Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1800
2596
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1924
1
France
French
1858
2665
1980
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2015
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1953
1
USA
English
1624
2359
2010
1
Canada
English
1889
2708
2010
1
France
French
1889
2708
2010
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2010
1
Chile
Spanish
1740
2519
2010
1
Russia
Russian
1894
2713
2010
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2010
1
France
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2010
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1992
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
Canada
English
1782
2576
2009
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1864
2679
2010
1
Spain
English
1904
2724
2014
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2009
1
Canada
Mandarin
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1948
1
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English
1920
2743
2008
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2008
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2009
1
Australia
English
1910
2731
2008
1
Mexico
Spanish
1920
2743
1979
1
USA
English
1803
2599
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1961
1
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English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1911
1
USA
English
1458
2111
2010
1
South Africa
German
1904
2724
2010
1
UK
English
1891
2710
2010
1
USA
English
1891
2710
2010
1
Russia
Russian
1782
2576
2009
1
France
English
1782
2576
2009
1
France
English
1910
2731
1922
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1959
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1969
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1913
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1996
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1906
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2010
1
Norway
Norwegian
1832
2634
2011
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2011
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2009
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2009
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2011
1
New Zealand
English
1788
2581
2010
1
USA
English
1788
2581
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2011
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1918
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1932
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1937
1
UK
English
1817
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1962
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1929
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2011
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2009
1
France
French
1858
2665
1930
1
France
French
1756
2540
2010
1
USA
English
1858
2665
2000
1
Thailand
Thai
1530
2210
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
UK
English
1524
2200
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
UK
English
1792
2587
2011
1
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English
1919
2742
2011
1
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English
1910
2731
1924
1
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English
1910
2731
2010
1
France
French
1910
2731
2011
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2011
1
USA
English
1134
1594
2011
1
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English
1904
2724
2010
1
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English
1904
2724
2010
1
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English
1904
2724
2010
1
USA
English
1656
2396
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1929
1
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German
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1907
1
France
French
1910
2731
1907
1
France
French
1910
2731
2002
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2010
1
Dem Rep of the Congo
French
1870
2690
2011
1
Russia
German
1889
2708
2011
1
Japan
Japanese
1889
2708
2011
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2011
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2011
1
Taiwan
Japanese
1889
2708
2011
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2011
1
Sweden
Swedish
1777
2566
2011
1
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French
592
513
2011
1
France
English
1910
2731
2011
1
USA
English
1771
2558
2010
1
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French
1910
2731
2010
1
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English
1910
2731
2010
1
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French
1910
2731
1916
1
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English
1910
2731
2010
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1914
1
USA
English
1822
2622
2011
1
Sweden
English
1858
2665
1999
1
USA
English
1615
2343
2010
1
UK
English
1028
1397
2006
1
Australia
English
1040
1419
1972
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1774
2562
2011
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
USA
English
1845
2653
2010
1
France
French
1864
2679
2011
1
UK
English
1691
2455
2011
1
USA
English
1691
2455
2011
1
USA
English
1806
2602
2011
1
USA
English
1781
2571
2009
1
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Spanish
1822
2622
2010
1
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English
1796
2593
2010
1
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English
1819
2618
2010
1
USA
English
1769
2556
2011
1
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English
1811
2606
2009
1
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English
1679
2430
2010
1
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Portuguese
1679
2430
2010
1
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Portuguese
1679
2430
2010
1
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Portuguese
1910
2731
2011
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1969
1
France
French
1803
2599
2011
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1961
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1972
1
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English
1859
2669
1940
1
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English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
USA
English
1676
2424
2011
1
Belgium
Dutch
892
1120
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2011
1
Israel
Hebrew
1910
2731
1990
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2011
1
Chile
Spanish
1904
2724
2012
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1989
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2004
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1984
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1911
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
Spain
Spanish
1904
2724
2016
1
Spain
Spanish
1800
2596
2011
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2010
1
Iran
Persian
1910
2731
1943
1
UK
English
1782
2576
2011
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2011
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2012
1
USA
Urdu
1883
2703
2012
1
USA
Urdu
1872
2692
2011
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1921
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1940
1
USA
English
1849
2657
2011
1
Iran
Persian
1910
2731
1953
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1920
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2010
1
Netherlands
English
1910
2731
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2011
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
2011
1
Canada
English
1910
2731
1996
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2011
1
UK
English
1111
1553
2011
1
France
French
1111
1553
2011
1
France
French
1782
2576
2013
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2012
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2012
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2011
1
Argentina
Spanish
1904
2724
2011
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2011
1
USA
Hindi
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2005
1
Sweden
Swedish
1883
2703
2009
1
Australia
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
Mexico
Spanish
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2012
1
USA
English
1762
2546
2012
1
Sweden
English
1800
2596
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
Germany
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2012
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2012
1
Israel
Hebrew
1889
2708
2012
1
Israel
Hebrew
1889
2708
2012
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2708
2012
1
Belgium
French
1889
2708
2012
1
Belgium
French
1889
2708
2012
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1910
2731
2011
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1365
1962
2012
1
Israel
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1929
1
France
German
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1638
2376
2012
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2012
1
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Swedish
1894
2713
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1965
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1965
1
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English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1783
2577
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
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French
1904
2724
2012
1
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English
1910
2731
1941
1
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English
1904
2724
2011
1
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Hebrew
1910
2731
2012
1
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English
1910
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2012
1
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English
1904
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2012
1
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English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
France
French
1389
2002
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
Italy
Italian
1904
2724
2011
1
Sweden
Swedish
1745
2528
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1618
2348
2012
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1341
1927
2012
1
Chile
Spanish
1459
2112
2012
1
Canada
French
1520
2193
2014
1
UK
English
1520
2193
2014
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1958
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1897
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1982
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1922
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1995
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1964
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1964
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1990
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1973
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1914
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2013
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2012
1
South Korea
Korean
1935
2768
2013
1
Cambodia
Khmer
1919
2742
2013
1
USA
English
1519
2192
2012
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1904
2724
2012
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2016
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
Australia
English
1919
2742
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2013
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2011
1
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English
1910
2731
2013
1
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English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2013
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
Afghanistan
Persian
1910
2731
2013
1
Israel
Hebrew
1910
2731
1954
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2013
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1954
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1317
1886
2013
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2013
1
France
Arabic
1889
2708
2013
1
Greece
Greek
1771
2558
2013
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2013
1
Canada
English
1894
2713
2013
1
Mexico
Spanish
1910
2731
2012
1
Poland
Polish
1910
2731
2012
1
Canada
English
1910
2731
2012
1
Canada
English
1919
2742
2013
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2013
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2013
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2013
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2012
1
Ireland
English
1910
2731
1933
1
USA
English
1667
2413
2012
1
Belgium
Flemish
1902
2722
2012
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
2012
1
USA
English
1795
2591
1984
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1971
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1920
1
USA
English
1719
2496
1930
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1989
1
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English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1919
1
USA
English
1137
1597
2012
1
Denmark
Indonesian
1137
1597
2012
1
Denmark
Indonesian
1846
2654
2013
1
UK
Tagalog
1816
2613
2013
1
Cambodia
French
1907
2728
2013
1
China
Mandarin
1935
2768
2014
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2014
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2014
1
France
Spanish
1745
2528
2013
1
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Hebrew
1745
2528
2013
1
Israel
Hebrew
1745
2528
2013
1
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French
1672
2419
2013
1
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English
1800
2596
2013
1
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English
1910
2731
2013
1
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English
1751
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2013
1
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English
1910
2731
2012
1
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English
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2014
1
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English
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2013
1
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English
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2013
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2014
1
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English
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2013
1
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English
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2013
1
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English
1910
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2012
1
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English
1910
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2012
1
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English
1800
2596
2014
1
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English
1910
2731
2011
1
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English
1910
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2012
1
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English
1910
2731
2014
1
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Somali
1803
2599
2014
1
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English
1910
2731
2014
1
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English
1889
2708
2014
1
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Italian
1912
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2014
1
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French
1889
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2014
1
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French
1894
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2014
1
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French
1880
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2014
1
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Turkish
1889
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2014
1
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Persian
1910
2731
2014
1
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English
1910
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2014
1
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English
1910
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2014
1
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English
1920
2743
2014
1
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English
1800
2596
2014
1
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English
1745
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2014
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2014
1
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Norwegian
1920
2743
2014
1
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English
1108
1548
2014
1
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English
1668
2415
2014
1
USA
English
1690
2453
2014
1
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Hebrew
1690
2453
2014
1
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Hebrew
1658
2398
2013
1
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Russian
1128
1580
2014
1
Argentina
Spanish
1859
2669
1913
1
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English
1859
2669
1965
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1980
1
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English
1859
2669
1976
1
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Spanish
1529
2209
2015
1
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English
1935
2768
2014
1
USA
Russian
1935
2768
2015
1
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English
1935
2768
2015
1
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English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1920
2743
1927
1
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English
1920
2743
1926
1
USA
English
1745
2528
2014
1
UK
English
1799
2595
2014
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2010
1
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English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2014
1
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English
1910
2731
1936
1
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English
1719
2496
2008
1
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English
1919
2742
2014
1
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English
1910
2731
2014
1
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English
1910
2731
2014
1
USA
English
905
1151
2015
1
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English
1910
2731
1954
1
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English
1910
2731
2014
1
USA
English
1797
2594
2015
1
UK
English
1745
2528
2014
1
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French
1909
2730
2015
1
USA
English
1668
2415
2015
1
UK
English
1668
2415
2015
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2000
1
USA
English
1568
2284
2015
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1942
2781
2015
1
USA
English
1888
2707
2015
1
India
Hindi
1426
2063
2015
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2015
1
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Mandarin
1894
2713
2015
1
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Dutch
1894
2713
2015
1
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Dutch
1889
2708
2015
1
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Spanish
1912
2736
2015
1
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English
1889
2708
2015
1
France
French
1896
2715
2015
1
Mexico
Spanish
1894
2713
2015
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1889
2708
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1910
2731
2014
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
2014
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2015
1
USA
English
1118
1567
2015
1
Turkey
Turkish
1902
2722
2015
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1601
2326
2015
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1711
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1711
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1845
2653
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1708
2479
2014
1
Ukraine
Russian Sign Language
1891
2710
2015
1
Belgium
French
1891
2710
2015
1
Finland
Estonian
1110
1551
2015
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1910
2731
2015
1
Sweden
Swedish
1585
2306
2014
1
United Arab Emirates
Arabic
1660
2402
2016
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2016
1
Israel
Arabic
1935
2768
2015
1
Germany
English
1837
2640
2016
1
USA
English
1837
2640
2016
1
USA
English
1596
2319
2016
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2016
1
China
English
1910
2731
2016
1
France
English
1885
2705
2016
1
Canada
English
1910
2731
2016
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2016
1
UK
English
1773
2561
2015
1
UK
English
1919
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2015
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1968
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1990
1
USA
English
1911
2734
2016
1
Mexico
English
1918
2741
2015
1
Cuba
Spanish
1910
2731
2015
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2014
1
Denmark
English
1896
2715
2014
1
Denmark
English
1921
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1851
2659
2010
1
UK
English
1911
2734
2010
1
Dem Rep of the Congo
French
1911
2734
2010
1
Dem Rep of the Congo
French
1918
2741
2011
1
Spain
English
1921
2744
2010
1
USA
English
1811
2606
2015
1
USA
English
1911
2734
2010
1
Germany
English
1919
2742
2015
1
USA
English
1885
2705
2016
1
UK
English
1895
2714
2009
1
France
French
1921
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2010
1
Canada
English
1895
2714
2011
1
UK
English
1911
2734
2010
1
USA
English
1918
2741
2011
1
USA
English
1911
2734
2009
1
Ireland
English
1918
2741
2011
1
USA
English
1895
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1895
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1895
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1921
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1921
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1921
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1921
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1921
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2016
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2016
1
France
English
1910
2731
2016
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2016
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1591
2312
2017
1
USA
English
1919
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2016
1
Netherlands
English
1889
2708
2016
1
Chile
Spanish
1889
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Mexico
Spanish
1847
2655
2016
1
USA
English
1745
2528
2016
1
UK
English
1745
2528
2016
1
Iran
Persian
1885
2705
2016
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2016
1
China
Mandarin
1910
2731
2016
1
France
English
1894
2713
2016
1
Kenya
Swahili
1157
1645
2016
1
Australia
English
