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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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Sweet Smell of Success
1957, in 20 top lists Check -
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Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
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White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source