Hier nun die Jahre 1941-1960 (minimum 1000 votes):
1 Shichinin no samurai (1954)
...aka Magnificent Seven, The (1954)
...aka Seven Samurai (1954) (UK)
...aka Seven Samurai, The (1956) (USA) 8.9 15603
2 Citizen Kane (1941) 8.8 37856
Casablanca (1942) 8.8 40340
4 Rear Window (1954)
...aka Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) (USA: complete title) 8.7 24233
5 North by Northwest (1959) 8.6 21789
Paths of Glory (1957) 8.6 7757
12 Angry Men (1957) 8.6 16055
Sunset Blvd. (1950) 8.6 8440
Psycho (1960) 8.6 33335
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 8.6 25879
Double Indemnity (1944) 8.6 6707
What's Opera, Doc? (1957) 8.6 1380
13 All About Eve (1950) 8.5 7648
Third Man, The (1949)
...aka 3rd Man, The (1950) (USA: poster title) 8.5 10985
Some Like It Hot (1959) 8.5 14408
Rashomon (1950)
...aka In the Woods (1950) 8.5 6358
Touch of Evil (1958) 8.5 7265
Vertigo (1958) 8.5 20913
19 To Be or Not to Be (1942) 8.4 1878
Apartment, The (1960) 8.4 6352
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) 8.4 6355
Maltese Falcon, The (1941) 8.4 12499
Strangers on a Train (1951) 8.4 5883
Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) 8.4 3600
Singin' in the Rain (1952) 8.4 12410
On the Waterfront (1954) 8.4 7083
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) 8.4 13736
Ladri di biciclette (1948)
...aka Bicycle Thief, The (1949) (USA)
...aka Bicycle Thieves (1948) (UK) 8.4 4209
29 Notorious (1946)
...aka Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946) 8.3 5873
High Noon (1952) 8.3 7321
Smultronstället (1957)
...aka Wild Strawberries (1959) (UK) (USA) 8.3 2523
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 8.3 2856
Searchers, The (1956) 8.3 5945
Stalag 17 (1953) 8.3 3977
Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
...aka Seventh Seal, The (1958) (USA) 8.3 4986
Night of the Hunter, The (1955) 8.3 4173
Big Sleep, The (1946) 8.3 5924
38 Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)
...aka 400 Blows, The (1959) (USA)
...aka Four Hundred Blows, The (1959) (USA) 8.2 3419
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 8.2 2964
Strada, La (1954) 8.2 2686
Killing, The (1956) 8.2 3559
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 8.2 1810
African Queen, The (1951) 8.2 9065
White Heat (1949) 8.2 1393
Ikiru (1952)
...aka Doomed (1952)
...aka Living (1952) (International: English title)
...aka To Live (1952) (International: English title) 8.2 1867
Laura (1944) 8.2 2799
Sullivan's Travels (1941) 8.2 1446
Red River (1948) 8.2 2005
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 8.2 6896
Salaire de la peur, Le (1953)
...aka Salario della paura, Il (1953) (Italy: alternative title)
...aka Vite vendute (1953) (Italy)
...aka Wages of Fear (1953)
...aka Wages of Fear, The (1953) 8.2 1555
My Darling Clementine (1946) 8.2 1322
52 Harvey (1950) 8.1 4607
Belle et la bête, La (1946)
...aka Beauty and the Beast (1947) (USA) 8.1 1290
Ben-Hur (1959)
...aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1959) (USA: alternative title) 8.1 12815
Roman Holiday (1953) 8.1 5190
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) 8.1 5505
Diaboliques, Les (1955)
...aka Devils, The (1988) (USA: TV title)
...aka Diabolique (1955) (USA)
...aka Fiends, The (1955) (UK) 8.1 1533
Out of the Past (1947)
...aka Build My Gallows High (1947) (UK) 8.1 1223
Matter of Life and Death, A (1946)
...aka Stairway to Heaven (1946) (USA) 8.1 1230
Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
...aka Strange Incident (1943) (UK) 8.1 1013
Brief Encounter (1946) 8.1 1304
Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942) 8.1 2023
Lady Eve, The (1941) 8.1 1107
Enfants du paradis, Les (1945)
...aka Children of Paradise (1946) (USA) 8.1 1911
Lost Weekend, The (1945) 8.1 1449
Great Expectations (1946) 8.1 1261
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 8.1 1243
68 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)
...aka Cabiria (1957) (UK)
...aka Nights of Cabiria (1957) (USA)
...aka Nuits de Cabiria, Les (1957) (France) 8.0 1309
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951) 8.0 5919
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 8.0 2300
Inherit the Wind (1960) 8.0 2357
How Green Was My Valley (1941) 8.0 1505
Kumonosu jo (1957)
...aka Castle of the Spider's Web, The (1957)
...aka Cobweb Castle (1957)
...aka Macbeth (1961) (USA)
...aka Spider Web Castle (1957)
...aka Throne of Blood (1957) 8.0 1231
Quiet Man, The (1952) 8.0 4495
Scrooge (1951)
...aka Christmas Carol, A (1951) (USA) 8.0 2480
From Here to Eternity (1953) 8.0 3608
Mister Roberts (1955) 8.0 2561
Red Shoes, The (1948) 8.0 1062
Rio Bravo (1959) 8.0 4215
Spartacus (1960) 8.0 9943
81 To Have and Have Not (1944) 7.9 2365
Dolce vita, La (1960)
...aka Dolce vita, La (1960) (France)
...aka Douceur de vivre, La (1960) (France: alternative title) 7.9 2825
Ladykillers, The (1955)
...aka Lady Killers, The (1955) 7.9 1796
Caine Mutiny, The (1954) 7.9 2880
85 Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
...aka Big Heart, The (1947) (UK) 7.8 3722
Shane (1953) 7.8 3552
Roma, città aperta (1945)
...aka Open City (1945)
...aka Rome, Open City (1945) 7.8 1011
Dial M for Murder (1954) 7.8 5017
Lavender Hill Mob, The (1951) 7.8 1089
Elmer Gantry (1960) 7.8 1026
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947) 7.8 1122
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 7.8 7259
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
...aka Sleep No More (1956) 7.8 3011
Court Jester, The (1956) 7.8 1486
Sergeant York (1941) 7.8 1248
Kakushi toride no san akunin (1958)
...aka Hidden Fortress, The (1962) (USA)
...aka Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress (1958) (International: English title: literal title)
...aka Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress (1958) (International: English title) 7.8 1416
Magnificent Seven, The (1960) 7.8 5849
À bout de souffle (1960)
...aka Breathless (1961) (USA)
...aka By a Tether (1960) (UK: informal title) 7.8 2474
East of Eden (1955)
...aka John Steinbeck's East of Eden (1955) (USA: complete title) 7.8 2380
100 Asphalt Jungle, The (1950) 7.7 1341
Puh, die IMdB könnte ruhig mal die deutschen Titel dazu schreiben... Naja, hier mal die Filme, bei denen ich mir sicher war:
Citizen Kane (1941): Wird ja immer gerne als "bester Film aller Zeiten" bezeichnet, was imho aber Blödsinn ist, da es einfach keinen Film gibt, der besser ist, als alle anderen. Davon einmal abgesehen natürlich ein Klassiker, den wirklich jeder kennen sollte.
Casablanca (1942)
Rear Window (1954) (Das Fenster zum Hof): Der beste Hitchcock in dieser Liste wäre bei mir nicht unbedingt so weit vorne gelandet, da ich andere besser finde. Trotzdem natürlich ein sehr, sehr guter Film, wie eigentlich alle Hitchcocks, weswegen ich mir in Folge die Kommentare dazu spare
North by Northwest (1959) (Der unsichtbare Dritte): Hitchcock
Paths of Glory (1957) (Wege des Ruhms): Kubrick (auch hier erspare ich mir die Kommentare: alles was Kubrick gemacht hat, ist schlicht und einfach phänomenal )
Sunset Blvd. (1950) (Boulevard der Dämmerung): und noch ein Regisseur: dessen Filme ich eigentlich uneingeschränkt empfehlen kann: Billy Wilder
Psycho (1960): Hitchcock
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (Ist das Leben nicht schön?): von Frank Capra mit James Stewart.
Third Man, The (1949) (Der dritte Mann)
Some Like It Hot (1959) (Manche mögens heiß): Billy Wilder
Vertigo (1958): Hitchcock
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) (Die Brücke am Kwai)
High Noon (1952)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) (Zeugin der Anklage): von Billy Wilder mit Marlene Dietrich. Dieser Film hat mich damals wirklich umgehauen, da es einer der ganz, ganz wenigen Filme war, die mich wirklich überraschen konnten. Unbedingt anschauen!
Killing, The (1956): Kubrick
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Spartacus (1960): Kubrick
Dial M for Murder (1954) (Bei Anruf Mord): Hitchcock
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (Die Dämonischen)
Magnificent Seven, The (1960) (Die glorreichen Sieben)
East of Eden (1955) (Jenseits von Eden)