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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  1. 53 new

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 75 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  3. 89 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 110 new

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 157 new

    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 158 new

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 201 new

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 216 new

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 236 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source