Top 15 Achievements in Directing

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Citizen Kane [DVD] [1942]
1.  Citizen Kane [DVD] [1942] DVD ~ Orson Welles
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  "Before reaching 30 years old, Orson Welles made this masterpiece of story-telling. Not only a brilliant director, but an actor also, who never achieved the fair recognition from critics and audiences."
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Sunset Boulevard [DVD] [1950]
2.  Sunset Boulevard [DVD] [1950] DVD ~ William Holden
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  "Perhaps Billy Wilder's most acclaimed movie, is a homage to Hollywood decadence. A long and enviable career: "The Lost Weekend"(1945), The Apartment"(1960) or "Some Like It Hot"(1959)."
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A Streetcar Named Desire [1951] [DVD]
3.  A Streetcar Named Desire [1951] [DVD] 
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  "With 20 movies directed, Elia Kazan is here at his finest. Later would come "On the Waterfront"(1954) and "Splendor in the Grass" (1961)."
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The Seventh Seal (50th Anniversary Special Edition) [1957] [DVD]
4.  The Seventh Seal (50th Anniversary Special Edition) [1957] [DVD] DVD ~ Gunnar Bjornstrand
The list author says:
  "One of the most highly regarded directors ever, Ingmar Bergman, left an ouvre of supreme quality."
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Fellini's 8 1/2 [DVD] [2008]
5.  Fellini's 8 1/2 [DVD] [2008] DVD ~ Marcello Mastroianni
The list author says:
  "Italian director Federico Fellini filmed sensuality like few. And in this particular movie, the best one about directing, we see geniality."
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Notorious [1946] [DVD]
6.  Notorious [1946] [DVD] DVD ~ Cary Grant
The list author says:
  "Alfred Hitchcock work is unparalleled. Yes, it may take a lifetime to see all his movies, but if I had to choose just one, this would be it."
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The Searchers [1956] [DVD]
7.  The Searchers [1956] [DVD] DVD ~ The Searchers
The list author says:
  "Winner of 4 Academy Awards, and not with this movie, John Ford deals with family chaos, racial tensions and admirable landscape. Not the best western, but the best from this magnificent director."
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The Treasure of Sierra Madre [DVD] [Region 2 Import]
8.  The Treasure of Sierra Madre [DVD] [Region 2 Import] DVD ~ Humphrey Bogart
The list author says:
  "John Huston brought us also "The Maltese Falcon"(1941), his debut movie, a noir classic, and the adventurous "The African Queen" (1951), and also acted in many other movies, such as "Chinatown"(1974)."
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Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD]
9.  Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD] DVD ~ Peter O'Toole
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  "He could be called an epic maker, so admirably ambitious his movies were. David Lean was a master, even if he directed less than 20 movies."
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Dr. Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2002]
10.  Dr. Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Sterling Hayden
The list author says:
  "Stanley Kubrick was a visionnaire, and like Welles, not fairly recognized in his time. His body of work is quite simply overwhelming."
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Amadeus [1985] [DVD] [1984]
11.  Amadeus [1985] [DVD] [1984] DVD ~ F. Murray Abraham
The list author says:
  "Milos Forman is almost 80 now, and was 52 when directed this movie. Also amazing, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), both Academy Award Best Picture winners."
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Apocalypse Now [1979] [DVD]
12.  Apocalypse Now [1979] [DVD] DVD ~ Martin Sheen
The list author says:
  "Much more famous for his mafia saga, The Godfather trilogy, Francis Ford Coppola, went jungle crazy and it paid off. One of the best movies about the Vietnam war, it's timeless."
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Schindler's List - Special Edition [DVD] (1993)
13.  Schindler's List - Special Edition [DVD] (1993) DVD ~ Liam Neeson
The list author says:
  "Probably the most versatile director ever, it would be with this movie that Steven Spielberg would direct an emotional masterpiece."
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The Graduate - Collector's Edition [DVD] [1967]
14.  The Graduate - Collector's Edition [DVD] [1967] DVD ~ The Graduate
The list author says:
  "Mike Nichols works are unanimous in quality and depth. This was his 2nd movie, being his first "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966)."
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Brokeback Mountain [DVD] [2005]
15.  Brokeback Mountain [DVD] [2005] DVD ~ Jake Gyllenhaal
The list author says:
  "After the poetic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"(2000), Ang Lee made another instant classic of rare beauty and courage."
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