Movies: Greatest director of all-time

[Hippasus]

A director has a vision about what a movie is supposed to be, inevitably involving physical perception. What is the story, is there a message? Who cares? Who is it?

Sorry, had Ang Lee twice. Add 'em up, I guess.

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[britdevil]

For me, it's between Spielberg, Scorsese and Hitchcock.

Gun to head... Spielberg.

 

[Jumptheshark]

For me you have too many modern directors. I would break it up into 20 year segments.

And I will start with three controversial names not in your pick

1) D.W Griffiths. Due to the context of his movies his name has been stricken from the list of great directors. HE invented the epic movies and shooting big.
2) Charlie Chaplin. Like Griffiths some people do not like talking about his work. While it was the subject matter that gets DW into trouble it is Chaplins personal life that gets him into trouble
3) Buster Keaton. To this day some of the ways he shot movies is used. The problem was he was a hard task master and reportedly for actors into dangerous roles

Others for consideration not on the list over the more modern guys


De Mille
Hawkes
Billy Walder
Frank Capra
John Ford
Fellini--that fact you have inferior directors on the list over him is sad
Bertolucci
De Palma
Fritz Lang
Woody Allen? Like with Griffiths, Chaplin and Keaton people are trying to get people to forget his movies

But the big one is Victor Fleming!!! His 1939 production is legendary. But there are two movies you may never heard of as they never got played that often after their release (sarcasm just incase you miss it) Gone with the Wind and Wizard of OZ!!

 

[TCTC]

I think Friedkin also deserves to be on that list. The Exorcist is probably still the best horror movie ever made.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Other: Raoul Ruiz

 

[frisco]

Voted Kubrick.

David Fincher deserves to be on the list on nominees since the list is modern-heavy but there are a lot of great directors.

My Best-Carey