Earliest Movies Dropped from the Original Edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Added on by C. Maoxian.

The terribly titled book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, was first published in 2003. I have the most recent edition of the book (2021) and was interested to see which of the early movies were dropped to make room for recent additions, and here are the earliest 25:

  1. Intolerance (1916)

  2. Way Down East (1920)

  3. Seven Chances (1925)

  4. The Jazz Singer (1927)

  5. Napoleon (1927)

  6. The Kid Brother (1927)

  7. Le Million (1931)

  8. La Chien (1931)

  9. Boudu Sauvé Des Eaux (1932)

  10. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

  11. Me and My Gal (1932)

  12. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

  13. Sons of the Desert (1933)

  14. Judge Priest (1934)

  15. Sabotage (1936)

  16. Things to Come (1936)

  17. Le Roman D’un Triechur (1936)

  18. Babes in Arms (1939)

  19. Le Jour Se Leve (1939)

  20. Gunga Din (1939)

  21. Ninotchka (1939)

  22. Wuthering Heights (1939)

  23. Dance Girl Dance (1940)

  24. Sergeant York (1941)

  25. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)