This year marks the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). As part of its centennial celebrations, the association has selected a list of 100 landmark films in the field of cinema art and craftsmanship in the 20th century.
The final list includes the top 10 films with the highest number of votes and the remaining 90 films in no particular order.
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Director of Photography: Freddie Young, BSC
2. Blade Runner (1982)
Director of Photography: Jordan Cronenweiss, ASC
3. Apocalypse Now (1979)
Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC
4. Citizen Kane (1941)
Director of Photography: Greg Toland, ASC
5. The Godfather (1972)
Director of Photography: Gordon Willis, ASC
6. The Angry Bull (1980)
Director of Photography: Michael Chapman, ASC
7. The Co-Streamer (1970)
8. Heaven's Day (1978)
Director of Photography: Nestor Almendros, ASC
9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Director of Photography: Jeffrey Answorth, BSC, Associate Director of Photography: John Alcott, BSC
10. The French Drug Trafficking Network (1971)
Director of Photography: Owen Rozman, ASC
The Metropolis (1927)
Director of Photography: Karl Freund, ASC; Günther Rittau
Napoleon (1927)
Director of Photography: Leonce-Henri Burel, Jules Kruger, Joseph-Louis Mundwiller,
Sunrise (1927)
Director of Photography: Charles Rosher Sr., ASC; Karl Struss, ASC
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Director of Photography: Ernest Haller, ASC
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Director of Photography: Harold Rosson, ASC
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Director of Photography: Gregg Toland, ASC
Green Mountains and Green Valley (1941)
Director of Photography: Arthur C. Miller, ASC
Casablanca (1942)
Director of Photography: Arthur Edeson, ASC
The Great Ambason (1942)
Director of Photography: Stanley Cortez, ASC
Black Narcissus (1947)
Director of Photography: Jack Cardiff, BSC
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Director of Photography: Carlo Montuori
Red Diamond (1948)
The Third Man (1949)
Director of Photography: Robert Krasker, BSC
Rashomon (1950)
Director of Photography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Sunset Strip (1950)
Director of Photography: John Seitz, ASC
The Docks (1954)
Director of Photography: Boris Kaufman, ASC
The Seven Samurai (1954)
Director of Photography: Asakazu Nakai
Night of the Hunters (1955)
The Searcher (1956)
Director of Photography: Winton C. Hoch, ASC
The Bridge over the River Kwai (1957)
Director of Photography: Jack Hilyard, BSC
The Lady of the Past (1958)
Director of Photography: Russell Metty, ASC
Ecstasy (1958)
Director of Photography: Robert Burks, ASC
North by Northwest (1959)
Exhausted (1960)
Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard
Last Year in Marionbad (1961)
Director of Photography: Sacha Vierny
Eight and a Half (1963)
Director of Photography: Gianni Di Venanzo
Iron Man in the Wilderness (1963)
Director of Photography: James Wong Howe, ASC
Dr. Strange (1964)
Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor, BSC
Soy Cuba 1964)
Director of Photography: Sergei Urusevsky
Doctor Geneva (1965)
Director of Photography: Freddie Young, BSC
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Director of Photography: Marcello Gatti
Spring Supper (1966)
Director of Photography: Haskell Wexler, ASC
"Blood in the Window" (1967)
Director of Photography: Conrad Hall, ASC
The Graduate (1967)
Director of Photography: Robert Surtees, ASC
Cold Blood (1967)
Once Upon a Time in America (1968)
Director of Photography: Tonino Delli Colli, AIC
Tiger and Leopard (1969)
Sunset Yellow Sand (1969)
Director of Photography: Lucien Ballard, ASC
Clockwork Orange (1971)
Director of Photography: John Alcott, BSC
Willow Lane (1971)
Director of Photography: Gordon Willis, ASC
The Last Movie (1971)
Flower Village (1971)
Director of Photography: Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, HSC
The Cabaret (1972)
Director of Photography: Geoffery Unsworth, BSC
The Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC
The Exorcist (1973)
Director of Photography: Owen Roizman, ASC
Chinatown (1974)
Director of Photography: John Alonzo, ASC
The Godfather 2 (1974)
Barry Linden (1975)
Flying Over the Madhouse (1975)
The Presidential Team (1976)
The Taxi Driver (1976)
Director of Photography: Michael Chapman, ASC
Contact of the Third Category (1977)
The Dueling Man (1977)
Director of Photography: Frank Tidy, BSC
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Alien (1979)
Director of Photography: Derek Vanlint, CSC
Jazz Spring (1979)
Director of Photography: Giuseppe Rotunno, ASC, AIC
"The Rich And The Rich" (1979)
Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel, ASC
Black God Foal (1979)
Manhattan (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Chariot of Fire (1981)
Director of Photography: David Watkin, BSC
Attack from the Bottom of the Sea (1981)
Director of Photography: Jost Vacano, ASC
"Beacon Red Flames" (1981)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist, ASC
Space Pioneer (1983)
The Biography of Mozart (1984)
Director of Photography: Miroslav Ondricek, ASC, ACK
Born to Be Good (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Director of Photography: Robby Müller, NSC, BVK
Fantastic Ideas (1985)
Director of Photography: Roger Pratt, BSC
"Church" (1986)
Director of Photography: Chris Menges, ASC, BSC
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Director of Photography: Allen Daviau, ASC
The Last Emperor (1987)
Under the Berlin Sky (1987)
Director of Photography: Henri Alekan
The Great Storm of Blood (1988)
Director of Photography: Peter Biziou, BSC
The Assassination of Kennedy (1991)
Director of Photography: Robert Richardson, ASC
The Red Lantern Hangs High (1991)
Director of Photography: Zhao Fei
Unforgivable (1992)
Director of Photography: Jack Green, ASC
Heaven and Earth (1992)
Director of Photography: Ron Fricke
Schindler's List (1993)
Director of Photography: Janusz Kaminski
Journey of Kings (1993)
The Blue of the Red, White and Blue Trilogy (1993)
Director of Photography: Slawomir Idziak, PSC
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Director of Photography: Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
The Seven Deadly Sins (1995)
Director of Photography: Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC
The English Patient (1996)
Director of Photography: John Seale, ASC, BSC
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Director of Photography: Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Director of Photography: John Toll, ASC
American Beauty (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Director of Photography: Bill Pope, ASC
The Wonder Years (2000)
Director of Photography: Du Kefeng, HKSC
Source: Film and Television Industry Network