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. 8 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 13 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  4. 19 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 22 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 38 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  7. 46 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 50 new

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 57 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  10. 61 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 71 new

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 91 new

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 116 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 136 new

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 161 new

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 171 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 188 new

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 194 new

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 202 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 207 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 234 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 241 new

    Samson and Delilah

    1949, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source