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. 48 new

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 121 new

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 128 new

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 139 new

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  5. 148 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 159 new

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 185 new

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 210 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 221 new

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 230 new

    Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach

    1968 — a.k.a. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source