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. 33 new

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 122 new

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 132 new

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 137 new

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 172 new

    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 173 new

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source