Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1889
2708
2002
1
Portugal
Kabuverdianu
1910
2731
1931
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1992
1
USA
English
1275
1819
1981
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1997
1
USA
English
1877
2697
1982
1
Hungary
Hungarian
601
526
2001
1
India
Hindi
1846
2654
1952
1
Ghana
unknown
1636
2372
1998
1
France
French
1942
2781
1995
1
France
French
1904
2724
1975
1
France
French
1845
2653
1931
1
Germany
German
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1883
2703
1969
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1991
1
Italy
Italian
1801
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1932
1
USA
English
1899
2718
2001
1
Germany
German
1904
2724
2001
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1904
2724
1998
1
UK
English
1816
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1801
2597
1991
1
USA
English
1796
2593
1985
1
Belgium
English
1904
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1970
1
USA
English
1375
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1373
1981
1979
1
USA
English
1155
1633
1973
1
UK
English
1646
2385
1954
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1544
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1958
1
France
French
1925
2751
1987
1
Japan
Japanese
1910
2731
2003
1
USA
English
734
786
1973
1
UK
English
1901
2721
2006
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1865
2680
1989
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1973
1
Canada
English
1631
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1963
1
Spain
English
1546
2241
1943
1
UK
English
1839
2643
1994
1
Japan
Japanese
1859
2669
1920
1
USA
English
499
356
1940
1
USA
English
1316
1883
1930
1
USA
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1910
2731
1999
1
Germany
German
1839
2643
1982
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1959
1
Denmark
Danish
1284
1830
1978
1
USA
English
1209
1721
1972
1
Jamaica
English
1818
2615
1986
1
Mexico
Spanish
1845
2653
1966
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1998
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1950
1
Norway
Norwegian
1864
2679
1998
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1973
1
USA
English
1053
1443
1966
1
UK
English
1904
2724
1987
1
USA
English
1428
2067
1935
1
Austria
German
1933
2764
1986
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1974
1
Poland
Polish
1883
2703
1972
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1390
2005
1975
1
USA
English
1126
1575
1970
1
USA
English
618
563
1938
1
UK
English
1250
1784
1929
1
USA
English
906
1153
1927
1
USA
English
1205
1714
1925
1
USA
English
1542
2232
2000
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1845
2653
1987
1
France
French
1910
2731
1996
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1993
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1631
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1342
1928
1972
1
USA
English
1521
2194
1969
1
UK
English
1921
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1586
2307
1919
1
Australia
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1979
1
France
English
1933
2764
1997
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1845
2653
1996
1
Cuba
Spanish
1889
2708
2004
1
South Korea
Korean
1889
2708
2003
1
South Korea
Korean
1584
2305
1981
1
Switzerland
German
1889
2708
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1839
2643
1940
1
USA
English
1866
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
1910
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1950
1
France
French
1845
2653
1936
1
Japan
Japanese
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1671
2418
2005
1
USA
English
1659
2400
2005
1
France
English
1658
2398
1997
1
USA
English
1846
2654
1948
1
Poland
Polish
1889
2708
1996
1
Iran
Persian
1949
2789
1996
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1889
2708
1999
1
South Korea
Korean
1891
2710
1961
1
Greece
Greek
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1973
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1859
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1964
1
France
French
1586
2307
1992
1
USA
English
1700
2465
1954
1
France
French
1891
2710
1965
1
Italy
French
1694
2458
1983
1
USA
English
1522
2197
1973
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1811
2606
2005
1
UK
English
1884
2704
1996
1
Australia
English
1904
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1984
1
USA
English
1894
2713
1999
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1998
1
Norway
Norwegian
1617
2347
2002
1
USA
English
1723
2500
1971
1
Canada
French
1816
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1592
2313
1970
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1364
1960
1981
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1930
1
USA
English
1232
1754
2003
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1992
1
Russia
Russian
1884
2704
2005
1
South Korea
Korean
1883
2703
1987
1
USA
English
1541
2231
1965
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1951
1
India
Hindi
1889
2708
2003
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1889
2708
1995
1
Germany
German
1898
2717
2003
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1985
1
Indonesia
Indonesian
1792
2587
2004
1
USA
English
1841
2647
1970
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1968
1
Japan
Japanese
1891
2710
1972
1
USA
English
1431
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1889
2708
1991
1
Turkey
Turkish
1949
2789
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1883
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1937
2772
1912
1
France
English
1904
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
Poland
Polish
1884
2704
1994
1
Germany
German
1801
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1997
1
USA
English
1004
1357
2001
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2006
1
USA
English
1484
2149
1928
1
USA
English
1902
2722
1997
1
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
1665
2408
2003
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
UK
English
1899
2718
1999
1
UK
English
1904
2724
1991
1
USA
English
1836
2639
1987
1
Israel
Arabic
1902
2722
2005
1
Singapore
Cantonese
1822
2622
1965
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1839
2643
2002
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1592
2313
1960
1
South Korea
Korean
1933
2764
1973
1
Iran
Persian
1544
2235
1947
1
UK
English
1883
2703
1969
1
Canada
English
1788
2581
1985
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
442
256
1985
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1828
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
1933
2764
1983
1
France
French
743
812
1965
1
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
1240
1766
1989
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1230
1749
1990
1
Switzerland
Turkish
1889
2708
2003
1
Poland
Polish
1919
2742
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1894
2713
2000
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1931
1
UK
English
1750
2535
1999
1
Denmark
Danish
1615
2343
1955
1
USA
English
1792
2587
2003
1
USA
English
1876
2696
1965
1
Sweden
Swedish
1087
1500
1970
1
Italy
Italian
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1592
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1864
2679
1996
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1967
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2004
1
India
Hindi
1949
2789
1970
1
India
Hindi
1596
2319
2000
1
South Korea
Korean
1933
2764
1924
1
France
French
1921
2744
1995
1
Canada
English
1839
2643
1988
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2002
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1889
2708
1951
1
France
French
643
600
1925
1
USA
English
1764
2549
2006
1
Luxembourg
French
1910
2731
1940
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2003
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1861
2672
1975
1
Algeria
Arabic
1229
1748
1973
1
Czechoslovakia
French
1767
2553
1949
1
Canada
English
1889
2708
1997
1
Belgium
French
1889
2708
1955
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1980
1
Canada
French
1933
2764
1975
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2004
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
1989
1
USA
English
1876
2696
1968
1
France
French
1891
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1385
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1973
1
USA
English
884
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1866
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
1859
2669
1970
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1801
2597
1978
1
USA
English
889
1113
2001
1
Australia
English
1794
2589
2003
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1931
2760
1983
1
Australia
English
1846
2654
1956
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1961
1
France
French
1889
2708
1992
1
Finland
Finnish
1801
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1987
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1971
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1981
1
USA
English
1912
2736
1998
1
Canada
French
1920
2743
2002
1
Argentina
Spanish
1933
2764
1958
1
USA
English
1592
2313
1963
1
Poland
Polish
1859
2669
1959
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1982
1
Canada
English
1618
2348
2003
1
Denmark
Danish
1704
2473
1998
1
USA
English
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1931
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1994
1
China
Cantonese
1590
2311
1973
1
USA
English
1621
2354
1979
1
West Germany
German
1714
2490
2010
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1964
1
Sweden
Swedish
1904
2724
1991
1
UK
English
1464
2120
1982
1
USA
English
1139
1601
1983
1
USA
English
1253
1787
1990
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1904
2724
1997
1
USA
English
644
608
1971
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1991
1
Poland
Polish
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2002
1
France
English
1933
2764
2001
1
France
Italian
1801
2597
1997
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1995
1
Canada
English
1522
2197
1953
1
UK
English
1261
1799
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1933
2764
1998
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1933
2764
1987
1
West Germany
Italian
1889
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2710
2001
1
USA
English
1822
2622
1895
1
France
French
1904
2724
1992
1
Spain
Spanish
338
109
2002
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1643
2381
1990
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2708
2003
1
France
French
1815
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1904
2724
1993
1
France
German
1884
2704
2003
1
Spain
Spanish
1592
2313
1937
1
China
Mandarin
1888
2707
1996
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1614
2342
1961
1
USA
English
1586
2307
1996
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2005
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1801
2597
1977
1
USA
English
1764
2549
1999
1
Canada
English
1198
1705
1984
1
USA
English
1436
2080
2001
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1885
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
884
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1845
2653
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1898
2717
2002
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1981
1
Denmark
Danish
1731
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1910
2731
1965
1
USA
English
853
1051
1994
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Macedonian
1808
2604
2003
1
Canada
English
1826
2627
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1933
2764
1985
1
USA
English
1757
2541
1979
1
USA
English
1921
2744
1986
1
Canada
English
1859
2669
1957
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2002
1
France
French
1089
1511
2004
1
USA
Spanish
1859
2669
1913
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1933
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1970
1
France
French
1904
2724
1994
1
USA
English
1899
2718
2001
1
Canada
English
1066
1462
1985
1
USA
English
1429
2068
1970
1
USA
English
1049
1439
1950
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1993
1
USA
English
1711
2485
1998
1
UK
English
1922
2746
1942
1
UK
English
1884
2704
1995
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1959
1
UK
English
1106
1540
1953
1
UK
English
1912
2736
1989
1
Canada
English
1884
2704
2004
1
New Zealand
English
1053
1443
1966
1
UK
English
1898
2717
2002
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1967
1
UK
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1319
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1671
2418
2003
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1883
2703
2002
1
USA
English
1466
2122
2005
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1277
1821
1998
1
Spain
Spanish
1949
2789
1932
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1592
2313
1969
1
Iran
Persian
1801
2597
1934
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1992
1
USA
English
1590
2311
1988
1
USA
English
1483
2148
1988
1
UK
English
1846
2654
1951
1
Italy
English
1926
2753
1982
1
France
French
1536
2219
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1839
2643
1950
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1929
1
Germany
German
1390
2005
1975
1
USA
English
1688
2451
1948
1
USA
English
1779
2569
2002
1
Hungary
English
1845
2653
2001
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1869
2689
1987
1
Japan
Japanese
1904
2724
1999
1
Iran
Persian
1690
2453
1970
1
UK
English
1456
2108
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1967
1
USA
English
1420
2052
1971
1
UK
English
1615
2343
1930
1
USA
English
1600
2325
1996
1
France
French
1845
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1933
2764
1998
1
UK
Persian
1933
2764
2000
1
Iran
Persian
1942
2781
1996
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
2004
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1991
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1942
2781
1995
1
France
Italian
1949
2789
1989
1
Australia
English
1889
2708
1938
1
France
French
873
1088
1943
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1948
1
Sweden
Swedish
1699
2463
2000
1
France
French
1599
2324
1998
1
USA
English
1619
2351
1966
1
UK
English
1942
2781
1998
1
Australia
English
1904
2724
1971
1
Italy
Italian
1876
2696
1995
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1884
2704
2006
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1924
1
USA
English
1599
2324
1991
1
Australia
English
1910
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1989
1
Puerto Rico
Spanish
1904
2724
1979
1
France
French
1884
2704
2002
1
France
French
1420
2052
1961
1
France
French
1730
2510
1983
1
Japan
Japanese
1801
2597
1967
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1999
1
UK
English
1378
1987
2005
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1933
2764
2003
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1973
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1973
1
USA
English
1351
1944
1984
1
UK
English
1794
2589
2004
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1986
1
Thailand
Thai
1904
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1057
1449
2002
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1928
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1986
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1990
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1971
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1935
1
China
Mandarin
843
1024
1999
1
USA
English
1816
2613
2001
1
Norway
Norwegian
741
800
1998
1
Japan
Japanese
847
1029
1966
1
UK
English
1949
2789
1993
1
Egypt
Arabic
1801
2597
1995
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1722
2499
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1816
2613
1996
1
Norway
Norwegian
1942
2781
2001
1
Italy
German
1724
2503
1944
1
Spain
Spanish
1846
2654
1957
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1996
1
Italy
Italian
1801
2597
1946
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1990
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1988
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1994
1
USA
English
1445
2093
1999
1
Bhutan
Tibetan
1906
2727
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1528
2207
1973
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1388
2000
1996
1
France
English
1319
1889
1988
1
France
French
1949
2789
1998
1
Mongolia
Mongolian
1910
2731
2000
1
Sweden
English
1816
2613
1991
1
Sweden
Swedish
1658
2398
2002
1
Ireland
English
1367
1971
1999
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1831
2633
1993
1
Canada
English
1839
2643
1998
1
France
French
1574
2293
1944
1
USA
English
1815
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1933
2764
1971
1
Japan
Japanese
1409
2039
1985
1
Australia
English
1816
2613
1981
1
Japan
Japanese
1866
2681
1990
1
Japan
Japanese
1845
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
1669
2416
1997
1
UK
English
1567
2281
1992
1
Spain
Spanish
1673
2420
1992
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1995
1
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1934
1
France
French
1891
2710
1973
1
France
French
1388
2000
1996
1
France
English
1801
2597
1996
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1977
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2004
1
Greece
Greek
1920
2743
2001
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1988
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1942
2781
1993
1
South Korea
Korean
1883
2703
2004
1
Australia
Korean
1910
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1999
1
UK
English
977
1306
1972
1
USA
English
1719
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1951
1
UK
English
1147
1619
1981
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1975
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2001
1
Italy
Persian
1889
2708
2001
1
Italy
English
1170
1660
2003
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1731
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1904
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1965
1
Spain
Spanish
1730
2510
1988
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1949
2789
1924
1
Germany
German
1859
2669
1975
1
USA
English
1655
2394
1976
1
USA
English
1590
2311
1974
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1976
1
France
French
983
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
1869
2689
1997
1
France
French
1933
2764
1991
1
UK
English
1730
2510
1963
1
Italy
Italian
1816
2613
2004
1
Sweden
Swedish
1845
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1942
2781
1996
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1951
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1970
1
Spain
English
1801
2597
1953
1
France
French
1845
2653
1957
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1977
1
Australia
English
1921
2744
1991
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
1997
1
UK
English
1889
2708
2004
1
Russia
Russian
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1983
1
USA
English
722
759
1985
1
Argentina
Spanish
