The top 250 directors and their best film according to TSPDT/DtC (2012)

The top 250 directors and their best film according to TSPDT/DtC (2012)'s icon

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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. 10 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 18 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 29 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 35 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 41 new

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 50 new

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 62 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 86 new

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 92 new

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 93 new

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 125 new

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 131 new

    L'albero degli zoccoli

    1978 — a.k.a. The Tree of Wooden Clogs, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 149 new

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 186 new

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 194 new

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 196 new

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 207 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 211 new

    The Devils

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 226 new

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 230 new

    Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach

    1968 — a.k.a. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 241 new

    Samson and Delilah

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