The top 250 directors and their best film according to TSPDT/DtC (2012)
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This list contains 250 films by the 250 greatest directors of all time, according to "they shoot pictures don't they?". Each director has one entry; their most critically acclaimed film. Two directors appear more than once on the list (Michael Powell and Stanley Donen) and all together there are 5 director couples (Powell/Pressburger, Donen/Kelly, Coen Brothers, Cooper/Schoedsack and Straub/Huillet). #76 is a TV-mini-series; #81, #151, #157, #180, #190 and #202 are short features, the rest of the entries are featured films.
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Bronenosets Potemkin
1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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Popiól i diament
1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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Shoah
1985, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
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O thiasos
1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check -
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Triumph des Willens
1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check -
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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Jeux interdits
1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check -
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Underground
1995, in 9 top lists Check -
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Potomok Chingis-Khana
1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check -
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Lacombe Lucien
1974, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source