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9 August 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
An international poll of 144 film critics and directors conducted by the British Film Institute and published in its Sight and Sound magazine has selected Orson Welles' Citizen Kane as the greatest film ever made. Nick James, editor of the magazine, said that the film had been similarly honored five previous times. The poll, originated in 1952, is conducted every 10 years. The top ten films: 1. Citizen Kane; 2. Godfather I and II; 3. 8-1/2; 4. Lawrence of Arabia; 5. Dr. Strangelove; 6. (tie) The Bicycle Thief; 6. (tie) Raging Bull; 6. (tie) Vertigo; 9. (tie) Rashomon; 9. (tie) La Regle du Jeu; 9. (tie) Seven Samurai.
1 article from 2002