Greatest Film Directors of all time.
by jose-ramirez161 | created - 29 Feb 2012 | updated - 10 Oct 2012 | Public(Opinionated) The Greatest films directors in Cinema History
1. Alfred Hitchcock
Director | Psycho
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...
an Influential man ....He deserves recognition because his work is remarkable. Deserves tons of recognition and his films are vastly superior than Spielberg's!! I wasn't even born when he was around.... and he still hasn't won an Oscar... Well the oscars are messed up, they give 3 oscars to James Cameron but not to Alfred Hitchcock? Bull
2. Stanley Kubrick
Director | 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Sadie Gertrude (Perveler) and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, a physician. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Stanley was considered intelligent, despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would ...
Created the best horror "The Shining", Created the best Space Sci-fi mind-blow ever "2001: a Space Odyssey" a genius crime film "Clockwork Orange" and a excellent military film "Full Metal Jacket"... My father grew up with his films and he was sad that he died at 1999... I was 11 years old when he died...
3. Jean Renoir
Writer | La règle du jeu
Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he ...
4. Paul Thomas Anderson
Director | Punch-Drunk Love
Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him. While film-makers like Spielberg cut their teeth making...
5. Christopher Nolan
Writer | Tenet
Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed Academy Award winner writer/director/producer Sir Christopher Nolan CBE was born in London, England. Over the course of more than 25 years of filmmaking, Nolan has gone from low-budget independent films to working on some of the ...
Now I am not a Nolan fanatic but anybody who says he is "overrated" is either an idiot or just jealous.... but so far he deserves at least 5th... I took a while to think who would go 5th and I prefer Nolan rather than Coppola... Coppola has made some films that are not good. Christopher Nolan is genuine! Never a disappointment from his movies, The Prestige, Inception, Memento, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and the upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises" Will be top notch and phenomenal. Legend.
6. Francis Ford Coppola
Producer | Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...
Known for one of the greatest films of all time. The Godfather, He is truly a magnificent director. He is a former director and currently a executive producer working on little titles. This movie has lots of story telling in it, Brilliant acting, and great camera angles. There would be no mafia movies if Godfather never came out. I recommend
7. Quentin Tarantino
Writer | Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.
In January of...
Nobody and I mean NOBODY!!! CAN MAKE A BETTER INTRO THAN QUENTIN TARANTINO!!!! This guy's mind is a gift... I say no more...He deserves peace (Can't wait for Django Unchained)
8. Steven Spielberg
Producer | Schindler's List
One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...
Man this guy makes the best adventure films in history + John Williams... then he made Indiana Jones 4
9. Martin Scorsese
Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...
One of the most respected directors of all time and is truly a great director. All of his movies deliver suspense, intensity, great acting, and astonishing story. Known for Shutter Island, The Departed, Hugo, and ESPECIALLY Good Fellas. All of these films are brilliant and amazingly done.
10. Peter Jackson
Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The ...
I am very surprised as you are but this man truly deserves the best! at least in my chart, He is very well known for one of the highest grossing movies ever "Lord of the Rings." Originally the novel was made by J.R.R Tolkien but I never knew Peter Jackson could make it so amazing and perfect! Also known for King Kong, The Adventures of Tintin, District 9, and soon the upcoming "Hobbit."
11. David Fincher
Director | Se7en
David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials...
He started off quite bad in Alien3 but he returned as a good director. Personally he isn't bad and does quite a great job at what he does, I respect him alot for his work, such as Fight Club, The Panic Room, Se7en, Social Network, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I am pretty sure without Fincher, Angelina would have never went with Brad Pitt. I am kidding but in all honesty, THIS GUY IS AWESOME.
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