1The Man With a Movie Camera (1929) ❧Dir. Dziga Vertov68· Soviet Union· Documentary,· NRA+ 98/100Director Dziga VertovWriter Dziga VertovD.O.P. Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb TroyanskiComposer NullEditor Elizaveta SvilovaLanguage No LanguageCountry Soviet UnionRuntime 68′Percentile 99th
2The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) ❧Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer82· France· Drama, History,· NRA+ 97/100Director Carl Theodor DreyerWriter Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph DelteilD.O.P. Rudolph MatéComposer Jesper Kyd, Ole Schmidt, Victor Alix, Léo PougetEditor Marguerite Beaugé, Carl Theodor DreyerLanguage No LanguageCountry FranceRuntime 82′Percentile 99th
3The Phantom Carriage (1921) ❧Dir. Victor Sjöström106· Sweden· Drama, Fantasy, Horror,· NRA+ 95/100Director Victor SjöströmWriter Victor SjöströmD.O.P. Julius JaenzonComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry SwedenRuntime 106′Percentile 97th
4The General (1926) ❧Dir. Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton79· USA· Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance,· NRA+ 95/100Director Clyde Bruckman, Buster KeatonWriter Clyde Bruckman, Buster KeatonD.O.P. Bert Haines, Devereaux JenningsComposer NullEditor Buster Keaton, Sherman KellLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 79′Percentile 97th
5Battleship Potemkin (1925) ❧Dir. Sergei Eisenstein75· Soviet Union· Drama, History, War,· NRA 94/100Director Sergei EisensteinWriter Sergei Tretyakov, Nina Agadzhanova, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolay AseevD.O.P. Eduard TisseComposer Edmund MeiselEditor Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori AleksandrovLanguage No LanguageCountry Soviet UnionRuntime 75′Percentile 96th
6Strike (1925) ❧Dir. Sergei Eisenstein95· Soviet Union· Drama,· NRA- 92/100Director Sergei EisensteinWriter Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, Ilya Kravchunovsky, Valerian PletnevD.O.P. Vasili Khvatov, Eduard Tisse, Vladimir PopovComposer NullEditor Sergei EisensteinLanguage No LanguageCountry Soviet UnionRuntime 95′Percentile 93rd
7The Last Laugh (1924) ❧Dir. F. W. Murnau90· Germany· Drama,· NRA- 91/100Director F. W. MurnauWriter Carl MayerD.O.P. Karl FreundComposer Giuseppe BecceEditor Elfi BöttrichLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 90′Percentile 92nd
8The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) ❧Dir. Robert Wiene77· Germany· Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime,· NRB+ 89/100Director Robert WieneWriter Hans Janowitz, Carl MayerD.O.P. Willy HameisterComposer Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe BecceEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 77′Percentile 89th
9Nosferatu (1922) ❧Dir. F. W. Murnau95· Germany· Horror, Fantasy,· NRB+ 87/100Director F. W. MurnauWriter Henrik GaleenD.O.P. Fritz Arno Wagner, Günther KrampfComposer Hans ErdmannEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 95′Percentile 85th
10The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ❧Dir. Rupert Julian107· USA· Horror, Music,· NRB+ 87/100Director Rupert JulianWriter NullD.O.P. Milton Bridenbecker, Virgil Miller, Charles Van EngerComposer Sam PerryEditor Edward Curtiss, Maurice Pivar, Gilmore WalkerLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 107′Percentile 85th
11The Iron Horse (1924) ❧Dir. John Ford149· USA· Western, Drama, History, Romance,· NRB 81/100Director John FordWriter Charles Kenyon, Charles Darnton, John RussellD.O.P. George SchneidermanComposer Erno RapeeEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 149′Percentile 72nd
12Metropolis (1927) ❧Dir. Fritz Lang153· Germany· Drama, Science Fiction,· NRB- 79/100Director Fritz LangWriter Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouD.O.P. Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann, Karl FreundComposer Gottfried Huppertz, Otto HarznerEditor Fritz LangLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 153′Percentile 67th
13The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) ❧Dir. Henry King89· USA· Drama, Romance, Western,· NRB- 76/100Director Henry KingWriter Frances Marion, Rupert HughesD.O.P. Gregg Toland, George BarnesComposer Ted HenkelEditor Viola LawrenceLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 89′Percentile 60th
14The Covered Wagon (1923) ❧Dir. James Cruze98· USA· Adventure, Western, Romance,· NRB- 75/100Director James CruzeWriter Jack CunninghamD.O.P. Karl BrownComposer NullEditor Dorothy ArznerLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 98′Percentile 58th
153 Bad Men (1926) ❧Dir. John Ford92· USA· Romance, Western,· NRB- 75/100Director John FordWriter John StoneD.O.P. George SchneidermanComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 92′Percentile 58th
16Nanook of the North (1922) ❧Dir. Robert Flaherty79· USA· Documentary, Drama,· NRC+ 74/100Director Robert FlahertyWriter Robert FlahertyD.O.P. Robert FlahertyComposer NullEditor Robert Flaherty, Charles GelbLanguage No LanguageCountry USA, FranceRuntime 79′Percentile 56th
17Hell's Heroes (1929) ❧Dir. William Wyler68· USA· Western,· NRC+ 71/100Director William WylerWriter Peter B. KyneD.O.P. George RobinsonComposer Heinz RoemheldEditor Harry MarkerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 68′Percentile 50th
18La Roue (1923) ❧Dir. Abel Gance418· France· Drama, Romance,· NRC- 60/100Director Abel GanceWriter Abel GanceD.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel, Gaston Brun, Marc Bujard, Maurice DuvergerComposer Arthur HoneggerEditor Abel Gance, Marguerite BeaugéLanguage No LanguageCountry FranceRuntime 418′Percentile 28th
19Tumbleweeds (1925) ❧Dir. King Baggot, William S. Hart78· USA· Western, Drama, Romance, Crime,· NRC- 60/100Director King Baggot, William S. HartWriter Hal G. EvartsD.O.P. NullComposer NullEditor NullLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 78′Percentile 28th
20In Old Arizona (1928) ❧Dir. Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh95· USA· Western,· NRD+ 56/100Director Irving Cummings, Raoul WalshWriter O. Henry, Tom BarryD.O.P. Arthur EdesonComposer NullEditor Louis R. LoefflerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 95′Percentile 23rd
21The Jazz Singer (1927) ❧Dir. Alan Crosland89· USA· Drama, Music,· NRD 50/100Director Alan CroslandWriter Alfred A. CohnD.O.P. Hal MohrComposer Louis SilversEditor Harold McCordLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 89′Percentile 16th
22The Virginian (1929) ❧Dir. Victor Fleming91· USA· Western,· NRD 50/100Director Victor FlemingWriter Owen Wister, Kirk La Shelle, Howard EstabrookD.O.P. J. Roy Hunt, Edward CronjagerComposer Karl HajosEditor William SheaLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 91′Percentile 16th
23The Pleasure Garden (1925) ❧Dir. Alfred Hitchcock75· UK· Drama, Romance,· NRD- 41/100Director Alfred HitchcockWriter Eliot StannardD.O.P. Baron VentimigliaComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry UK, GermanyRuntime 75′Percentile 10th