Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1215
1729
2005
1
Romania
Romanian
1904
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1939
2776
1986
1
UK
English
1939
2776
1986
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1982
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1801
2597
1997
1
France
English
1884
2704
2006
1
UK
English
1904
2724
1995
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1274
1817
1978
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1933
2764
1999
1
Thailand
Thai
1933
2764
1968
1
France
French
1631
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1148
1623
1968
1
UK
English
842
1021
1983
1
USA
English
1848
2656
1995
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1935
1
Austria
German
1385
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1974
1
Argentina
Spanish
1904
2724
1985
1
USA
English
1009
1364
1975
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1979
1
USA
English
1700
2465
1947
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1938
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1997
1
UK
English
1883
2703
2001
1
Germany
English
1904
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1955
1
Poland
Polish
1288
1837
1989
1
USA
English
1666
2410
1999
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2004
1
Canada
English
1889
2708
1981
1
West Germany
German
1764
2549
1996
1
Mexico
Spanish
1889
2708
1991
1
Italy
Italian
1801
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1934
1
France
French
1859
2669
1951
1
USA
English
324
100
1961
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1972
1
USA
English
709
732
1987
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1931
1
USA
English
1594
2315
1990
1
France
French
1935
2768
1992
1
USA
English
1838
2641
2000
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1933
2764
1985
1
France
English
1816
2613
2004
1
South Africa
Zulu
1876
2696
1966
1
USA
English
1560
2268
1978
1
UK
English
1904
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1995
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1689
2452
1955
1
France
Italian
1816
2613
1989
1
Denmark
Danish
1889
2708
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1904
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1414
2047
1999
1
Italy
English
1846
2654
1950
1
UK
English
1402
2029
2005
1
Germany
German
1869
2689
1953
1
India
Hindi
1933
2764
1962
1
France
French
1904
2724
1998
1
USA
English
967
1286
1980
1
USA
English
1336
1919
1927
1
Germany
German
1942
2781
1995
1
Australia
English
843
1024
1999
1
USA
English
1876
2696
2003
1
Lebanon
Arabic
1933
2764
1987
1
unknown
unknown
1131
1582
1931
1
Germany
German
1904
2724
2001
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2001
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1974
1
Iran
Persian
1949
2789
1952
1
USA
English
1689
2452
1955
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1658
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1980
1
West Germany
German
1942
2781
1993
1
Denmark
Swedish
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1999
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1904
2724
1982
1
Japan
Mandarin
1910
2731
1999
1
Germany
German
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1994
1
USA
English
1774
2562
1989
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1997
1
USA
English
1639
2377
1971
1
France
French
1801
2597
1984
1
Austria
German
1904
2724
1989
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1904
2724
2003
1
Germany
German
1904
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1958
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1973
1
USA
English
1590
2311
1939
1
USA
Yiddish
1906
2727
1929
1
Germany
German
1241
1768
1952
1
UK
English
1828
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
1489
2153
1986
1
USA
English
1482
2147
1931
1
USA
English
1429
2068
1946
1
USA
English
1774
2562
1993
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1658
2398
2005
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1884
2704
1982
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1942
2781
2002
1
USA
English
1871
2691
1957
1
India
Hindi
1273
1816
2005
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2000
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2000
1
USA
English
1186
1688
1975
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1520
2193
1970
1
Canada
English
1859
2669
1921
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1658
2398
2005
1
USA
English
1462
2116
1994
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1857
2664
1912
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1925
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1874
2694
1994
1
Canada
English
873
1088
1943
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1997
1
USA
English
1757
2541
1970
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1890
2709
1999
1
Philippines
Filipino
1949
2789
1980
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1544
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1988
1
USA
English
1658
2398
2000
1
USA
English
1888
2707
2001
1
India
Hindi
1904
2724
1992
1
USA
English
1786
2580
1975
1
India
Hindi
1723
2500
1999
1
India
Tamil
1864
2679
1997
1
Norway
Norwegian
1816
2613
1957
1
Norway
Norwegian
1864
2679
2007
1
USA
English
660
644
1988
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1249
1783
1963
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1989
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1925
1
USA
English
1884
2704
1985
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1936
1
France
French
1262
1800
1997
1
USA
English
1587
2308
1969
1
Cuba
Spanish
1776
2565
2000
1
Italy
Italian
1634
2370
2002
1
France
English
1910
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1981
1
USA
English
1816
2613
2002
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1348
1937
1961
1
USA
English
1785
2579
1988
1
Senegal
French
1910
2731
2001
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1586
2307
1992
1
USA
English
1654
2392
1947
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1889
2708
1995
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1689
2452
1948
1
Germany
German
1146
1612
1936
1
USA
English
1373
1981
1959
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1978
1
New Zealand
English
1904
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1960
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1859
2669
1953
1
USA
English
1921
2744
1996
1
Canada
English
1870
2690
1990
1
UK
English
1921
2744
2005
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1998
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1859
2669
1921
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1996
1
Germany
English
1891
2710
2005
1
USA
English
1653
2391
1986
1
Argentina
Spanish
1400
2027
1953
1
Sweden
Swedish
1622
2355
2002
1
France
Arabic
1279
1823
1996
1
Japan
Japanese
1033
1405
1988
1
Czechoslovakia
English
1457
2109
1982
1
France
French
1904
2724
1999
1
USA
English
1846
2654
1952
1
South Africa
English
1912
2736
1995
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
1998
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1373
1981
1916
1
USA
English
1659
2400
1978
1
West Germany
German
1933
2764
1928
1
France
French
924
1183
1975
1
France
French
1684
2445
1977
1
Philippines
English
1608
2334
1973
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1966
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1938
1
Japan
Japanese
1859
2669
1945
1
USA
English
529
405
1964
1
Japan
Japanese
1208
1720
1929
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1913
1
USA
English
1700
2465
1981
1
Canada
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1899
2718
2000
1
Thailand
Thai
1801
2597
1992
1
Italy
English
1801
2597
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1879
2699
1994
1
France
Arabic
1780
2570
2006
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1496
2162
1952
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1983
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1782
2576
1969
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1934
1
France
English
1503
2172
1982
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1998
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1801
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1894
2713
2004
1
Ireland
English
1933
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1816
2613
2003
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1705
2474
1971
1
USA
English
1464
2120
1972
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1946
2785
1972
1
Japan
Japanese
1803
2599
2005
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2006
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2006
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1992
1
UK
Welsh
1904
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1308
1869
1991
1
USA
English
1608
2334
1980
1
Botswana
English
1801
2597
1997
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1948
1
France
French
1816
2613
1999
1
France
Tibetan
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1743
2524
1996
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2003
1
Belgium
Dutch
817
967
1971
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1960
1
Italy
Italian
1845
2653
1935
1
Soviet Union
Russian
590
508
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1933
2764
1991
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1943
1
USA
English
1688
2451
1956
1
Mexico
Spanish
808
941
1990
1
West Germany
German
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1999
1
France
French
1573
2292
1996
1
France
French
1889
2708
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1871
2691
1953
1
West Germany
German
926
1187
1982
1
France
French
1949
2789
1991
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1891
2710
1957
1
France
French
1921
2744
1995
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1184
1680
1967
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1942
2781
2006
1
France
English
1841
2647
1970
1
USA
English
1719
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2006
1
Russia
Russian
1038
1418
1941
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1987
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1980
1
Australia
English
1484
2149
1933
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1995
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1930
1
Germany
German
1912
2736
1990
1
Canada
English
1948
2787
1937
1
Poland
Yiddish
1859
2669
1941
1
USA
English
1488
2151
2005
1
Australia
English
1632
2368
2003
1
USA
English
1037
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
1201
1710
1978
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1993
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1990
1
USA
English
1912
2736
1996
1
Canada
English
1866
2681
2000
1
China
Mandarin
1631
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1929
1
USA
English
1582
2302
1999
1
USA
English
1048
1438
1969
1
USA
English
1792
2587
2004
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1914
1
USA
English
623
571
1940
1
UK
English
1884
2704
1993
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
Denmark
Polish
1904
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1761
2545
1970
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1941
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2004
1
USA
English
1884
2704
1985
1
Canada
English
1577
2296
1951
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2003
1
Italy
Italian
1801
2597
1984
1
USA
English
1921
2744
1992
1
Canada
English
1816
2613
1958
1
West Germany
German
1928
2755
1976
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
934
1209
1979
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1959
1
East Germany
Bulgarian
1883
2703
2004
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2003
1
USA
English
1911
2734
1998
1
Australia
English
1845
2653
1970
1
UK
English
1592
2313
1992
1
Australia
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1996
1
Taiwan
Taiwanese
1801
2597
1996
1
China
Mandarin
1933
2764
1988
1
Switzerland
English
1366
1969
1994
1
France
English
1646
2385
2002
1
Japan
Japanese
896
1127
1990
1
Japan
Mandarin
1833
2636
1958
1
USA
English
1592
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1933
2764
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1933
2764
1989
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1933
2764
1981
1
Israel
Hebrew
1904
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1920
2743
2001
1
Thailand
Thai
1599
2324
1996
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1843
2650
1963
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1937
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2708
2004
1
Switzerland
French
1634
2370
1999
1
China
Mandarin
1889
2708
1999
1
Italy
Mandarin
1547
2242
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1940
2777
1994
1
Canada
English
1891
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1866
2681
1962
1
USA
English
1275
1819
2003
1
Russia
Russian
1636
2372
2002
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1964
1
Mexico
Spanish
1933
2764
1978
1
unknown
unknown
1910
2731
2004
1
France
English
1889
2708
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1845
2653
1929
1
USA
English
1556
2259
1921
1
USA
English
1401
2028
1997
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1801
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1816
2613
2001
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1891
2710
1960
1
West Germany
German
1871
2691
1953
1
West Germany
German
1910
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1900
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1895
2714
1929
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1903
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1905
1
UK
English
1919
2742
2005
1
Germany
English
1910
2731
1986
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1986
1
USA
English
1612
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1612
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1612
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1902
2722
2006
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1906
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1904
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1907
1
Finland
Finnish
1833
2636
1907
1
Finland
Finnish
1833
2636
1906
1
Australia
English
1910
2731
1989
1
France
French
1833
2636
1907
1
Norway
Norwegian
1910
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1910
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1908
1
France
French
1833
2636
1908
1
Russia
Russian
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1966
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1966
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1910
1
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French
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1911
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1911
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1955
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1955
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1915
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1912
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1913
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1913
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1915
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1915
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1911
1
Russia
Russian
1833
2636
1912
1
France
French
1833
2636
1912
1
France
French
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1912
1
France
French
1833
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1914
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1911
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1916
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1914
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1794
2589
1960
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1997
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2005
1
USA
English
1340
1926
1968
1
USA
English
1794
2589
1992
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
Argentina
Spanish
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
Japan
Japanese
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2005
1
France
French
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1995
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1918
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1918
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1905
2725
2003
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1921
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1920
1
Russia
Russian
1833
2636
1921
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1920
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1921
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1920
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1920
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1921
1
China
Mandarin
1745
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1905
2725
2000
1
USA
English
1496
2162
1930
1
USA
English
1905
2725
1975
1
USA
English
1905
2725
1998
1
USA
English
1386
1997
1962
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
Hungary
English
1905
2725
1987
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1859
2669
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1924
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1988
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1988
1
USA
English
1905
2725
1958
1
USA
English
1689
2452
1980
1
USA
English
1905
2725
1998
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1948
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1922
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1880
2700
2009
1
Germany
German
1905
2725
1999
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1924
1
Japan
Japanese
1905
2725
2000
1
Sweden
English
1833
2636
1922
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
1983
1
USA
English
