Composer Null Editor D.W. Griffith, James Smith, Rose Smith Language No Language Country USA Runtime 197′ Percentile 73rd
7 Twilight of a Woman's Soul (1913) ❧ Dir. Yevgeni Bauer 48· Russia· Drama,· NR B 81/100 Director Yevgeni Bauer Writer Valerian Demert D.O.P. Nikolay Kozlovsky Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Russia Runtime 48′ Percentile 72nd
8 J'accuse! (1919) ❧ Dir. Abel Gance 165· France· War, Drama,· NR C 66/100 Director Abel Gance Writer Abel Gance D.O.P. Maurice Forster, Marc Bujard, Léonce-Henri Burel Composer Henri Verdun Editor Abel Gance, Andrée Danis Language No Language Country France Runtime 165′ Percentile 38th
9 Quo Vadis? (1913) ❧ Dir. Enrico Guazzoni 120· Italy· Drama, History,· NR D+ 55/100 Director Enrico Guazzoni Writer Enrico Guazzoni D.O.P. Alessandro Bona, Eugenio Bava Composer Null Editor Enrico Guazzoni Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 120′ Percentile 21st