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Alfred Hitchcock
British director famous for suspense films. Key Films: Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo. Known as the Master of Suspense.
Fritz Lang
Austrian-German-American filmmaker, prominent in the silent film era. Key Films: Metropolis, M, The Big Heat.
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican director known for his imaginative films which are often visually stunning and fantastical. Key Films: Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Hellboy.
Quentin Tarantino
American filmmaker known for his use of nonlinear storylines and an aestheticization of violence. Key Films: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Django Unchained.
Christopher Nolan
British-American director acclaimed for his complex storytelling and innovative use of non-linear narratives. Key Films: Inception, The Dark Knight, Interstellar.
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker whose films often deal with themes of crime and morality. Key Films: Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull.
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese director and screenwriter, his influence on Western cinema is profound. Key Films: Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Ran.
Stanley Kubrick
American filmmaker known for his meticulous craftsmanship and thematic diversity. Key Films: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange.
Francis Ford Coppola
American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Key Films: The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II.
Charlie Chaplin
British comic actor and filmmaker, he became an icon through his screen persona 'The Tramp'. Key Films: City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator.
Orson Welles
American actor, director, writer and producer. Key Films: Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, The Third Man.
Bong Joon-ho
South Korean director and screenwriter, he gained international acclaim with his film Parasite. Key Films: Parasite, Snowpiercer, The Host.
Sofia Coppola
American screenwriter, director, producer, and actress. Key Films: Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, actor, and comedian known for his neurotic, dialogue-rich comedies. Key Films: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Midnight in Paris.
Steven Spielberg
American director, known for both his blockbuster and dramatic films. Key Films: Jaws, Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Federico Fellini
Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style blending fantasy and baroque images. Key Films: 8½, La Dolce Vita, Amarcord.
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director whose work often deals with existential questions and psychological drama. Key Films: The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Persona.
Chloe Zhao
Chinese filmmaker known for her work on American indie films. Key Films: Nomadland, The Rider, Eternals.
Jean-Luc Godard
French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic, he is a leading figure in the French New Wave. Key Films: Breathless, Contempt, Band of Outsiders.
John Ford
American director especially known for his Westerns. Key Films: Stagecoach, The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath.
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