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. 1 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 4 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  4. 21 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 26 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 28 new

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 31 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 59 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 110 new

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 142 new

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 147 new

    Salvatore Giuliano

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 182 new

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 212 new

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 225 new

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 227 new

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 237 new

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 243 new

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source