Best Movie Directors by Top Film Rank
915
2268
1959
5
USA
English
976
2268
1985
5
UK
English
1076
2268
1957
3
USA
English
1196
2268
1985
2
UK
English
1243
2268
1921
3
USA
English
1353
2268
1957
2
USA
English
1561
2268
1978
1
UK
English
1166
2268
1976
2
USA
English
1414
2268
1950
2
Germany
German
1562
2269
1996
1
USA
English
913
2270
2020
4
UK
English
742
2271
2002
10
France
Hebrew
1201
2271
2012
2
USA
English
985
2272
2010
4
USA
English
1291
2273
2010
2
USA
English
787
2273
1916
6
USA
English
995
2274
1947
4
USA
English
1564
2276
1982
1
Poland
Polish
802
2276
2010
5
USA
English
1043
2276
1991
3
USA
English
1564
2276
2021
1
Finland
Finnish
1565
2278
1930
1
USA
English
1228
2278
2003
3
France
French
1428
2280
1965
2
Argentina
Spanish
1568
2281
1992
1
Spain
Spanish
936
2283
2009
4
USA
English
1342
2284
1965
2
Spain
Spanish
1569
2284
2015
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1383
2286
1993
3
West Germany
German
1570
2286
1985
1
India
Bengali
1193
2286
1994
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1437
2286
1985
2
Australia
English
1365
2286
1964
2
USA
English
1570
2286
2018
1
Denmark
Danish
1013
2288
1970
4
USA
English
806
2288
1938
8
UK
English
1571
2288
2017
1
France
French
1572
2289
2024
1
Germany
English
1095
2290
1972
3
Japan
Japanese
1573
2290
2023
1
USA
English
1573
2290
2023
1
USA
English
1374
2291
1933
2
UK
English
1100
2292
2000
3
USA
English
1197
2292
1963
3
UK
English
1574
2292
1996
1
France
French
1575
2293
1944
1
USA
English
1576
2294
1932
1
Germany
German
1577
2295
1994
1
UK
English
1578
2296
1941
1
UK
English
1457
2296
2004
2
France
French
1578
2296
1951
1
USA
English
1578
2296
2025
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1134
2297
2009
4
USA
English
1407
2297
2011
3
USA
English
1055
2299
1939
3
USA
English
1580
2300
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1583
2302
1999
1
USA
English
781
2303
2011
6
USA
English
1584
2303
1973
1
Yugoslavia
English
1441
2303
2018
2
UK
English
1585
2305
1981
1
Switzerland
German
945
2306
2002
3
France
French
1586
2306
2009
1
Germany
Hebrew
1586
2306
2014
1
United Arab Emirates
Arabic
1586
2306
2022
1
Ireland
Irish
1587
2307
1919
1
Australia
English
1587
2307
1992
1
USA
English
1587
2307
1996
1
UK
English
1587
2307
1992
1
USA
English
1307
2307
1973
4
Japan
Japanese
1248
2307
1969
3
UK
English
1398
2308
1959
2
USA
English
1588
2308
1969
1
Cuba
Spanish
1590
2310
2019
1
USA
English
1458
2311
1958
2
USA
English
1591
2311
1973
1
USA
English
1591
2311
1988
1
USA
English
1591
2311
1974
1
UK
English
1591
2311
1939
1
USA
Yiddish
1022
2311
1983
6
USA
English
1325
2311
2008
2
USA
English
1066
2312
2017
4
USA
English
1592
2312
2017
1
USA
English
1103
2313
1987
5
USA
English
1122
2313
1998
4
UK
English
1593
2313
1978
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1593
2313
1987
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1593
2313
1995
1
India
Hindi
1593
2313
1975
1
India
Hindi
1593
2313
1965
1
Belgium
Dutch
1417
2313
1969
2
Poland
Polish
1061
2313
1978
3
USA
English
1593
2313
1970
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1593
2313
1960
1
South Korea
Korean
1593
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1593
2313
1963
1
Poland
Polish
1102
2313
1951
5
USA
English
1593
2313
1937
1
China
Mandarin
1593
2313
1969
1
Iran
Persian
1461
2313
2004
2
Norway
Norwegian
1440
2313
1959
2
Poland
Polish
1593
2313
1992
1
Australia
English
1593
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1136
2313
1973
3
USA
English
1594
2314
2002
1
Italy
English
1496
2314
1969
2
USA
English
1595
2315
1990
1
France
French
1597
2319
2000
1
South Korea
Korean
1597
2319
2016
1
USA
English
594
2320
2010
9
France
French
1439
2320
2017
2
USA
English
1097
2320
2020
3
USA
English
1598
2320
2022
1
UK
English
1599
2321
1944
1
UK
English
1388
2322
2005
2
USA
English
1346
2322
2011
3
USA
English
1346
2322
2011
3
USA
English
1466
2324
2002
2
UK
English
1600
2324
1998
1
USA
English
1600
2324
1991
1
Australia
English
1600
2324
1996
1
USA
English
1601
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1601
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1601
2325
1996
1
France
French
1601
2325
2025
1
Germany
German
1602
2326
2015
1
Germany
German
1151
2327
1950
4
France
French
1604
2328
2003
1
Japan
Japanese
1313
2328
2001
4
Japan
Japanese
1608
2333
1984
1
France
French
1399
2334
1945
2
USA
English
944
2334
1951
8
USA
English
816
2334
1953
7
USA
English
1609
2334
1973
1
USA
English
1609
2334
1980
1
Botswana
English
1245
2335
2011
4
USA
English
1611
2336
2008
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
897
2337
2014
5
USA
English
1329
2337
2017
2
Spain
Spanish
1475
2337
2016
2
USA
English
1159
2338
1955
3
West Germany
German
1483
2340
2013
2
France
French
1615
2342
1961
1
USA
English
1616
2343
1965
1
France
French
1616
2343
1955
1
USA
English
1616
2343
1930
1
USA
English
1204
2343
1942
3
Soviet Union
Russian
1093
2343
1981
4
USA
English
1616
2343
2010
1
UK
English
1489
2343
2009
2
South Korea
Korean
1188
2344
2013
4
Canada
French
1341
2345
1971
2
Peru
Spanish
1252
2345
2014
4
USA
English
1618
2347
2002
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2003
1
Denmark
Danish
1619
2348
2012
1
USA
English
1239
2348
2018
3
UK
English
1619
2348
2024
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2025
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2025
1
UK
English
1619
2348
2025
1
France
French
1619
2348
2025
1
France
French
1329
2350
2016
2
Australia
English
1016
2351
1987
6
UK
English
1620
2351
1966
1
UK
English
1564
2352
1991
2
India
Tamil
1621
2353
2008
1
Australia
English
1054
2354
1948
6
USA
English
1054
2354
1948
6
USA
English
1622
2354
1979
1
West Germany
German
1623
2355
2002
1
France
Arabic
1381
2358
1991
2
Belgium
French
1143
2358
1967
3
Israel
Hebrew
1042
2358
1915
3
USA
English
1471
2358
2007
2
France
Hebrew
1625
2359
2010
1
Canada
English
1079
2361
2012
4
USA
English
1180
2361
2005
4
USA
English
1029
2361
2006
5
USA
English
1254
2361
2014
3
USA
English
1211
2362
1992
4
USA
English
1084
2362
1976
5
Italy
French
873
2362
1994
7
USA
English
1628
2362
1960
1
UK
English
1628
2362
1977
1
USA
English
1628
2362
1986
1
USA
English
1628
2362
2020
1
Italy
Italian
1629
2363
2004
1
UK
English
1418
2363
1953
2
UK
English
1407
2363
1977
2
USA
English
745
2365
2014
6
USA
English
1214
2365
2018
3
Italy
Italian
772
2366
1917
8
USA
English
1572
2366
1983
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1409
2366
1916
2
USA
English
1017
2366
1922
4
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English
1632
2366
1916
1
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English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
998
2366
1913
4
USA
English
827
2366
1923
6
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1409
2366
1923
2
USA
English
1337
2366
1914
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1914
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1903
1
USA
English
1409
2366
1912
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1912
1
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English
1632
2366
1914
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1931
1
USA
Spanish
1409
2366
1936
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1504
2367
2010
2
USA
English
1263
2368
2003
3
USA
English
1370
2368
2002
2
USA
English
1492
2368
2005
2
USA
English
1633
2368
2003
1
USA
English
1267
2368
1995
2
USA
English
1470
2369
2007
2
USA
English
1635
2370
1979
1
USA
English
1635
2370
2002
1
France
English
1635
2370
1999
1
China
Mandarin
1364
2370
2015
2
UK
English
1636
2371
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1637
2372
2000
1
Morocco
Arabic
1637
2372
2006
1
UK
English
1637
2372
1998
1
France
French
1499
2372
1998
2
France
English
1637
2372
2002
1
USA
English
997
2373
2001
5
USA
English
1218
2374
1978
4
UK
English
1638
2374
2009
1
USA
English
1002
2375
2012
5
USA
English
1511
2376
2009
2
USA
English
1639
2376
2012
1
USA
English
1498
2377
2006
2
China
Mandarin
1640
2377
1971
1
France
French
1261
2379
2004
3
USA
English
1356
2380
2002
2
USA
English
1075
2380
2013
4
USA
English
1227
2380
1947
3
USA
English
1642
2380
2020
1
Switzerland
French
1642
2380
2019
1
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French
1644
2381
2004
1
USA
English
1644
2381
1990
1
Soviet Union
Russian
959
2381
1997
5
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French
1645
2382
2004
1
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French
1417
2382
1933
2
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German
1347
2382
1932
2
Germany
German
1645
2382
2008
1
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Persian
1242
2383
2009
3
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English
1647
2385
1954
1
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English
1647
2385
2002
1
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Japanese
1649
2386
1998
1
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English
1512
2386
2004
2
USA
English
1270
2386
2008
2
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English
1651
2388
1961
1
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French
1652
2389
2019
1
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English
1653
2390
2006
1
USA
English
1653
2390
2019
1
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English
1235
2391
1947
3
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Polish
1654
2391
1986
1
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Spanish
1655
2392
1947
1
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Czech
1656
2394
1976
1
USA
English
1656
2394
2008
1
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English
1499
2396
2008
2
Italy
Italian
1513
2396
2008
2
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French
1657
2396
2010
1
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English
1657
2396
2010
1
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English
1657
2396
2011
1
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English
1505
2396
2014
2
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English
1658
2397
1999
1
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English
1659
2398
2002
1
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English
1324
2398
1992
3
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English
1659
2398
1961
1
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Danish
1501
2398
1952
2
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1659
2398
1992
1
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German
1659
2398
1960
1
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1659
2398
1992
1
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1992
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1997
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1999
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2002
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1334
2398
1960
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1992
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2005
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2005
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2000
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2006
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2008
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English
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2398
2010
1
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English
1659
2398
2013
1
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Russian
1156
2399
2000
3
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Persian
1462
2400
2006
2
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English
1660
2400
2005
1
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English
1355
2400
1949
3
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English
1660
2400
1978
1
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German
1323
2400
1931
2
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English
1660
2400
2009
1
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English
1529
2402
2014
2
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English
1661
2402
2016
1
USA
English
1082
2405
2013
4
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English
1257
2405
2009
3
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English
1267
2405
2017
4
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English
1607
2405
2018
2
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English
1148
2406
2004
3
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French
1200
2407
2015
3
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French
1666
2408
2003
1
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English
1174
2408
2011
4
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English
1667
2410
1999
1
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English
1190
2410
2012
3
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English
1164
2410
2015
4
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English
1536
2410
2019
2
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English
1668
2413
2012
1
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Flemish
1668
2413
2019
1
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Polish
989
2415
2011
4
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English
1669
2415
2007
1
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English
1669
2415
2014
1
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English
1669
2415
2015
1
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1669
2415
2015
1
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English
1099
2416
1991
3
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English
1614
2416
1995
2
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Swedish
1670
2416
1997
1
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1670
2416
2023
1
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Japanese
1671
2417
1982
1
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1672
2418
2005
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2003
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3
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2012
3
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2009
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2013
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1375
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2016
2
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1675
2420
1992
1
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1562
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1988
2
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1974
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2012
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1678
2424
2011
1
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Dutch
1334
2424
2013
2
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Danish
1515
2425
1936
2
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Italian
1522
2426
1947
2
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Italian
1680
2429
2019
1
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English
1680
2429
2019
1
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English
1681
2430
2010
1
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Portuguese
1681
2430
2010
1
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Portuguese
1681
2430
2010
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1459
2433
1948
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1174
2434
1950
3
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French
862
2434
1956
7
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Spanish
1682
2434
1997
1
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English
1314
2434
1940
4
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German
1538
2436
1983
2
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English
1542
2436
1971
2
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French
1684
2436
1961
1
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1321
2436
1980
3
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English
1397
2440
2006
2
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English
1382
2442
1986
3
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French
1267
2443
1929
3
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English
1240
2445
1948
3
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French
1543
2445
2000
2
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English
1686
2445
1977
1
Philippines
English
1486
2448
1975
2
USA
English
1689
2448
1929
1
USA
English
758
2450
1993
13
Portugal
Portuguese
1690
2451
1935
1
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French
1690
2451
1982
1
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English
1546
2451
1986
2
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English
1690
2451
1948
1
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English
1546
2451
1996
2
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English
1690
2451
1956
1
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1690
2451
2017
1
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French
1691
2452
1955
1
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Italian
1691
2452
1955
1
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Russian
1691
2452
1948
1
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German
1691
2452
1980
1
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English
1692
2453
2002
1
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Mandarin
1692
2453
2003
1
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French
1692
2453
1970
1
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English
1581
2453
1951
2
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English
1551
2453
1971
2
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French
1692
2453
2014
1
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Hebrew
1692
2453
2014
1
Israel
Hebrew
1468
2454
1955
2
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English
1045
2454
1963
5
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English
1693
2455
2011
1
USA
English
1693
2455
2011
1
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English
1694
2456
1994
1
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English
1517
2456
2004
3
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English
1390
2456
1937
2
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English
1149
2457
1993
4
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English
1157
2458
1915
5
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Russian
1696
2458
1983
1
USA
English
1358
2458
1932
3
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German
1098
2458
1928
5
USA
English
1144
2458
1941
4
USA
English
1236
2458
1989
4
UK
English
1555
2458
1949
2
USA
English
1555
2458
1950
2
USA
English
1696
2458
1927
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1696
2458
1927
1
UK
English
1696
2458
1929
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1466
2458
1976
2
USA
English
1696
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1347
2458
1965
3
USA
English
1696
2458
1975
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1973
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1959
1
USA
English
1273
2458
1974
3
USA
English
1697
2459
1997
1
UK
English
1115
2459
2012
4
USA
English
1395
2459
2017
3
USA
English
1301
2460
2007
4
Japan
Japanese
1482
2460
2005
2
USA
English
1544
2460
2018
2
UK
English
1014
2463
2003
5
USA
English
1701
2463
1951
1
USA
English
1701
2463
2000
1
France
French
1701
2463
2022
1
Austria
German
1595
2465
1971
3
USA
English
1702
2465
1954
1
France
French
1473
2465
1937
2
USA
English
1702
2465
1947
1
USA
English
1702
2465
1981
1
Canada
English
1024
2467
2002
5
USA
English
1353
2467
1925
3
USA
English
1474
2467
1989
2
USA
English
1279
2467
1983
3
UK
English
1703
2467
1982
1
USA
English
1704
2468
2010
1
Australia
English
980
2470
1926
5
USA
English
1549
2471
2013
2
USA
English
1706
2473
1998
1
USA
English
1133
2473
2014
5
USA
English
1706
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1706
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1566
2473
2017
2
Hungary
English
1707
2474
1971
1
USA
English
1708
2475
1934
1
France
French
1708
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1708
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1564
2476
2015
2
USA
Hindi
1709
2476
2023
1
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1666
2479
2000
2
USA
English
1666
2479
2000
2
USA
English
1710
2479
2014
1
Ukraine
Russian Sign Language
1710
2479
2023
1
Mexico
Spanish
1447
2482
2001
2
France
French
1306
2485
2000
3
USA
English
1713
2485
2001
1
UK
English
1431
2485
1998
3
USA
English
1713
2485
1998
1
UK
English
1713
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1713
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1713
2485
2025
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1714
2486
2024
1
Ireland
English
1715
2488
2017
1
UK
English
1716
2490
2002
1
USA
English
1099
2490
1989
5
USA
English
1716
2490
2010
1
USA
English
1717
2491
2019
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1717
2491
2019
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1718
2493
1991
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
653
2496
1907
11
USA
English
1579
2496
1928
2
USA
English
734
2496
1938
13
USA
English
1071
2496
1937
5
USA
English
1449
2496
1927
3
USA
English
1223
2496
1928
5
USA
English
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1510
2496
1930
2
USA
English
1510
2496
1930
2
USA
English
1497
2496
1916
2
USA
English
1052
2496
1930
7
USA
English
1721
2496
1919
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1926
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1930
1
USA
English
1721
2496
2008
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1723
2498
2019
1
France
English
1724
2499
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1725
2500
1971
1
Canada
French
1173
2500
1957
4
Japan
Japanese
1725
2500
1999
1
India
Tamil
1558
2500
2001
2
USA
English
1153
2501
2008
5
France
French
1528
2501
1994
2
USA
English
1528
2501
1994
2
USA
English
1400
2501
2003
3
USA
English
1587
2502
2011
2
USA
English
1443
2502
2008
3
USA
English
