Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1910
2731
1992
1
USA
English
1905
2725
2002
1
Germany
English
1905
2725
1972
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1922
1
Norway
Norwegian
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1922
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1922
1
USA
English
1905
2725
1969
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1924
1
Japan
Japanese
1905
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1371
1975
1923
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1975
1
USA
English
1905
2725
1971
1
USA
English
1694
2458
1927
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1926
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1833
2636
1926
1
Denmark
Danish
1833
2636
1926
1
Spain
Spanish
1833
2636
1927
1
Egypt
Arabic
1833
2636
1927
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1926
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1927
1
Norway
Norwegian
1833
2636
1931
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1929
1
Egypt
Arabic
1833
2636
1929
1
Egypt
Arabic
1833
2636
1931
1
Germany
German
1631
2366
1931
1
USA
Spanish
1833
2636
1933
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1910
2731
2005
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1833
2636
1939
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1833
2636
1930
1
Spain
Spanish
1833
2636
1937
1
Poland
Polish
1833
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1933
1
Germany
English
1687
2448
1929
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1938
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1934
1
India
Hindi
1694
2458
1927
1
UK
English
1694
2458
1929
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1833
2636
1931
1
Canada
English
1833
2636
1933
1
China
Mandarin
1833
2636
1934
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1930
1
Spain
Spanish
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1846
2654
2006
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1935
2768
2006
1
Israel
Hebrew
1935
2768
1987
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2002
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2002
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2006
1
Denmark
English
1935
2768
1989
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1994
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1997
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1997
1
USA
English
1704
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1704
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1990
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2004
1
Angola
Portuguese
1935
2768
2006
1
Mexico
Spanish
1935
2768
2000
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2000
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2007
1
Brazil
English
1935
2768
2007
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1985
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1983
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1983
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2001
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2004
1
Netherlands
Indonesian
1935
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1995
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1995
1
USA
English
1775
2563
1989
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2004
1
France
French
1910
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2007
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1944
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1945
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1944
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
1957
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1957
1
USA
English
1330
1904
1930
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1949
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1946
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1947
1
China
Mandarin
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1951
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1833
2636
1950
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
1930
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1950
1
China
Russian
1910
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1898
2717
2007
1
USA
English
1898
2717
2007
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1953
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2002
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1953
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1910
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2006
1
France
French
1833
2636
1953
1
Japan
Japanese
1833
2636
1953
1
Japan
Japanese
1833
2636
1954
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1694
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1694
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1668
2415
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1957
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1957
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1956
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1956
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1956
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1957
1
Australia
English
1833
2636
1955
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2008
1
USA
English
1866
2681
2007
1
France
Japanese
1833
2636
1982
1
USA
English
1773
2561
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1927
1
France
French
883
1106
2007
1
France
French
1694
2458
1975
1
USA
English
1694
2458
1973
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2005
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1958
1
East Germany
German
1910
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1959
1
USA
English
1694
2458
1959
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1947
1
USA
English
1505
2175
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1987
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1995
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1995
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1995
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1917
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2007
1
France
French
1627
2362
1960
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1942
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2007
1
Spain
Spanish
1889
2708
2007
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1889
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1741
2520
2007
1
France
French
1889
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
861
1070
2007
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2007
1
China
Mandarin
1910
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2006
1
UK
English
1942
2781
2006
1
UK
English
1461
2114
2007
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1930
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1890
2709
2007
1
USA
English
1890
2709
2007
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1894
2713
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1884
2704
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1884
2704
2007
1
Mexico
Spanish
1910
2731
1957
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1976
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1922
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2006
1
India
Telugu
1904
2724
2006
1
Italy
French
1309
1870
2007
1
Austria
German
1658
2398
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1926
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1953
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2006
1
Japan
Japanese
1910
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1957
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1979
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1801
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1963
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1962
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2006
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1963
1
USA
English
1494
2160
2008
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2007
1
Sweden
Swedish
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1293
1845
2008
1
USA
English
1293
1845
2008
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1966
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1966
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2006
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1900
1
France
French
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2007
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1910
2731
2000
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1833
2636
1968
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1968
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
France
French
1916
2740
2007
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1970
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1970
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1970
1
USA
English
1719
2496
1919
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1971
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1971
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1971
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1833
2636
1972
1
USA
English
1745
2528
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1910
2731
1952
1
France
French
1757
2541
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1963
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2007
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1973
1
USA
English
1864
2679
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
Canada
English
1833
2636
1974
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1974
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1974
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1975
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1976
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1977
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1976
1
Canada
English
1910
2731
1925
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1930
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1627
2362
1977
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1993
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1978
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1978
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2008
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2008
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1889
2708
2008
1
Algeria
French
1889
2708
2008
1
France
French
1889
2708
2008
1
France
French
1889
2708
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1620
2353
2008
1
Australia
English
1912
2736
2008
1
Canada
French
1770
2557
2008
1
USA
English
1888
2707
2008
1
USA
English
497
353
2008
1
UK
English
1644
2382
2008
1
USA
Persian
1780
2570
2007
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1938
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
515
387
2008
1
Israel
Hebrew
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1750
2535
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1964
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1946
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1951
1
West Germany
German
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1957
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1992
1
India
Hindi
1760
2544
1947
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1956
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1956
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1964
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1972
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1973
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1957
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1958
1
Italy
French
1859
2669
1910
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2006
1
Switzerland
Swiss German
1745
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1938
1
USA
English
1178
1666
2008
1
Japan
Japanese
1447
2095
2008
1
Austria
German
1416
2049
2009
1
Chile
Spanish
1898
2717
2008
1
France
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2007
1
France
Hebrew
1745
2528
2004
1
Canada
English
1745
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1980
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1980
1
Canada
English
1833
2636
1980
1
USA
English
1885
2705
2008
1
USA
English
1658
2398
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1929
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1951
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1931
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1924
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1929
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1631
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1701
2467
1982
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1932
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2008
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2008
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2008
1
Belgium
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1762
2546
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
Spanish
956
1259
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1984
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1985
1
USA
English
1858
2665
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1858
2665
2002
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1998
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1970
1
France
French
1655
2394
2008
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2008
1
Germany
Kazakh
1883
2703
2008
1
France
French
1904
2724
2007
1
Japan
Japanese
1858
2665
2003
1
USA
English
1858
2665
2003
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1997
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1997
1
USA
English
1745
2528
2008
1
Denmark
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1773
2561
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1963
1
USA
English
1871
2691
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
924
1183
2009
1
South Africa
English
1889
2708
2009
1
Italy
Italian
1920
2743
2008
1
UK
English
1889
2708
2009
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1889
2708
2009
1
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
1585
2306
2009
1
Germany
Hebrew
1889
2708
2009
1
Egypt
Arabic
1889
2708
2009
1
Germany
Persian
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1912
2736
2009
1
Canada
English
1921
2744
2009
1
Canada
French
1894
2713
2009
1
India
Konkani
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1424
2060
2007
1
USA
English
1610
2336
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2008
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2013
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2007
1
USA
English
1637
2374
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1975
1
UK
English
1858
2665
1982
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1994
1
UK
English
1775
2563
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2003
1
France
English
1859
2669
1931
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1949
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1914
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1994
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1995
1
Canada
English
1859
2669
1927
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1932
1
USA
English
1907
2728
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1858
2665
1965
1
UK
English
1904
2724
1959
1
Venezuela
Spanish
1782
2576
2010
1
France
French
1782
2576
2010
1
France
French
1858
2665
1998
1
Russia
Russian
1659
2400
2009
1
USA
English
1702
2468
2010
1
Australia
English
1904
2724
2008
1
South Korea
Korean
1935
2768
2009
1
Denmark
Danish
1817
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1817
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1816
2613
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1816
2613
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1635
2371
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1920
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2003
1
Thailand
Thai
1627
2362
1986
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1954
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2002
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1029
1400
2009
1
Sweden
Swedish
1858
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1858
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1966
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1927
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1925
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2009
1
UK
English
1920
2743
2010
1
USA
English
1794
2589
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1944
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2008
1
Australia
English
1904
2724
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1925
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1953
1
USA
English
1793
2588
2008
1
Germany
German
1858
2665
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1858
2665
1992
1
UK
French
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
France
French
1656
2396
2010
1
USA
English
1656
2396
2010
1
USA
English
1658
2398
2010
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2010
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2008
1
Ireland
English
1910
2731
2009
1
Australia
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
USA
English
1719
2496
1926
1
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