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Best Directors

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A list of some of the best directors in history

Rated 0 points - posted 2 years ago by kris in category Movies.

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1.

Martin Scorsese

36 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

2.

Stanley Kubrick

Long since recognized as one of the most innovative directors in the history of cinema, Kubrick answered to no one but himself. Movies were done his way and on his schedule, and the outcome was always worth the wait.

34 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

3.

Francis Ford Coppola

31 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

4.

Sam Peckinpah

One of the best directors of all time!

29 points - added 1 year ago by guest -

5.

Alfred Hitchcock

His movies are the stuff of legend and few people do not know his name or recognize his silhouette. His horror movies are in many ways still unmatched today.

13 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

6.

Akira Kurosawa

12 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

7.

Fritz Lang

12 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

8.

john cassavetes

11 points - added 2 years ago by guest -

9.

Federico Fellini

An amazing Italian director most well known for combining fantasy with baroque images. His movies have inspired numerous directors over the years for their fantastic elements and visionary ideas.

8 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

10.

Ingmar Bergman

One of the most accomplished and influential directors in cinema, his films were often dark and bleak explorations of the human condition. He directed 62 films, most of which were his own creation and 170 plays.

7 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

11.

Orson Wells

Perhaps one of the most talented and visionary men to ever enter the world of theater. A talented actor, screenwriter, broadcaster and director. Two of his films Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil are widely recognized as being among the best films ever made.

6 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

12.

Steven Spielberg

6 points - added 2 years ago by kris -

13.

James Cameron

5 points - added 1 year ago by guest -

14.

George Lucas

5 points - added 1 year ago by guest -

15.

Quentin Tarantino

3 points - added 1 year ago by guest -

16.

Luis Bunuel

2 points - added 1 year ago by guest -

17.

Michelangelo Antonioni

1 point - added 1 year ago by guest -

18.

Satyajit Ray

1 point - added 2 years ago by guest -

19.

Jean-Luc Goddard

1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -

20.

Billy Wilder

1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -

21.

Buster Keaton

1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -

22.

Roberto Rossellini

1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -

23.

Bernardo Bertolucci

0 points - added 2 months ago by guest -

24.

Werner Herzog

0 points - added 2 months ago by guest -

25.

Nicolas Roeg

0 points - added 2 months ago by guest -

26.

Jimmy Traynor

Welcome Home "The Jay Randall Story" "Beat The Bastard Down" Jimmy Traynor's "second Chance" Jimmy Traynor's "Between Two Hearts"

0 points - added 2 months ago by guest -

27.

Francois Truffaut

0 points - added 1 year ago by guest -

28.

Brian DePalma

0 points - added 1 year ago by guest -