Of the 47,000 paintings, Italian mathematicians from Turin University chose only three. "We did not relieve in cash charges, since they are influenced by countless factors. Instead, we have created a special algorithm that evaluates the influence of films in the frequency of mention and reference to them in other filmters, "said Livio Bjolo. He and his colleagues in his research relied on the following principle: the more often the director or media persons talk about a different film, the more influential and important it becomes.
According to such a criterion, the winner of the list was the musical of Viktor Fleming "The Wizard of the Oz Oz" of 1939. The cult film at one time received two statuettes of the Oscar premium, but at the same time failed at the box office.
In second place is an incredibly successful project of George Lucas "Star Wars". The first trilogy has acquired a cult status, distinguished itself with huge cash collecting and many awards.
The Bronze Prizence became the horror film "Psycho", supplied by Alfred Hitchcock in 1960. The picture became an inspiration for several generations of cinematographers and was very popular with the audience.
Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen Spielberg and Brian de Palma became the most influential directors. In the first three actors were Samuel L. Jackson, Clint Eastwood and Tom Cruise.