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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1963, in 35 top lists Check -
30 new
It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
38 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
57 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
61 new
King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
67 new
A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 23 top lists Check -
94 new
La belle et la bête
1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check -
103 new
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
107 new
Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...
1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check -
111 new
El espíritu de la colmena
1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check -
116 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
119 new
Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
120 new
Der Himmel über Berlin
1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check -
163 new
Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
178 new
Tonari no Totoro
1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check -
199 new
Edward Scissorhands
1990, in 10 top lists Check -
202 new
Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
234 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source