Top Directors all time

We all have grown up watching films and I’m pretty sure that at a certain point or a certain scene, have wondered “What if I had been at the helm of things? How had I approached a particular scene?” But making a good film is no mean feat. It takes years and years to think upon a story, work upon and develop its characters, and to finally, capture it into the camera to make for a global viewing.
But, to our fortune, we have been blessed with such people who, over the years, have been successful in engrossing viewers with their storytelling. Now, without further ado, let’s get straight to the list.

The list contains 10 mavericks with their unparalleled pieces. There is an honorary section at the end consisting of all those who were considered and were very close but unfortunately, could not make it into the final 10. Again, all those who couldn’t make it are great in their own rights but the list permits only 10.
So, here it goes.

1. Akira kurosawa (Japan)- Seven Samurai (1954), Rashomon (1950), Yojimbo (1961), Ran (1985), Ikiru (1952).
2. Andrei tarkovsky (Russia)- Mirror (1975), Stalker (1979), Solaris (1972), Andrei Rublev (1966).
3. Stanley kubrick (USA)- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Full Metal Jacket (1987), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964).
4. Ingmar bergman (Sweden)- The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Fanny And Alexander (1982), Persona (1966).
5. Orson welles (USA)- Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Touch Of Evil (1958).
6. Federico fellini (Italy)- 8 1/2 (1963), La Dolce Vita (1960), La Strada (1954), Nights Of Cabiria (1957).
7. Alfred hitchcock (Britain)- Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), Rear Window (1954), North By Northwest (1959).
8. Jean renoir (France)- The Rules Of The Game (1939), La Grande Illusion (1937), The Southerner (1945).
9. Satyajit ray (India)- The Apu Trilogy (1955-1959), Charulata (1964), Jalsaghar (1958).
10. David lean (Britain)- Lawrence Of Arabia (1962), The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957), Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Some Honorary Mentions:-
Jean-Luc Godard (France), Fritz Lang (Germany), Martin Scorsese (USA), Vittorio De Sica (Italy), Abbas Kiarostami (Iran), Francis Ford Coppola (USA), Robert Bresson (France), Guru Dutt (India), Steven Spielberg (USA), John Ford (USA), FW Murnau (Germany), Charlie Chaplin (Britain), Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan), Roman Polanski (Poland), Francois Truffaut (France), Yasujirō Ozu (Japan).