Can you name the TSPDT Top 100 Directors?

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Dates and nationalityDirectorNotable films
USA, 1915-1985Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons
UK, 1899-1980Vertigo, Psycho
Italy, 1920-19938 1/2, La Dolce Vita
USA, 1928-19992001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove
USA, 1894-1973The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath
France, 1894-1979The Rules of the Game, Grand Illusion
Japan, 1910-1998Rashomon, The Seven Samurai
Sweden, 1918-2007Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal
USA, 1939-The Godfather, Apocalypse Now
France, 1930-Breathless, Pierrot le fou
UK, 1889-1977City Lights, The Gold Rush
USA/Austria, 1906-2002Some Like It Hot, Sunset Blvd.
Spain, 1900-1983L'Age d'Or, Un chien andalou
USA, 1942-Raging Bull, Taxi Driver
USA, 1896-1977His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby
Denmark, 1889-1968The Passion of Joan of Arc, Ordet
USSR, 1898-1948Battleship Potemkin, Strike
Germany/USA, 1888-1931Nosferatu, Sunrise
Japan, 1903-1963Tokyo Story, Late Spring
France, 1901-1999Diary of a Country Priest, Pickpocket
USSR, 1932-1986Andrei Rublev, Solaris
Austria/USA, 1890-1976M, Metropolis
UK, 1908-1991Lawrence of Arabia, Brief Encounter
France, 1932-1984The 400 Blows, Jules et Jim
Japan, 1898-1956Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff
USA, 1895-1966The General, The Navigator
Italy, 1912-2007L'Avventura, Blow-Up
USA, 1946-Jaws, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Italy, 1906-1977Rome Open City, Voyage in Italy
USA, 1875-1948Birth of a Nation, Intolerance
Italy, 1906-1976The Leopard, Death in Venice
Italy, 1902-1974The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.
Germany/USA, 1892-1947The Shop Around the Corner, To Be or Not to Be
Germany/France, 1902-1957Madame de..., Letter from an Unknown Woman
Dates and nationalityDirectorNotable films
USA, 1935-Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters
India, 1921-1992Pather Panchali, The World of Apu
USA, 1906-1987The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen
USA, 1924/1912-1996Singin' in the Rain, On the Town
USA, 1925-2006M*A*S*H, Nashville
France, 1905-1934L'Atalante, Zero for Conduct
France/Poland, 1933-Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown
UK, 1905-1990/1902-1988The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus
Italy, 1929-1989Once Upon a Time in the West, A Fistful of Dollars
Italy/USA, 1897-1991It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
France, 1922-Hiroshima Mon Amour, Last Year at Marienbad
Hungary/USA, 1886-1962Casablanca, Mildred Pierce
USA, 1898-1959Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve
USA, 1925-1984The WIld Bunch, Ride the High Country
UK, 1937-Blade Runner, Alien
Italy, 1940-The Conformist, The Last Emperor
USA, 1883-1949The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind
USA, 1929-1989Shadows, A Woman Under the Influence
France, 1909-1996Daybreak, Children of Paradise
USA, 1946-Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr.
UK, 1906-1976The Third Man, Oliver!
Germany, 1942-Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo
USA, 1899-1983The Philadelphia Story, My Fair Lady
Austria/USA, 1885-1957Greed, Foolish Wives
USA, 1903-1986Meet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris
USA, 1898-1969Duck Soup, An Affair to Remember
France, 1909-1982Playtime, Mr. Hulot's Holiday
Turkey/USA, 1909-2003A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront
Germany, 1945-1982Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Marriage of Maria Braun
Austria/USA, 1894-1969The Scarlet Empress, The Blue Angel
USA, 1911-1979In a Lonely Place, Rebel Without a Cause
Germany/USA, 1900-1987All That Heaven Allows, Imitation of Life
Italy, 1922-1975Teorema; Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom
USA, 1909-1993All About Eve, A Letter to Three Wives
Dates and nationalityDirectorNotable films
Poland, 1941-1996Dekalog, Three Colors: Red
Iran, 1940-A Taste of Cherry, Close-Up
USA, 1943-Badlands, The Thin Red Line
Germany/USA, 1902-1981Mrs. Miniver, Ben-Hur
USA, 1954-/1957-Fargo, The Big Lebowski
China, 1958-In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express
France, 1921-La Jetée, Sans Soleil
France/USA, 1904-1977Out of the Past, Cat People
Czechoslovakia/USA, 1932-Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
USA, 1894-1982The Crowd, The Fountainhead
USA, 1963-Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction
Germany, 1945-Paris, Texas; Wings of Desire
France, 1920-2010Chloe in the Afternoon, Claire's Knee
France, 1928-L'Amour fou, Celine and Julie Go Boating
USA, 1930-Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby
Canada, 1943-Videodrome, A History of Violence
Taiwan, 1947-A City of Sadness, The Puppetmaster
France, 1947-1973Bob le flambeur, Army of Shadows
France, 1889-1963Orpheus, The Blood of a Poet
UK, 1928-Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth
UK, 1905-1990Peeping Tom, The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Canada, 1954-Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
USA, 1944-American Graffiti, Star Wars
USA, 1924-12 Angry Men, Network
USA, 1940-Carrie, The Untouchables
France, 1931-1990The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort
USA, 1940Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead
USA, 1887-1980The Thief of Bagdad (1924), White Heat
Austria-Hungary/USA, 1906-1986Laura, Anatomy of a Murder
Italy, 1919-2006Burn!, The Battle of Algiers
USSR, 1894-1956Arsenal, Earth
France, 1898-1981Under the Roofs of Paris, A nous la liberté
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TSPDT Top 100 Directors Quiz

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  • Created Oct 10, 2010 in Movies
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