Favourite silent movie

[cine]

What's everyone's favourite silent movie here?

I'd have to go with Keaton's The General.. but its very hard to pick just one..

[Cecil]

not sure. probably nosferatu

[filmcritic]

I wasn't a big fan of "Silent Movie". I agree with mogwai.

[NEON MERCURY]

Man...i  am gonna go film school 101 and say -the cabinet of dr. caligari......-


its the only one i have ever seen all the way through and its ..............wierd?? 8)

[Sal]

Metropolis!

[Cecil]

Man...i  am gonna go film school 101 and say -the cabinet of dr. caligari......-


its the only one i have ever seen all the way through and its ..............wierd?? 8)

i havent even seen that yet. i am ashamed

[Alethia]

wow i just realized what a retarded post that was...

[samsong]

F.W. Murnau's Sunrise... my favorite movie of all time too.

[Pubrick]

i was gonna say sunrise, it's just the greatest thing that ever happened to silent film.

and the crowd.

[Mesh]

&

[Ravi]

Comedy:  The General, The Gold Rush

Drama:  Hard to pick, but I'd say Sunrise and Napoleon



(I wish I had the money to get that Keaton box set)

[AK]

mainly this one:

[Ghostboy]

I'm a big fan of AK's choice, as evidenced by my longstanding avatar. But my favorite silent film would be tough to choose. Probably Steamboat Bill Jr. or The General, or Modern Times. M. Hulot's Holiday is silent for the most part, so I'd pick that too.

[dufresne]

favorite is definitely The General.

runners up:
Metropolis
Sunrise
Birth of a Nation
Man with a Movie Camera

[samsong]

if we're listing runners up as well, then:

The Passion of Joan of Arc
Battleship Potemkin
The Last Laugh
The Birth of a Nation
Broken Blossoms
all of Keaton's film (especiall The General)