Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1835
2636
1922
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
1983
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1992
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2002
1
Germany
English
1907
2725
1972
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1922
1
Norway
Norwegian
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1922
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1922
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1969
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1924
1
Japan
Japanese
1907
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1372
1975
1923
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1975
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1971
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1927
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1926
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1835
2636
1926
1
Denmark
Danish
1835
2636
1926
1
Spain
Spanish
1835
2636
1927
1
Egypt
Arabic
1835
2636
1927
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1926
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1927
1
Norway
Norwegian
1835
2636
1931
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1929
1
Egypt
Arabic
1835
2636
1929
1
Egypt
Arabic
1835
2636
1931
1
Germany
German
1632
2366
1931
1
USA
Spanish
1835
2636
1933
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1912
2731
2005
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1835
2636
1939
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1835
2636
1930
1
Spain
Spanish
1835
2636
1937
1
Poland
Polish
1835
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1933
1
Germany
English
1689
2448
1929
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1938
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1934
1
India
Hindi
1696
2458
1927
1
UK
English
1696
2458
1929
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1835
2636
1931
1
Canada
English
1835
2636
1933
1
China
Mandarin
1835
2636
1934
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1930
1
Spain
Spanish
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1848
2654
2006
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1937
2768
2006
1
Israel
Hebrew
1937
2768
1987
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2002
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2002
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2006
1
Denmark
English
1937
2768
1989
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1994
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1997
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1997
1
USA
English
1706
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1706
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1990
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2004
1
Angola
Portuguese
1937
2768
2006
1
Mexico
Spanish
1937
2768
2000
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2000
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2007
1
Brazil
English
1937
2768
2007
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1985
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1983
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1983
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2001
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2004
1
Netherlands
Indonesian
1937
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1995
1
USA
English
1937
2768
1995
1
USA
English
1777
2563
1989
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2004
1
France
French
1912
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1944
2781
2007
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1944
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1945
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1944
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
1957
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1957
1
USA
English
1331
1904
1930
1
Germany
German
1835
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1949
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1946
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1947
1
China
Mandarin
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1951
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1835
2636
1950
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
1930
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1950
1
China
Russian
1912
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1900
2717
2007
1
USA
English
1900
2717
2007
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1953
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2002
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1953
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1912
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2006
1
France
French
1835
2636
1953
1
Japan
Japanese
1835
2636
1953
1
Japan
Japanese
1835
2636
1954
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1696
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1669
2415
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1957
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1957
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1956
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1956
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1956
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1957
1
Australia
English
1835
2636
1955
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2008
1
USA
English
1868
2681
2007
1
France
Japanese
1835
2636
1982
1
USA
English
1775
2561
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1927
1
France
French
884
1106
2007
1
France
French
1696
2458
1975
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1973
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2005
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1958
1
East Germany
German
1912
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1959
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1959
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1947
1
USA
English
1506
2175
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1987
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1995
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1995
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1995
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1917
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2007
1
France
French
1628
2362
1960
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1942
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2007
1
Spain
Spanish
1891
2708
2007
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1891
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1743
2520
2007
1
France
French
1891
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
862
1070
2007
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2007
1
China
Mandarin
1912
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1944
2781
2006
1
UK
English
1944
2781
2006
1
UK
English
1462
2114
2007
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1930
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2007
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2007
1
USA
English
1896
2713
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1896
2713
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1886
2704
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1886
2704
2007
1
Mexico
Spanish
1912
2731
1957
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1976
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1922
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2006
1
India
Telugu
1906
2724
2006
1
Italy
French
1310
1870
2007
1
Austria
German
1659
2398
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1926
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1953
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2006
1
Japan
Japanese
1912
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1957
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1979
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1803
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1963
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1962
1
UK
English
1906
2724
2006
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1963
1
USA
English
1495
2160
2008
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2007
1
Sweden
Swedish
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1294
1845
2008
1
USA
English
1294
1845
2008
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1966
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1966
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1900
1
France
French
1835
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2007
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1912
2731
2000
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1835
2636
1968
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1968
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
France
French
1918
2740
2007
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1970
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1970
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1970
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1919
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1971
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1971
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1971
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1835
2636
1972
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1912
2731
1952
1
France
French
1759
2541
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1963
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2007
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1973
1
USA
English
1866
2679
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
Canada
English
1835
2636
1974
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1974
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1974
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1975
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1976
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1977
1
Italy
Italian
1835
2636
1976
1
Canada
English
1912
2731
1925
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1930
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1628
2362
1977
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1993
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1978
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1978
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2008
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2008
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1891
2708
2008
1
Algeria
French
1891
2708
2008
1
France
French
1891
2708
2008
1
France
French
1891
2708
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1621
2353
2008
1
Australia
English
1914
2736
2008
1
Canada
French
1772
2557
2008
1
USA
English
1890
2707
2008
1
USA
English
497
353
2008
1
UK
English
1645
2382
2008
1
USA
Persian
1782
2570
2007
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1938
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
515
387
2008
1
Israel
Hebrew
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1752
2535
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1964
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1946
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1951
1
West Germany
German
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1957
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1992
1
India
Hindi
1762
2544
1947
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1956
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1956
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1964
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1972
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1973
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1957
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1958
1
Italy
French
1861
2669
1910
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2006
1
Switzerland
Swiss German
1747
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1938
1
USA
English
1179
1666
2008
1
Japan
Japanese
1448
2095
2008
1
Austria
German
1417
2049
2009
1
Chile
Spanish
1900
2717
2008
1
France
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2007
1
France
Hebrew
1747
2528
2004
1
Canada
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1980
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1980
1
Canada
English
1835
2636
1980
1
USA
English
1887
2705
2008
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1929
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1951
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1931
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1924
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1929
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1703
2467
1982
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1932
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2008
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2008
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2008
1
Belgium
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1764
2546
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
Spanish
957
1259
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1984
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1985
1
USA
English
1860
2665
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1860
2665
2002
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1998
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1970
1
France
French
1656
2394
2008
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2008
1
Germany
Kazakh
1885
2703
2008
1
France
French
1906
2724
2007
1
Japan
Japanese
1860
2665
2003
1
USA
English
1860
2665
2003
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1997
1
UK
English
1906
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1997
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2008
1
Denmark
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1775
2561
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1963
1
USA
English
1873
2691
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
925
1183
2009
1
South Africa
English
1891
2708
2009
1
Italy
Italian
1922
2743
2008
1
UK
English
1891
2708
2009
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1891
2708
2009
1
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
1586
2306
2009
1
Germany
Hebrew
1891
2708
2009
1
Egypt
Arabic
1891
2708
2009
1
Germany
Persian
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1914
2736
2009
1
Canada
English
1923
2744
2009
1
Canada
French
1896
2713
2009
1
India
Konkani
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1425
2060
2007
1
USA
English
1611
2336
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2013
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1638
2374
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1975
1
UK
English
1860
2665
1982
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1994
1
UK
English
1777
2563
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2003
1
France
English
1861
2669
1931
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1949
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1914
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1994
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1995
1
Canada
English
1861
2669
1927
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1932
1
USA
English
1909
2728
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1860
2665
1965
1
UK
English
1906
2724
1959
1
Venezuela
Spanish
1784
2576
2010
1
France
French
1784
2576
2010
1
France
French
1860
2665
1998
1
Russia
Russian
1660
2400
2009
1
USA
English
1704
2468
2010
1
Australia
English
1906
2724
2008
1
South Korea
Korean
1937
2768
2009
1
Denmark
Danish
1819
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1819
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1818
2613
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1818
2613
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1636
2371
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1922
2743
2003
1
Thailand
Thai
1628
2362
1986
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1954
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2002
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1030
1400
2009
1
Sweden
Swedish
1860
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1860
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1966
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1927
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1925
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2009
1
UK
English
1922
2743
2010
1
USA
English
1796
2589
2010
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1944
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2008
1
Australia
English
1906
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1925
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1953
1
USA
English
1795
2588
2008
1
Germany
German
1860
2665
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1860
2665
1992
1
UK
French
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
France
French
1657
2396
2010
1
USA
English
1657
2396
2010
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2010
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2010
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1906
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2008
1
Ireland
English
1912
2731
2009
1
Australia
English
1912
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2009
1
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