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. 6 -

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 41 new

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 160 new

    El verdugo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Executioner, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 176 new

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 207 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 227 new

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 245 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source