all right cameras ah
what’s a movie without a good director
nothing
okay I’m gonna read you and I can say I
don’t know check with the pattern
editing
hey Dodge only to say launch it up
Anthony feet watch a young kid feel
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
classic directors
for this list we focused on directors
that came before the new Hollywood group
of the late 60s and the first wave of
film school directors meaning these film
pioneers must have directed at least one
movie before 1970
number 10 David Lean as he pointed out
it’s against the rules do not speak to
neo Bruce this is war this is not the
game of cricket having first worked as a
film editor David Lean had exactly the
right tools to get behind the camera by
the time he started directing I didn’t
come here to watch a tribal bloodbath in
fact he went on to create some of the
most beautiful and well-regarded
on-screen images most notably in
Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago
you could even say his ability to
capture landscape was second to none I
realize how difficult it’s going to be
in this godforsaken place where you
can’t find what you need
there’s the challenge lien was also
known for bringing Charles Dickens
novels to life such as great
expectations and Oliver Twist I never
dared to say a word about you seen such
a person as me if you do your art and
little bit tore out and roasted and it
in 1990 he became one of three non
Americans to be honored with afi’s
Lifetime Achievement Award for his work
truly for some men nothing is written
unless they write it
number nine sessile b demille ladies and
gentlemen
young and old this may seem an unusual
procedure speaking to you before the
picture begins but we have an unusual
subject many know his name thanks to
Gloria Swanson’s famous line and Sunset
Boulevard all right mr. DeMille I’m
ready for my content which subsequently
cemented his legend
but he became famous for telling
bible-inspired tales and large epics
in fact the filmmaker often found
himself directing thousands of extras
and this soon became a talent at which
he excelled
DeMille was also known for his
larger-than-life personality which made
him a celebrity in his own right
haven’t you got enough clowns you gotta
make a comic out of her she was trying
to break her record she that’s broken
more than a record he started the
careers of many and was one of the first
directors to champion Technicolor number
eight Elia Kazan can I help you ma’am
holy they told me to take a streetcar
named desire
Elia Kazan was prominent in both
Broadway and Hollywood a feat few others
have accomplished after pushing the
techniques of method acting at the
Actors Studio Kazan helped actors like
Marlon Brando and James Dean break into
the industry by giving the then unknowns
lead roles in his 50s films
the directors talent was his ability to
bring out the best performances in his
actors eventually culminating in 21
Oscar nominations and nine trophies your
own Woodrow Wilson said you gotta make a
country safe for democracy
didn’t he say that yes he said that he
also preferred to make movies that he
connected with as demonstrated by the
social issues tackled in pinky and on
the waterfront you read it on us Terry
the way you stand maybe but I’m standing
over here now I was rapping on myself
all in years I didn’t even know it
number seven Federico Fellini hey jewel
editor the English language will forever
be indebted to this man for his
contribution of the word paparazzi from
La Dolce Vita that’s he today that been
illegally damaging that’s Iraq of course
that wasn’t the only great thing about
the 1960 comedy drama it was also a deep
and sophisticated take on the decline of
society mr. Chang mr. Gribbon
as a director Federico Fellini
understood movies as moving pictures and
used the medium to bring many
neo-realist and baroque images to his
films he paired his more abstract images
with stunning landscapes and risque plot
lines many revolving around sexual
politics and religion
so it’s not surprising that Fellini
holds the record for the most Oscar wins
in the Best Foreign Language Film
category college essay Bonino schools ha
ha no Ventana que Pacho Westover Sierra
alpha top in k2 Tebow in a min imagine
Adi
number 6 Frank Capra you see Jorge you
really had a wonderful life don’t you
see what a mistake it would be to throw
it away Frank Capra came from poor
beginnings as an Italian immigrant but
soon became the embodiment of the
American dream thanks to his
award-winning films hey Dan what do you
know about that my old boss right
unlike other directors he was known for
improvising many of the scenes on set
rather than relying on a completed
script in the mid 30s he solidified his
place in the record books as the first
director to have his film sweep the five
big categories at the Oscars with it
happened one night a Boston with lows
Capra is also remembered annually during
Christmastime thanks to its a wonderful
life and its status as a preeminent and
perennial holiday classic that’s right
that’s right
number five John Huston Sam did you kill
him
who put that bright idea in your head as
the most well known member of the
Houston family dynasty John Huston had a
prolific career that spanned almost 50
years we made it he wrote almost every
film he directed with many of these
screenplays now considered some of the
best ever written mercy I got a feeling
it pretty killing we’re gonna wish we
was back shooting a rapid given that he
often drew out each scene before filming
and spent little time editing after his
style was most certainly unconventional
give me a 20 it says I don’t have to
look at your ugly face it sooner I see
like this New York the oscar-winning
filmmaker directed both his father and
daughter during his career and became
known for movies that focused on social
themes and the emotional quests of their
protagonists you’re an angel a nice
rattlebrain little angel Oh am i –
number 4 Charlie Chaplin
during the silent era the tram proved to
be one of the hardest-working man in
show business building his production
house from scratch and financing his
films himself creating his own
distribution company United Artists with
fellow directors Chaplin was also a
visionary whose works have proven to be
hallmarks of early cinema especially
notable for his black and white silent
films which were often hilarious and
heartfelt thanks to his masterful
blending of drama and slapstick comedy
less panache hola a show secret the
Portobello see rocky spa Colette Oh
Sheila – laughs Wow
Chaplin later received an honorary
Academy Award for all his achievements
in motion pictures in the early 1970s
five chicken in a Hyneman cuckoos I’m
bitch pile attention woman
number three akira kurosawa this
Japanese filmmaker is considered one of
the greatest directors of the 20th
century good day yeah every detail of
his productions was thoughtfully
considered especially the script which
he believed to be the most important
aspect okay go
hmm Akira Kurosawa also had a
distinctive cinematic eye shooting many
of his subjects from a distance using a
long lens and this created a more
natural feel to his films while
emphasizing the beauty of the natural
landscape
for asawa has gone on to influence and
inspire many directors such as sergio
leone
number two orson welles he is today what
he has always been Louis will be
practiced while he directed some
theatrical productions in the mid-30s
Orson Welles first came to prominence
after he surprised the world with his
radio broadcast of HG Wells the War of
the Worlds well gee without you I don’t
know what I’d of death he switched to
motion pictures in 1941 with Citizen
Kane which is largely considered the
best film of all time
I made no campaign promises because
until a few weeks ago I had no hope
being elected the mark of his
directorial style included the insertion
of his personality and vision into every
aspect of the film what a setup to work
with one brother in jail two others dead
and nobody left to carry on the business
but a bunch of nephews
when it came to his work Welles was
truly a Renaissance man he acted in
wrote and directed many of his features
while also being involved in theater and
radio all of which proved he was a rare
talent nobody can see you up here
sure I present you before we unveil our
number one pick here are a few honorable
mentions
Fred Lucy Lucy and Brad Lucy Lucy and
Brad
Debbie invented which either tell Mon
you got cold
hey just let the tikaa kiaa anyone huh a
little thingy isn’t it better
girl number one
mrs. Bates Alfred Hitchcock even more
than a director Alfred Hitchcock was a
no turd
meaning he took complete control over
every aspect of his productions which
resulted in his signature style I don’t
want to die someone within Manchus has
had less bad
he was aptly named the master of
suspense since many of his films played
with both his characters and the viewers
sense of reality and perception
he also used the camera to break the
wall between the audience and his
stories which allowed for a more
authentic interaction between the two I
hope they are watching their see they’ll
see and they’ll know and they’ll say she
wouldn’t even have a flag thanks to his
groundbreaking filming methods his
mysterious plots and 50 plus years in
the industry
Hitchcock left a profound impact on
cinema and set the stage for everything
thereafter
do you agree with our list is your
favorite classic director gentlemen you
can’t fight in here this is the war room
for more can’t miss top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com got me hot hugo ok sit
you
what’s a movie without a good director
nothing
okay I’m gonna read you and I can say I
don’t know check with the pattern
editing
hey Dodge only to say launch it up
Anthony feet watch a young kid feel
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
classic directors
for this list we focused on directors
that came before the new Hollywood group
of the late 60s and the first wave of
film school directors meaning these film
pioneers must have directed at least one
movie before 1970
number 10 David Lean as he pointed out
it’s against the rules do not speak to
neo Bruce this is war this is not the
game of cricket having first worked as a
film editor David Lean had exactly the
right tools to get behind the camera by
the time he started directing I didn’t
come here to watch a tribal bloodbath in
fact he went on to create some of the
most beautiful and well-regarded
on-screen images most notably in
Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago
you could even say his ability to
capture landscape was second to none I
realize how difficult it’s going to be
in this godforsaken place where you
can’t find what you need
there’s the challenge lien was also
known for bringing Charles Dickens
novels to life such as great
expectations and Oliver Twist I never
dared to say a word about you seen such
a person as me if you do your art and
little bit tore out and roasted and it
in 1990 he became one of three non
Americans to be honored with afi’s
Lifetime Achievement Award for his work
truly for some men nothing is written
unless they write it
number nine sessile b demille ladies and
gentlemen
young and old this may seem an unusual
procedure speaking to you before the
picture begins but we have an unusual
subject many know his name thanks to
Gloria Swanson’s famous line and Sunset
Boulevard all right mr. DeMille I’m
ready for my content which subsequently
cemented his legend
but he became famous for telling
bible-inspired tales and large epics
in fact the filmmaker often found
himself directing thousands of extras
and this soon became a talent at which
he excelled
DeMille was also known for his
larger-than-life personality which made
him a celebrity in his own right
haven’t you got enough clowns you gotta
make a comic out of her she was trying
to break her record she that’s broken
more than a record he started the
careers of many and was one of the first
directors to champion Technicolor number
eight Elia Kazan can I help you ma’am
holy they told me to take a streetcar
named desire
Elia Kazan was prominent in both
Broadway and Hollywood a feat few others
have accomplished after pushing the
techniques of method acting at the
Actors Studio Kazan helped actors like
Marlon Brando and James Dean break into
the industry by giving the then unknowns
lead roles in his 50s films
the directors talent was his ability to
bring out the best performances in his
actors eventually culminating in 21
Oscar nominations and nine trophies your
own Woodrow Wilson said you gotta make a
country safe for democracy
didn’t he say that yes he said that he
also preferred to make movies that he
connected with as demonstrated by the
social issues tackled in pinky and on
the waterfront you read it on us Terry
the way you stand maybe but I’m standing
over here now I was rapping on myself
all in years I didn’t even know it
number seven Federico Fellini hey jewel
editor the English language will forever
be indebted to this man for his
contribution of the word paparazzi from
La Dolce Vita that’s he today that been
illegally damaging that’s Iraq of course
that wasn’t the only great thing about
the 1960 comedy drama it was also a deep
and sophisticated take on the decline of
society mr. Chang mr. Gribbon
as a director Federico Fellini
understood movies as moving pictures and
used the medium to bring many
neo-realist and baroque images to his
films he paired his more abstract images
with stunning landscapes and risque plot
lines many revolving around sexual
politics and religion
so it’s not surprising that Fellini
holds the record for the most Oscar wins
in the Best Foreign Language Film
category college essay Bonino schools ha
ha no Ventana que Pacho Westover Sierra
alpha top in k2 Tebow in a min imagine
Adi
number 6 Frank Capra you see Jorge you
really had a wonderful life don’t you
see what a mistake it would be to throw
it away Frank Capra came from poor
beginnings as an Italian immigrant but
soon became the embodiment of the
American dream thanks to his
award-winning films hey Dan what do you
know about that my old boss right
unlike other directors he was known for
improvising many of the scenes on set
rather than relying on a completed
script in the mid 30s he solidified his
place in the record books as the first
director to have his film sweep the five
big categories at the Oscars with it
happened one night a Boston with lows
Capra is also remembered annually during
Christmastime thanks to its a wonderful
life and its status as a preeminent and
perennial holiday classic that’s right
that’s right
number five John Huston Sam did you kill
him
who put that bright idea in your head as
the most well known member of the
Houston family dynasty John Huston had a
prolific career that spanned almost 50
years we made it he wrote almost every
film he directed with many of these
screenplays now considered some of the
best ever written mercy I got a feeling
it pretty killing we’re gonna wish we
was back shooting a rapid given that he
often drew out each scene before filming
and spent little time editing after his
style was most certainly unconventional
give me a 20 it says I don’t have to
look at your ugly face it sooner I see
like this New York the oscar-winning
filmmaker directed both his father and
daughter during his career and became
known for movies that focused on social
themes and the emotional quests of their
protagonists you’re an angel a nice
rattlebrain little angel Oh am i –
number 4 Charlie Chaplin
during the silent era the tram proved to
be one of the hardest-working man in
show business building his production
house from scratch and financing his
films himself creating his own
distribution company United Artists with
fellow directors Chaplin was also a
visionary whose works have proven to be
hallmarks of early cinema especially
notable for his black and white silent
films which were often hilarious and
heartfelt thanks to his masterful
blending of drama and slapstick comedy
less panache hola a show secret the
Portobello see rocky spa Colette Oh
Sheila – laughs Wow
Chaplin later received an honorary
Academy Award for all his achievements
in motion pictures in the early 1970s
five chicken in a Hyneman cuckoos I’m
bitch pile attention woman
number three akira kurosawa this
Japanese filmmaker is considered one of
the greatest directors of the 20th
century good day yeah every detail of
his productions was thoughtfully
considered especially the script which
he believed to be the most important
aspect okay go
hmm Akira Kurosawa also had a
distinctive cinematic eye shooting many
of his subjects from a distance using a
long lens and this created a more
natural feel to his films while
emphasizing the beauty of the natural
landscape
for asawa has gone on to influence and
inspire many directors such as sergio
leone
number two orson welles he is today what
he has always been Louis will be
practiced while he directed some
theatrical productions in the mid-30s
Orson Welles first came to prominence
after he surprised the world with his
radio broadcast of HG Wells the War of
the Worlds well gee without you I don’t
know what I’d of death he switched to
motion pictures in 1941 with Citizen
Kane which is largely considered the
best film of all time
I made no campaign promises because
until a few weeks ago I had no hope
being elected the mark of his
directorial style included the insertion
of his personality and vision into every
aspect of the film what a setup to work
with one brother in jail two others dead
and nobody left to carry on the business
but a bunch of nephews
when it came to his work Welles was
truly a Renaissance man he acted in
wrote and directed many of his features
while also being involved in theater and
radio all of which proved he was a rare
talent nobody can see you up here
sure I present you before we unveil our
number one pick here are a few honorable
mentions
Fred Lucy Lucy and Brad Lucy Lucy and
Brad
Debbie invented which either tell Mon
you got cold
hey just let the tikaa kiaa anyone huh a
little thingy isn’t it better
girl number one
mrs. Bates Alfred Hitchcock even more
than a director Alfred Hitchcock was a
no turd
meaning he took complete control over
every aspect of his productions which
resulted in his signature style I don’t
want to die someone within Manchus has
had less bad
he was aptly named the master of
suspense since many of his films played
with both his characters and the viewers
sense of reality and perception
he also used the camera to break the
wall between the audience and his
stories which allowed for a more
authentic interaction between the two I
hope they are watching their see they’ll
see and they’ll know and they’ll say she
wouldn’t even have a flag thanks to his
groundbreaking filming methods his
mysterious plots and 50 plus years in
the industry
Hitchcock left a profound impact on
cinema and set the stage for everything
thereafter
do you agree with our list is your
favorite classic director gentlemen you
can’t fight in here this is the war room
for more can’t miss top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com got me hot hugo ok sit
you
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