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Samuel Armstrong

American artist (1893-1976)

3.60body-of-work score · ranked #314 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
February 5, 1893 · Minneapolis
Died
September 29, 1976 · Minneapolis
Nationality
United States
Work
layout artist, film director, background artist, director

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    DumboMust-See #384

    1941 · United States · musical, fantasy, drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1947 · National Film Registry (inducted 2017) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    2.004 citations
  2. 2
    Fantasia

    1940 · United States · musical, fantasy, action

    AFI 100 (1998) #58 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990) · Vatican film list

    0.874 citations
  3. 3
    Bambi

    1942 · United States · musical, fantasy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1951 #7 · National Film Registry (inducted 2011) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.733 citations