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. 7 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 22 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 36 new

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 57 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 116 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 124 new

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 152 new

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  8. 161 new

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 188 new

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 200 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 208 new

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 220 new

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 223 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 233 new

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 234 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  16. 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