Famous Film Director - page 2

The Most Famous Film Director

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Baz LuhrmannSeptember 17, 1962AustralianBaz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, filmmaker, and producer
Stanley KubrickJuly 26, 1928AmericanStanley Kubrick was a screenwriter and film director known for his movies like ‘The Clockwork Orange’ and ‘The Shining’
Mel BrooksJune 28, 1926AmericanKnown as the king of farces and comic parodies, Mel Brooks is a famous American film director, comedian, actor, producer and composer
Jerry LewisMarch 16, 1926AmericanJerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor and film producer who was a part of the highly popular duo of Martin and Lewis during the mid 20th century
Duncan JonesMay 30, 1971BritishDuncan Jones is an English film producer, director, and also a screenwriter
Hayao MiyazakiJanuary 5, 1941JapaneseHayao Miyazaki is a creator of various Manga animated works and is renowned for his works such as Howl's Moving Castle and Heidi, Girl of The Alps
Riley StearnsJune 29, 1986AmericanRiley Stearns is an American movie director and writer
John HustonAugust 5, 1906AmericanJohn Huston was an Academy Award winning American film director, screenwriter and actor
Gillo PontecorvoNovember 19, 1919ItalianGillo Pontecorvo was an Italian film director, best known for the film 'La battaglia di Algeri'
Simon MonjackMarch 9, 1970BritishSimon Mark Monjack was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who had a brief career in film industry
Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer and director who took British cinema to new heights with his mastery of the Technicolor technology

BritishSeptember 18, 1914115 views

Arthur Hiller

Arthur Hiller was a Canadian-born film director who belted out several hit films in the 1960s and 70s including the classic romantic film, ‘Love Story’

CanadianNovember 22, 1923109 views

Costa Gavras

Costa-Gavras is a renowned Greek-French film director and producer who is known for making films with overt political themes

FrenchFebruary 12, 1933120 views

John Schlesinger

John Richard Schlesinger was an eminent Academy Award winning English film director

BritishFebruary 16, 192692 views

Michelangelo Antonioni

Michelangelo Antonioni was an Italian film director, producer, editor, short story writer and screenwriter

ItalianSeptember 29, 1912127 views

Robert Altman

Robert Altman was an American film director who was known for his nonconformist style of direction

AmericanFebruary 20, 1925182 views

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols was a distinguished German-American theater and film personality

Michael Cacoyannis

Michael Cacoyannis was a distinguished Greek Cypriot film director, producer and screenwriter

GreekJune 11, 1921127 views

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy was an eminent American film director and producer

AmericanOctober 15, 1900120 views

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli is a celebrated Italian director and producer

ItalianFebruary 12, 1923137 views