Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1885
2703
1983
1
USA
English
723
759
1985
1
Argentina
Spanish
1216
1729
2005
1
Romania
Romanian
1906
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1941
2776
1986
1
UK
English
1941
2776
1986
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1982
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1803
2597
1997
1
France
English
1886
2704
2006
1
UK
English
1906
2724
1995
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1275
1817
1978
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1935
2764
1999
1
Thailand
Thai
1935
2764
1968
1
France
French
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1149
1623
1968
1
UK
English
843
1021
1983
1
USA
English
1850
2656
1995
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1935
1
Austria
German
1386
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1974
1
Argentina
Spanish
1906
2724
1985
1
USA
English
1010
1364
1975
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1979
1
USA
English
1702
2465
1947
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1938
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1997
1
UK
English
1885
2703
2001
1
Germany
English
1906
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1955
1
Poland
Polish
1289
1837
1989
1
USA
English
1667
2410
1999
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2004
1
Canada
English
1891
2708
1981
1
West Germany
German
1766
2549
1996
1
Mexico
Spanish
1891
2708
1991
1
Italy
Italian
1803
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1934
1
France
French
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
324
100
1961
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1972
1
USA
English
710
732
1987
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1931
1
USA
English
1595
2315
1990
1
France
French
1937
2768
1992
1
USA
English
1840
2641
2000
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1935
2764
1985
1
France
English
1818
2613
2004
1
South Africa
Zulu
1878
2696
1966
1
USA
English
1561
2268
1978
1
UK
English
1906
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1995
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1691
2452
1955
1
France
Italian
1818
2613
1989
1
Denmark
Danish
1891
2708
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1906
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1415
2047
1999
1
Italy
English
1848
2654
1950
1
UK
English
1403
2029
2005
1
Germany
German
1871
2689
1953
1
India
Hindi
1935
2764
1962
1
France
French
1906
2724
1998
1
USA
English
968
1286
1980
1
USA
English
1337
1919
1927
1
Germany
German
1944
2781
1995
1
Australia
English
844
1024
1999
1
USA
English
1878
2696
2003
1
Lebanon
Arabic
1935
2764
1987
1
unknown
unknown
1132
1582
1931
1
Germany
German
1906
2724
2001
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2001
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1974
1
Iran
Persian
1951
2789
1952
1
USA
English
1691
2452
1955
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1659
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1980
1
West Germany
German
1944
2781
1993
1
Denmark
Swedish
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1999
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1906
2724
1982
1
Japan
Mandarin
1912
2731
1999
1
Germany
German
1944
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1994
1
USA
English
1776
2562
1989
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1997
1
USA
English
1640
2377
1971
1
France
French
1803
2597
1984
1
Austria
German
1906
2724
1989
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1906
2724
2003
1
Germany
German
1906
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1958
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1973
1
USA
English
1591
2311
1939
1
USA
Yiddish
1908
2727
1929
1
Germany
German
1242
1768
1952
1
UK
English
1830
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
1490
2153
1986
1
USA
English
1483
2147
1931
1
USA
English
1430
2068
1946
1
USA
English
1776
2562
1993
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1659
2398
2005
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1982
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1944
2781
2002
1
USA
English
1873
2691
1957
1
India
Hindi
1274
1816
2005
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2000
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2000
1
USA
English
1187
1688
1975
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1521
2193
1970
1
Canada
English
1861
2669
1921
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2005
1
USA
English
1463
2116
1994
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1859
2664
1912
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1925
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1876
2694
1994
1
Canada
English
874
1088
1943
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1997
1
USA
English
1759
2541
1970
1
UK
English
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1999
1
Philippines
Filipino
1951
2789
1980
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1545
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1988
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2000
1
USA
English
1890
2707
2001
1
India
Hindi
1906
2724
1992
1
USA
English
1788
2580
1975
1
India
Hindi
1725
2500
1999
1
India
Tamil
1866
2679
1997
1
Norway
Norwegian
1818
2613
1957
1
Norway
Norwegian
1866
2679
2007
1
USA
English
661
644
1988
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1250
1783
1963
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1989
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1925
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1985
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1936
1
France
French
1263
1800
1997
1
USA
English
1588
2308
1969
1
Cuba
Spanish
1778
2565
2000
1
Italy
Italian
1635
2370
2002
1
France
English
1912
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1981
1
USA
English
1818
2613
2002
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1349
1937
1961
1
USA
English
1787
2579
1988
1
Senegal
French
1912
2731
2001
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1587
2307
1992
1
USA
English
1655
2392
1947
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1891
2708
1995
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1691
2452
1948
1
Germany
German
1147
1612
1936
1
USA
English
1374
1981
1959
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1978
1
New Zealand
English
1906
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1960
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1861
2669
1953
1
USA
English
1923
2744
1996
1
Canada
English
1872
2690
1990
1
UK
English
1923
2744
2005
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1998
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1861
2669
1921
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1996
1
Germany
English
1893
2710
2005
1
USA
English
1654
2391
1986
1
Argentina
Spanish
1401
2027
1953
1
Sweden
Swedish
1623
2355
2002
1
France
Arabic
1280
1823
1996
1
Japan
Japanese
1034
1405
1988
1
Czechoslovakia
English
1458
2109
1982
1
France
French
1906
2724
1999
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1952
1
South Africa
English
1914
2736
1995
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
1998
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1374
1981
1916
1
USA
English
1660
2400
1978
1
West Germany
German
1935
2764
1928
1
France
French
925
1183
1975
1
France
French
1686
2445
1977
1
Philippines
English
1609
2334
1973
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1966
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1938
1
Japan
Japanese
1861
2669
1945
1
USA
English
530
405
1964
1
Japan
Japanese
1209
1720
1929
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1913
1
USA
English
1702
2465
1981
1
Canada
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1901
2718
2000
1
Thailand
Thai
1803
2597
1992
1
Italy
English
1803
2597
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1881
2699
1994
1
France
Arabic
1782
2570
2006
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1497
2162
1952
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1983
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1784
2576
1969
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1934
1
France
English
1504
2172
1982
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1998
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1803
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1896
2713
2004
1
Ireland
English
1935
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1818
2613
2003
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1707
2474
1971
1
USA
English
1465
2120
1972
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1948
2785
1972
1
Japan
Japanese
1805
2599
2005
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2006
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2006
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1992
1
UK
Welsh
1906
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1309
1869
1991
1
USA
English
1609
2334
1980
1
Botswana
English
1803
2597
1997
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1948
1
France
French
1818
2613
1999
1
France
Tibetan
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1745
2524
1996
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2003
1
Belgium
Dutch
818
967
1971
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1960
1
Italy
Italian
1847
2653
1935
1
Soviet Union
Russian
591
508
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1935
2764
1991
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1943
1
USA
English
1690
2451
1956
1
Mexico
Spanish
809
941
1990
1
West Germany
German
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1999
1
France
French
1574
2292
1996
1
France
French
1891
2708
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1873
2691
1953
1
West Germany
German
927
1187
1982
1
France
French
1951
2789
1991
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1893
2710
1957
1
France
French
1923
2744
1995
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1185
1680
1967
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1944
2781
2006
1
France
English
1843
2647
1970
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2006
1
Russia
Russian
1039
1418
1941
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1987
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1980
1
Australia
English
1485
2149
1933
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1995
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1944
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1930
1
Germany
German
1914
2736
1990
1
Canada
English
1950
2787
1937
1
Poland
Yiddish
1861
2669
1941
1
USA
English
1489
2151
2005
1
Australia
English
1633
2368
2003
1
USA
English
1038
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
1202
1710
1978
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1993
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1990
1
USA
English
1914
2736
1996
1
Canada
English
1868
2681
2000
1
China
Mandarin
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1929
1
USA
English
1583
2302
1999
1
USA
English
1049
1438
1969
1
USA
English
1794
2587
2004
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1914
1
USA
English
624
571
1940
1
UK
English
1886
2704
1993
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1995
1
Denmark
Polish
1906
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1970
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1941
1
USA
English
1802
2596
2004
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1985
1
Canada
English
1578
2296
1951
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2003
1
Italy
Italian
1803
2597
1984
1
USA
English
1923
2744
1992
1
Canada
English
1818
2613
1958
1
West Germany
German
1930
2755
1976
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
935
1209
1979
1
USA
English
1871
2689
1959
1
East Germany
Bulgarian
1885
2703
2004
1
USA
English
1896
2713
2003
1
USA
English
1913
2734
1998
1
Australia
English
1847
2653
1970
1
UK
English
1593
2313
1992
1
Australia
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1996
1
Taiwan
Taiwanese
1803
2597
1996
1
China
Mandarin
1935
2764
1988
1
Switzerland
English
1367
1969
1994
1
France
English
1647
2385
2002
1
Japan
Japanese
897
1127
1990
1
Japan
Mandarin
1835
2636
1958
1
USA
English
1593
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1935
2764
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1935
2764
1989
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1935
2764
1981
1
Israel
Hebrew
1906
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1922
2743
2001
1
Thailand
Thai
1600
2324
1996
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1845
2650
1963
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1937
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1891
2708
2004
1
Switzerland
French
1635
2370
1999
1
China
Mandarin
1891
2708
1999
1
Italy
Mandarin
1548
2242
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1942
2777
1994
1
Canada
English
1893
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1868
2681
1962
1
USA
English
1276
1819
2003
1
Russia
Russian
1637
2372
2002
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1964
1
Mexico
Spanish
1935
2764
1978
1
unknown
unknown
1912
2731
2004
1
France
English
1891
2708
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1847
2653
1929
1
USA
English
1557
2259
1921
1
USA
English
1402
2028
1997
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1803
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1818
2613
2001
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1893
2710
1960
1
West Germany
German
1873
2691
1953
1
West Germany
German
1912
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1900
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1897
2714
1929
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1903
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1905
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2005
1
Germany
English
1912
2731
1986
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1986
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1904
2722
2006
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1906
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1904
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1907
1
Finland
Finnish
1835
2636
1907
1
Finland
Finnish
1835
2636
1906
1
Australia
English
1912
2731
1989
1
France
French
1835
2636
1907
1
Norway
Norwegian
1912
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1910
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1908
1
France
French
1835
2636
1908
1
Russia
Russian
1835
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1966
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1966
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1910
1
France
French
1835
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1911
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1911
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1955
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1955
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1915
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1912
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1913
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1913
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1913
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1915
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1915
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1911
1
Russia
Russian
1835
2636
1912
1
France
French
1835
2636
1912
1
France
French
1835
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1912
1
France
French
1835
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1914
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1911
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1916
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1914
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1796
2589
1960
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1997
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2005
1
USA
English
1341
1926
1968
1
USA
English
1796
2589
1992
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
Argentina
Spanish
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
Japan
Japanese
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2005
1
France
French
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1995
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1918
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1918
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1917
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1918
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1919
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2003
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1921
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1920
1
Russia
Russian
1835
2636
1921
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1920
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1921
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1920
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1920
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1921
1
China
Mandarin
1747
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2000
1
USA
English
1497
2162
1930
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1975
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1998
1
USA
English
1387
1997
1962
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
Hungary
English
1907
2725
1987
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1861
2669
1916
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1924
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1988
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1988
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1958
1
USA
English
1691
2452
1980
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1998
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1948
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1922
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1882
2700
2009
1
Germany
German
1907
2725
1999
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1924
1
Japan
Japanese
1907
2725
2000
1
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English
