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. 46 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 48 new

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 66 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 82 new

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 92 new

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 133 new

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 212 new

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 214 new

    Xala

    1975, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source