Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1914
2736
1988
1
Canada
English
1951
2789
1933
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1965
1
Iran
Persian
1891
2708
2002
1
Portugal
Kabuverdianu
1912
2731
1931
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1936
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1992
1
USA
English
1276
1819
1981
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1997
1
USA
English
1879
2697
1982
1
Hungary
Hungarian
602
526
2001
1
India
Hindi
1848
2654
1952
1
Ghana
unknown
1637
2372
1998
1
France
French
1944
2781
1995
1
France
French
1906
2724
1975
1
France
French
1847
2653
1931
1
Germany
German
1871
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1885
2703
1969
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1991
1
Italy
Italian
1803
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1932
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2001
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1906
2724
1998
1
UK
English
1818
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1803
2597
1991
1
USA
English
1798
2593
1985
1
Belgium
English
1906
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1871
2689
1970
1
USA
English
1376
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1374
1981
1979
1
USA
English
1156
1633
1973
1
UK
English
1647
2385
1954
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1545
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1958
1
France
French
1927
2751
1987
1
Japan
Japanese
1912
2731
2003
1
USA
English
735
786
1973
1
UK
English
1903
2721
2006
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1867
2680
1989
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1973
1
Canada
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1963
1
Spain
English
1547
2241
1943
1
UK
English
1841
2643
1994
1
Japan
Japanese
1861
2669
1920
1
USA
English
499
356
1940
1
USA
English
1317
1883
1930
1
USA
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1912
2731
1999
1
Germany
German
1841
2643
1982
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1959
1
Denmark
Danish
1285
1830
1978
1
USA
English
1210
1721
1972
1
Jamaica
English
1820
2615
1986
1
Mexico
Spanish
1847
2653
1966
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1998
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1995
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1950
1
Norway
Norwegian
1866
2679
1998
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1973
1
USA
English
1054
1443
1966
1
UK
English
1906
2724
1987
1
USA
English
1429
2067
1935
1
Austria
German
1935
2764
1986
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1974
1
Poland
Polish
1885
2703
1972
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1995
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1391
2005
1975
1
USA
English
1127
1575
1970
1
USA
English
619
563
1938
1
UK
English
1251
1784
1929
1
USA
English
907
1153
1927
1
USA
English
1206
1714
1925
1
USA
English
1543
2232
2000
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1847
2653
1987
1
France
French
1912
2731
1996
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1993
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1343
1928
1972
1
USA
English
1522
2194
1969
1
UK
English
1923
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1587
2307
1919
1
Australia
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1979
1
France
English
1935
2764
1997
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1847
2653
1996
1
Cuba
Spanish
1891
2708
2004
1
South Korea
Korean
1891
2708
2003
1
South Korea
Korean
1585
2305
1981
1
Switzerland
German
1891
2708
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1841
2643
1940
1
USA
English
1868
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
1912
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1950
1
France
French
1847
2653
1936
1
Japan
Japanese
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1672
2418
2005
1
USA
English
1660
2400
2005
1
France
English
1659
2398
1997
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1948
1
Poland
Polish
1891
2708
1996
1
Iran
Persian
1951
2789
1996
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1891
2708
1999
1
South Korea
Korean
1893
2710
1961
1
Greece
Greek
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1973
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1861
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1964
1
France
French
1587
2307
1992
1
USA
English
1702
2465
1954
1
France
French
1893
2710
1965
1
Italy
French
1696
2458
1983
1
USA
English
1523
2197
1973
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1813
2606
2005
1
UK
English
1886
2704
1996
1
Australia
English
1906
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1984
1
USA
English
1896
2713
1999
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1998
1
Norway
Norwegian
1618
2347
2002
1
USA
English
1725
2500
1971
1
Canada
French
1818
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1593
2313
1970
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1365
1960
1981
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1930
1
USA
English
1233
1754
2003
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1995
1
USA
English
1871
2689
1992
1
Russia
Russian
1886
2704
2005
1
South Korea
Korean
1885
2703
1987
1
USA
English
1542
2231
1965
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1951
1
India
Hindi
1891
2708
2003
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1891
2708
1995
1
Germany
German
1900
2717
2003
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1985
1
Indonesia
Indonesian
1794
2587
2004
1
USA
English
1843
2647
1970
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1968
1
Japan
Japanese
1893
2710
1972
1
USA
English
1432
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1891
2708
1991
1
Turkey
Turkish
1951
2789
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1885
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1939
2772
1912
1
France
English
1906
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1994
1
Poland
Polish
1886
2704
1994
1
Germany
German
1803
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1997
1
USA
English
1005
1357
2001
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2006
1
USA
English
1485
2149
1928
1
USA
English
1904
2722
1997
1
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
1666
2408
2003
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
UK
English
1901
2718
1999
1
UK
English
1906
2724
1991
1
USA
English
1838
2639
1987
1
Israel
Arabic
1904
2722
2005
1
Singapore
Cantonese
1824
2622
1965
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1841
2643
2002
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1593
2313
1960
1
South Korea
Korean
1935
2764
1973
1
Iran
Persian
1545
2235
1947
1
UK
English
1885
2703
1969
1
Canada
English
1790
2581
1985
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
443
256
1985
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1830
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
1935
2764
1983
1
France
French
744
812
1965
1
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
1241
1766
1989
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1231
1749
1990
1
Switzerland
Turkish
1891
2708
2003
1
Poland
Polish
1921
2742
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1896
2713
2000
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1931
1
UK
English
1752
2535
1999
1
Denmark
Danish
1616
2343
1955
1
USA
English
1794
2587
2003
1
USA
English
1878
2696
1965
1
Sweden
Swedish
1088
1500
1970
1
Italy
Italian
1885
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1593
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1866
2679
1996
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1967
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2004
1
India
Hindi
1951
2789
1970
1
India
Hindi
1597
2319
2000
1
South Korea
Korean
1935
2764
1924
1
France
French
1923
2744
1995
1
Canada
English
1841
2643
1988
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2002
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1891
2708
1951
1
France
French
644
600
1925
1
USA
English
1766
2549
2006
1
Luxembourg
French
1912
2731
1940
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2003
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1863
2672
1975
1
Algeria
Arabic
1230
1748
1973
1
Czechoslovakia
French
1769
2553
1949
1
Canada
English
1891
2708
1997
1
Belgium
French
1891
2708
1955
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1980
1
Canada
French
1935
2764
1975
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2004
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
1989
1
USA
English
1878
2696
1968
1
France
French
1893
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1386
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1973
1
USA
English
885
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1868
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
1861
2669
1970
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1803
2597
1978
1
USA
English
890
1113
2001
1
Australia
English
1796
2589
2003
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1933
2760
1983
1
Australia
English
1848
2654
1956
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1961
1
France
French
1891
2708
1992
1
Finland
Finnish
1803
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1987
1
UK
English
1893
2710
1971
1
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English
1906
2724
1981
1
USA
English
1914
2736
1998
1
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French
1922
2743
2002
1
Argentina
Spanish
1935
2764
1958
1
USA
English
1593
2313
1963
1
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Polish
1861
2669
1959
1
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English
1906
2724
1982
1
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English
1619
2348
2003
1
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Danish
1706
2473
1998
1
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English
1422
2054
1946
1
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English
1861
2669
1931
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1994
1
China
Cantonese
1591
2311
1973
1
USA
English
1622
2354
1979
1
West Germany
German
1716
2490
2010
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1964
1
Sweden
Swedish
1906
2724
1991
1
UK
English
1465
2120
1982
1
USA
English
1140
1601
1983
1
USA
English
1254
1787
1990
1
USA
English
1871
2689
1954
1
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Italian
1906
2724
1997
1
USA
English
645
608
1971
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1991
1
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Polish
1422
2054
1946
1
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English
1922
2743
2002
1
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English
1935
2764
2001
1
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Italian
1803
2597
1997
1
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English
1906
2724
1995
1
Canada
English
1523
2197
1953
1
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English
1262
1799
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1935
2764
1998
1
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Mandarin
1935
2764
1987
1
West Germany
Italian
1891
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1893
2710
2001
1
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English
1824
2622
1895
1
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French
1906
2724
1992
1
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Spanish
338
109
2002
1
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Portuguese
1644
2381
1990
1
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Russian
1891
2708
2003
1
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French
1817
2612
1950
1
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English
1906
2724
1993
1
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German
1886
2704
2003
1
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Spanish
1593
2313
1937
1
China
Mandarin
1890
2707
1996
1
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English
1912
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1615
2342
1961
1
USA
English
1587
2307
1996
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2005
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1803
2597
1977
1
USA
English
1766
2549
1999
1
Canada
English
1199
1705
1984
1
USA
English
1437
2080
2001
1
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English
1935
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1887
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
885
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1847
2653
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1900
2717
2002
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1981
1
Denmark
Danish
1733
2511
1945
1
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French
1912
2731
1965
1
USA
English
854
1051
1994
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Macedonian
1810
2604
2003
1
Canada
English
1828
2627
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1935
2764
1985
1
USA
English
1759
2541
1979
1
USA
English
1923
2744
1986
1
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English
1861
2669
1957
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2002
1
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French
1090
1511
2004
1
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Spanish
1861
2669
1913
1
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English
1803
2597
1933
1
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English
1951
2789
1970
1
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French
1906
2724
1994
1
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English
1901
2718
2001
1
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English
1067
1462
1985
1
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English
1430
2068
1970
1
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English
1050
1439
1950
1
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English
1835
2636
1993
1
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English
1713
2485
1998
1
UK
English
1924
2746
1942
1
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English
1886
2704
1995
1
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English
1891
2708
1959
1
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English
1107
1540
1953
1
UK
English
1914
2736
1989
1
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English
1886
2704
2004
1
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English
1054
1443
1966
1
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English
1900
2717
2002
1
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English
1835
2636
1967
1
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English
1944
2781
1994
1
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English
1320
1889
1934
1
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English
1672
2418
2003
1
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English
1912
2731
2005
1
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English
1885
2703
2002
1
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English
1467
2122
2005
1
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English
1861
2669
1939
1
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English
1278
1821
1998
1
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Spanish
1951
2789
1932
1
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Russian
1593
2313
1969
1
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Persian
1803
2597
1934
1
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English
1885
2703
1992
1
USA
English
1591
2311
1988
1
USA
English
1484
2148
1988
1
UK
English
1848
2654
1951
1
Italy
English
1928
2753
1982
1
France
French
1537
2219
1979
1
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Russian
1841
2643
1950
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1929
1
Germany
German
1391
2005
1975
1
USA
English
1690
2451
1948
1
USA
English
1781
2569
2002
1
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English
1847
2653
2001
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1871
2689
1987
1
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Japanese
1906
2724
1999
1
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Persian
1692
2453
1970
1
UK
English
1457
2108
2005
1
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English
1912
2731
1967
1
USA
English
1421
2052
1971
1
UK
English
1616
2343
1930
1
USA
English
1601
2325
1996
1
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French
1847
2653
1938
1
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Russian
1935
2764
1998
1
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Persian
1935
2764
2000
1
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Persian
1944
2781
1996
1
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German
1912
2731
2004
1
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English
1893
2710
1991
1
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Russian
1944
2781
1995
1
France
Italian
1951
2789
1989
1
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English
1891
2708
1938
1
France
French
874
1088
1943
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1948
1
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Swedish
1701
2463
2000
1
France
French
1600
2324
1998
1
USA
English
1620
2351
1966
1
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English
1944
2781
1998
1
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English
1906
2724
1971
1
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Italian
1878
2696
1995
1
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Portuguese
1886
2704
2006
1
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English
1861
2669
1924
1
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English
1600
2324
1991
1
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English
1912
2731
2003
1
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English
1818
2613
1989
1
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Spanish
1906
2724
1979
1
France
French
1886
2704
2002
1
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French
1421
2052
1961
1
France
French
1732
2510
1983
1
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Japanese
1803
2597
1967
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1999
1
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English
1379
1987
2005
1
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English
1871
2689
1954
1
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1906
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2002
1
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English
1935
2764
2003
1
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English
1861
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1973
1
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English
1861
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1973
1
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English
1352
1944
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1
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English
1796
2589
2004
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1986
1
Thailand
Thai
1906
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1058
1449
2002
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1928
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1986
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1990
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1971
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1935
1
China
Mandarin
844
1024
1999
1
USA
English
1818
2613
2001
1
Norway
Norwegian
742
800
1998
1
Japan
Japanese
848
1029
1966
1
UK
English
1951
2789
1993
1
Egypt
Arabic
1803
2597
1995
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1724
2499
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1818
2613
1996
1
Norway
Norwegian
1944
2781
2001
1
Italy
German
1726
2503
1944
1
Spain
Spanish
1848
2654
1957
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1996
1
Italy
Italian
1803
2597
1946
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1990
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1988
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1994
1
USA
English
1446
2093
1999
1
Bhutan
Tibetan
1908
2727
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1529
2207
1973
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1389
2000
1996
1
France
English
1320
1889
1988
1
France
French
1951
2789
1998
1
Mongolia
Mongolian
1912
2731
2000
1
Sweden
English
1818
2613
1991
1
Sweden
Swedish
1659
2398
2002
1
Ireland
English
1368
1971
1999
1
UK
English
1906
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1833
2633
1993
1
Canada
English
1841
2643
1998
1
France
French
1575
2293
1944
1
USA
English
1817
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1935
2764
1971
1
Japan
Japanese
1410
2039
1985
1
Australia
English
1818
2613
1981
1
Japan
Japanese
1868
2681
1990
1
Japan
Japanese
1847
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
1670
2416
1997
1
UK
English
1568
2281
1992
1
Spain
Spanish
1675
2420
1992
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1995
1
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1934
1
France
French
1893
2710
1973
1
France
French
1389
2000
1996
1
France
English
1803
2597
1996
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1977
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2004
1
Greece
Greek
1922
2743
2001
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1988
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1944
2781
1993
1
South Korea
Korean
1885
2703
2004
1
Australia
Korean
1912
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1999
1
UK
English
978
1306
1972
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1951
1
UK
English
1148
1619
1981
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1975
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2001
1
Italy
Persian
1891
2708
2001
1
Italy
English
1171
1660
2003
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1733
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1906
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1965
1
Spain
Spanish
1732
2510
1988
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1951
2789
1924
1
Germany
German
1861
2669
1975
1
USA
English
1656
2394
1976
1
USA
English
1591
2311
1974
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1976
1
France
French
984
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
1871
2689
1997
1
France
French
1935
2764
1991
1
UK
English
1732
2510
1963
1
Italy
Italian
1818
2613
2004
1
Sweden
Swedish
1847
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1944
2781
1996
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1951
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1970
1
Spain
English
1803
2597
1953
1
France
French
1847
2653
1957
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1977
1
Australia
English
1923
2744
1991
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
1997
1
UK
English
1891
2708
2004
1
Russia
Russian
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
