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The Most Oscar-Worthy Directors Of All Time By Andrew [59 more lists]
Griffith had some unfortunate personal issues, but as a director... well, he was the first modern director. Modern in that he was the first to come up with the techniques that make up the foundation of film directing technique today. Any time you see a camera move, the director is copying Griffith.
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1875The Birth of a Nation, Ramona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Lonely Villa, Those Awful Hats, The Unchanging Sea, His Trust, The Lonedale Operator, What Shall We Do with Our Old?, In the Aisles of the Wild, The Informer, Brothers, Near to Earth, The Sorrowful Shore, The Mistake, My Baby, Just Gold, The Battle of the Sexes, Intolerance, Her Awakening, Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal, The New Dress, A Romance of the Western Hills, An Outcast Among Outcasts, A Woman Scorned, The Transformation of Mike, The Battle, The Avenging Conscience, Isn't Life Wonderful, That Royle Girl, Romance of a Jewess, The Oath and the Man, The Sealed Room, His Trust Fulfilled, An Adventure in the Autumn Woods, The Ranchero's Revenge, A Timely Interception, Resurrection, The New York Hat, Brutality, Was He a Coward?, How She Triumphed, The Broken Cross, The White Rose of the Wilds, A Country Cupid, The Blind Princess and the Poet, The Primal Call, One Is Business, the Other Crime, Orphans Of The Storm, A Corner in Wheat, Judith of Bethulia, The Black Viper, Home, Sweet Home, The Escape, In the Border States, Heredity, My Hero, A Misappropriated Turkey, A Girl's Stratagem, The Unwelcome Guest, The Hero of Little Italy, Two Men of the Desert, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, Dream Street, The Lady and the Mouse, The Mothering Heart, The Spanish Gypsy, The Miser's Heart, The Old Bookkeeper, The Eternal Mother, The Lesser Evil, The Call of the Wild, Choosing a Husband, A Decree of Destiny, The Battle of the Sexes, Lady of the Pavements, Fate's Turning, America, Way Down East, The White Rose, Friends, Oil and Water, Fools of Fate, The Hessian Renegades, Two Daughters of Eve, The Burglar's Dilemma, A Cry for Help, The God Within, The Enemy's Baby, The Voice of the Child, The Great Love, Enoch Arden, Heart Beats of Long Ago, The Spirit Awakened, Man's Lust for Gold, Out from the Shadow, The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch, True Heart Susie, The Tavern Keeper's Daughter, A Trap for Santa, Three Friends, The House of Darkness, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, The Making of a Man, Broken Blossoms, In Old California, Drums of Love, The Fight for Freedom, The Sunbeam, The Golden Louis, Brute Force, An Unseen Enemy, At the Altar, After Many Years, A Chance Deception, The Stolen Loaf, Balked at the Altar, The Greatest Question, Blind Love, A Temporary Truce, The Italian Barber, The Red Man and the Child, The Englishman and the Girl, The Bandit's Waterloo, Hearts of the World, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Adventures of Dollie, The House with Closed Shutters, So Near, Yet So Far, The Left-Handed Man, Madonna of the Storm, The Two Brothers, The Country Doctor, Abraham Lincoln, The Two Paths, His Daughter, The Inner Circle, A String of Pearls, The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of, Fighting Blood, Under Burning Skies, The Indian Brothers, Lady Helen's Escapade, Sally of the Sawdust, One Exciting Night, The Sheriff's Baby, A Misunderstood Boy, The Fugitive, The One She Loved, The Rocky Road, For His Son, A Sister's Love, The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period, The Wanderer, If We Only Knew, Love in an Apartment Hotel, The Telephone Girl and the Lady, Gold and Glitter, The Conscience of Hassan Bey, The Painted Lady, The Greatest Thing in Life, A Romance of Happy Valley, What the Daisy Said, The Punishment, Through Darkened Vales, Love in the Hills, The Long Road, In Little Italy, A Change of Spirit, The Smile of a Child, A Flash of Light, The Day After, To Save Her Soul, The Lily of the Tenements, The Red Man's View, Way Down West, The Sorrows of Satan, A Feud in the Kentucky Hills, The Chief's Blanket, Money Mad, Broken Ways, The Last Drop of Water, The Curtain Pole, The Girl and Her Trust, An Arcadian Maid, Swords and Hearts, The Struggle, Macbeth, Bill Sharkey's Last Game, Death's Marathon MoreUnited States of AmericaLa Grange - 2
1910Red Beard, Dreams, Sanshiro Sugata, The Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, Ran, Yojimbo, Ikiru, The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail, The Bad Sleep Well, Kagemusha, The Lower Depths, The Most Beautiful, Drunken Angel, No Regrets for Our Youth, Sanjuro, I Live in Fear, Rhapsody in August, Stray Dog, Dodesukaden, Rashomon, The Quiet Duel, High and Low, Scandal, One Wonderful Sunday, Madadayo, Seven Samurai, Hakuchi, Those Who Make Tomorrow, Sanshiro Sugata Part II, Dersu Uzala, Gendai no Noh MoreJapanOta, Tokyo - 3
1899Topaz, Sabotage, Notorious, Lifeboat, The Paradine Case, The Birds, Juno and the Paycock, North by Northwest, Saboteur, The Trouble with Harry, The Farmer's Wife, Psycho, Family Plot, Waltzes from Vienna, Number Seventeen, Rich and Strange, Juno and the Paycock, Easy Virtue, Aventure Malgache, Jamaica Inn, Rope, Strangers on a Train, Marnie, Frenzy, Suspicion, Dial M for Murder, Shadow of a Doubt, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Stage Fright, Rebecca, Spellbound, The Lady Vanishes, I Confess, Rear Window, The 39 Steps, Elstree Calling, Blackmail, Bon Voyage, Vertigo, Torn Curtain, Young and Innocent, The Mountain Eagle, The Pleasure Garden, Always Tell Your Wife, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Ring, Murder!, Under Capricorn, Secret Agent, Alfred Hitchcock: More Than Just a Profile, Number 13, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Wrong Man, To Catch a Thief, The Skin Game, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, Foreign Correspondent, Woman to Woman, The Manxman, Downhill, The White Shadow, Champagne, Mary, Vertigo, North by North-West, An Elastic Affair, Vertigo MoreUnited States of America, EnglandLeytonstone - 4
1915Filming Othello, Citizen Kane, The Fountain of Youth, Macbeth, Othello, The Stranger, The Magnificent Ambersons, Orson Welles' Magic Show, Around The World With Orson Welles, Mr. Arkadin, It's All True, The Immortal Story, The Merchant of Venice, Don Quixote, The Trial, The Lady from Shanghai, Touch of Evil, F for Fake, The Orson Welles Batman Hoax, Chimes at Midnight, The Hearts of Age, Mr. Arkadin: The Comprehensive Version, Portrait of Gina, The Other Side of the Wind, Orson Welles' Sketch Book, The Lady in the Ice, Horse Eats Hat, Filming The Trial, One Man Band, Too Much Johnson, Moby Dick Rehearsed, Moby Dick, The Southern Star, Mr. Arkadin: The Corinth Version, Vienna, The Orson Welles Show, The Dreamers, In the Land of Don Quixote, The Deep, The Miracle of St. Anne MoreUnited States of AmericaKenosha - 5
1954True Lies, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Aliens, Avatar, Battle Angel, Avatar 2, Avatar 3, Titanic, Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep, The Abyss, The Dive, Expedition: Bismarck, T2 3-D:Battle Across Time, Piranha II: The Spawning, Alien Quadrilogy, Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time, Xenogenesis MoreUnited States of America, CanadaKapuskasing - 6
1928The Shining, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Spartacus, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, Day of the Fight, The Killing, Lolita, Killer's Kiss, One-Eyed Jacks, Fear and Desire, The Seafarers, Flying Padre MoreUnited States of AmericaManhattan - 7 1942The Color of Money, Bringing Out the Dead, The King of Comedy, The Departed, The Aviator, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Last Waltz, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, Cape Fear, Italianamerican, After Hours, Street Scenes, Kundun, Shine a Light, Goodfellas, A Letter to Elia, The Key to Reserva, Hugo, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, New York Stories, The Age of Innocence, Who's That Knocking at My Door, The Last Temptation of Christ, Public Speaking, Casino, My Voyage to Italy, New York, New York, Boxcar Bertha, Bad, Untitled The Departed 2 Sequel, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, No Direction Home, Silence, It's Not Just You, Murray!, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, The Big Shave, Sinatra , Made in Milan, Made in Milan, Back Home Years Ago: The Real Casino MoreUnited States of AmericaQueens
- 8 1939The Rainmaker, Rumble Fish, The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980, Apocalypse Now Redux, The Godfather, Finian's Rainbow, Captain EO, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Tetro, The Godfather Saga, The Conversation, You're a Big Boy Now, Youth Without Youth, Peggy Sue Got Married, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, The Godfather Part II, New York Stories, The Godfather Part III, The Cotton Club, Godfather Trilogy, The Terror, Supernova, Dementia 13, One from the Heart, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Gardens of Stone, Jack, The Rain People, The Bellboy and the Playgirls, Tonight for Sure, Battle Beyond the Sun, Twixt MoreUnited States of AmericaDetroit
- 9 1946Minority Report, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Hook, 1941, Amistad, Catch Me If You Can, War of the Worlds, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Saving Private Ryan, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Jurassic Park, The Attack of the Mummies, Amazing Stories, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Twilight Zone: The Movie, The Color Purple, Munich, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, Amblin, War Horse, Savage, The Terminal, Empire of the Sun, Empire of the Sun, Always, Duel, Lincoln, Robopocalypse, Firelight, Interstellar, Lincoln, Something Evil, Amazing Stories: Book One, Slipstream MoreUnited States of AmericaCincinnati
- 10 1906The Spirit of St. Louis, Sunset Boulevard, One, Two, Three, The Fortune Cookie, Ace in the Hole, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Kiss Me, Stupid, The Major and the Minor, Fedora, Love in the Afternoon, Witness for the Prosecution, The Front Page, Some Like It Hot, Irma la Douce, The Emperor Waltz, Five Graves to Cairo, Double Indemnity, The Seven Year Itch, Stalag 17, Billy Wilder filmography, Mauvaise Graine, Buddy Buddy, The Apartment, Avanti!, Sabrina, The Lost Weekend, A Foreign Affair, Death Mills MoreUnited States of America, AustriaSucha Beskidzka
- 11 1970Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Following, The Prestige, Insomnia, Memento, The Dark Knight Rises, Doodlebug, The Dark Knight: Bonus Material MoreUnited States of America, EnglandLondon
- 12 1890Moonfleet, Metropolis, The Spiders, The Return of Frank James, Spies, American Guerrilla in the Philippines, Hangmen Also Die, The Blue Gardenia, Human Desire, The Woman in the Window, While the City Sleeps, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, You and Me, Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache, Moontide, You Only Live Once, Kämpfende Herzen, M, Man Hunt, Woman in the Moon, Master of Love, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Liliom, Clash by Night, Der müde Tod, Western Union, The Spiders, Part 2: The Diamond Ship, In Night and Ice, Scarlet Street, Secret Beyond the Door..., House by the River, Der Tiger von Eschnapur, Cloak and Dagger, Ministry of Fear, Fury, The Indian Tomb, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, Harakiri, The Big Heat, Rancho Notorious, Das wandernde Bild, Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis, Halbblut MoreUnited States of America, Germany, AustriaVienna
- 13 1895Battling Butler, The General, Steamboat Bill Jr., The Rough House, The Blacksmith, The Frozen North, Mixed Magic, The Haunted House, Allez Oop, Hollywood Handicap , The Playhouse, The Navigator, Grand Slam Opera, Seven Chances, Sherlock, Jr., Love Nest on Wheels, In the Good Old Summertime, Cops, The Love Nest, College, Neighbors, Daydreams, One Run Elmer, Blue Blazes, Three Ages, The Cameraman, My Wife's Relations, The Scarecrow, Hard Luck, Go West, Tars and Stripes, Our Hospitality, Convict 13, The Paleface, The Electric House, The Goat, One Week, Spite Marriage, The High Sign, The Boat, The Balloonatic, The Gold Ghost, Easy to Wed MoreUnited States of AmericaPiqua
- 14 1894Donovan's Reef, Cheyenne Autumn, Fort Apache, Rio Grande, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Long Voyage Home, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, They Were Expendable, Four Sons, The Last Hurrah, The Fugitive, The Battle of Midway, The Informer, Men Without Women, Wagon Master, The Wallop, The Iron Horse, The Lost Patrol, Seas Beneath, Riley the Cop, The Blue Eagle, 3 Bad Men, The Shamrock Handicap, The Sun Shines Bright, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach, Arrowsmith, Flesh, North of Hudson Bay, How the West Was Won, Wee Willie Winkie, The Wings of Eagles, My Darling Clementine, Gideon's Day, The Hurricane, Two Rode Together, What Price Glory, Drums Along the Mohawk, The Horse Soldiers, The Soul Herder, The Secret Man, Ace of the Saddle, The Freeze-Out, The Last Outlaw, The Prince of Avenue A, Silver Wings, Hearts of Oak, Upstream, Airmail, Pilgrimage, The World Moves On, Judge Priest, Young Cassidy, Four Men and a Prayer, The Long Gray Line, Young Mr. Lincoln, Mary of Scotland, Pinky, 7 Women, The Adventures of Marco Polo, The Phantom Riders, Wild Women, Three Mounted Men, Bare Fists, Desperate Trails, The Girl in Number 29, Bucking Broadway, The Rising of the Moon, Mister Roberts, The Big Punch, The Face on the Bar-Room Floor, Lightnin', Napoleon's Barber, Doctor Bull, Roped, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Gun Law, The Village Blacksmith, The Grapes of Wrath, Korean War in Color, How the West Was Won: Special Edition: Bonus Material, Hangman's House, Salute, Women in Defense, A Fight for Love, Rustlers, The Gun Packer, Action, The Plough and the Stars, The Fighting Brothers, Kentucky Pride, Sergeant Rutledge, Mother Machree, Air Mail, The Whole Town's Talking, The Searchers, Born Reckless, Straight Shooting, The Prisoner of Shark Island, Just Pals, Little Miss Smiles, Mogambo, The Black Watch, Tobacco Road, A Gun Fightin' Gentleman, The Craving, Steamboat Round the Bend, Marked Men, Three Godfathers, How Green Was My Valley, Pearl Harbor: Dawn of Death, Up the River, Riders of Vengeance, The Trail of Hate, The Brat, The Fighting Heart, Strong Boy, Thank You, Tornado, Submarine Patrol, Cheyenne's Pal, Sex Hygiene, When Willie Comes Marching Home, Hitchin' Posts, Hoodman Blind, Cameo Kirby, Jackie, Thieves' Gold, Rider of the Law, Torpedo Squadron, Flashing Spikes, Rookie of the Year, The Scrapper, Sure Fire, The Fighting Gringo, December 7th, By Indian Post, A Woman's Fool, The Colors of War: Pacific, A Marked Man, Three Jumps Ahead, Hell Bent, The Scarlet Drop MoreUnited States of AmericaCape Elizabeth
- 15 1889The Bank, A Jitney Elopement, His New Job, His Prehistoric Past, The Face on the Bar Room Floor, Triple Trouble, Dough and Dynamite, Twenty Minutes of Love, The Floorwalker, A Dog's Life, Sunnyside, The Idle Class, Work, Easy Street, A Night Out, Recreation, City Lights, The Great Dictator, One A.M., The Champion, A Woman of Paris, Mabel's Married Life, Gentlemen of Nerve, His Musical Career, His Regeneration, A Woman, The Masquerader, A Countess from Hong Kong, Pay Day, A King in New York, A Night in the Show, The Tramp, Monsieur Verdoux, The Adventurer, The Fireman, The Cure, His New Profession, Shoulder Arms, Modern Times, The Pawnshop, Caught in the Rain, Limelight, Behind the Screen, The Pilgrim, By the Sea, In the Park, The Circus, The Gold Rush, Those Love Pangs, Getting Acquainted, Police!, Burlesque on Carmen, The Vagabond, The Immigrant, A Day's Pleasure, The Professor, The Kid, A Busy Day, The Property Man, His Trysting Place, Laughing Gas, Her Friend the Bandit, The New Janitor, The Rink, The Count, Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work, The Freak, Chaplin: The Collection: Vol. 3, The Rounders, Shanghaied, The Bond, The Chaplin Revue MoreUnited Kingdom, EnglandWalworth, London
- 16 1937Thelma & Louise, Blade Runner, G.I. Jane, Black Rain, Body of Lies, Robin Hood, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, Prometheus, Gladiator, A Good Year, Boy and Bicycle, American Gangster, Legend, Alien, 1492 Conquest of Paradise, Matchstick Men, The Duellists, White Squall, All the Invisible Children, Blade Runner: Theatrical and Director's Cut, Alien Quadrilogy, Someone to Watch Over Me, 1984 MoreEnglandSouth Shields
- 17 195628 Days Later, Sunshine, The Beach, Millions, Alien Love Triangle, Slumdog Millionaire, Shallow Grave, A Life Less Ordinary, 127 Hours, Vacuuming Completely Nude In Paradise, Trainspotting, Strumpet, Trance MoreEnglandRadcliffe
- 18 1961Forgotten Silver, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, King Kong, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Frighteners, The Valley, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Hobbit: Part 2, The Lovely Bones, Dead Alive, The Hobbit: Part 1, Bad Taste, Heavenly Creatures, Meet the Feebles, Crossing the Line MoreNew ZealandPukerua Bay
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