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. 4 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 40 new

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  3. 88 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 185 new

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 189 new

    If....

    1968, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 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