Top 10 Film Directors of the 1950s

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Quiet on the Set!

Alfred Hitchcock has passed on, but his movies will never die. Check out the top 50 directors by decade and see who are the up and coming Steven Spielbergs. Or better yet, take a trip to the past and see which movie-makers had a "direct" influence on the headliners of today.

1	Alfred Hitchcock	3.3951	57	1920s - 10 1930s - 15 1940s - 14 1950s - 11 1960s - 5 1970s - 2	1. Rear Window (1954) 2. Vertigo (1958) 3. North by Northwest (1959) 4. Strangers on a Train (1951) See all Alfred Hitchcock movie rankings
2	Billy Wilder	3.2769	25	1940s - 7 1950s - 8 1960s - 5 1970s - 4 1980s - 1	1. Some Like It Hot (1959) 2. Sunset Blvd. (1950) 3. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 4. Stalag 17 (1953) See all Billy Wilder movie rankings
3	William Wyler	3.0760	61	1920s - 30 1930s - 13 1940s - 7 1950s - 7 1960s - 3 1970s - 1	1. Ben-Hur (1959) 2. Roman Holiday (1953) 3. Detective Story (1951) 4. Desperate Hours, The (1955) See all William Wyler movie rankings
4	Elia Kazan	3.0352	19	1930s - 1 1940s - 4 1950s - 8 1960s - 4 1970s - 2	1. On the Waterfront (1954) 2. East of Eden (1955) 3. Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) 4. Baby Doll (1956) See all Elia Kazan movie rankings
5	Stanley Donen	3.0016	26	1940s - 1 1950s - 12 1960s - 8 1970s - 3 1980s - 2	1. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 2. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 3. Pajama Game, The (1957) 4. Funny Face (1957) See all Stanley Donen movie rankings
6	John Lounsbery	2.9878	47	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 7 1960s - 7 1970s - 6	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
7	Clyde Geronimi	2.9878	35	1930s - 3 1940s - 22 1950s - 9 1960s - 1	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951) See all Clyde Geronimi movie rankings
8	John Huston	2.9505	37	1940s - 7 1950s - 9 1960s - 10 1970s - 6 1980s - 5	1. Asphalt Jungle, The (1950) 2. African Queen, The (1951) 3. Beat the Devil (1953) 4. Red Badge of Courage, The (1951) See all John Huston movie rankings
9	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	2.9494	21	1940s - 8 1950s - 8 1960s - 2 1970s - 3	1. All About Eve (1950) 2. Guys and Dolls (1955) 3. Julius Caesar (1953) 4. People Will Talk (1951) See all Joseph L. Mankiewicz movie rankings
10	Hamilton Luske	2.9403	20	1940s - 8 1950s - 9 1960s - 3	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Alice in Wonderland (1951) 4. Peter Pan (1953) See all Hamilton Luske movie rankings

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