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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	3.3984	58	1920s - 11 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	3.2541	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. Seven Year Itch, The (1955) See all Billy Wilder movie rankings
3	William Wyler	3.0899	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	3.0246	20	1930s - 1 1940s - 5 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	3.0020	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	2.9801	46	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 7 1960s - 6 1970s - 6	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 4. Peter Pan (1953) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
7	Clyde Geronimi	2.9801	35	1930s - 3 1940s - 22 1950s - 9 1960s - 1	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 4. Peter Pan (1953) See all Clyde Geronimi movie rankings
8	John Huston	2.9657	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	Fred Zinnemann	2.9567	41	1930s - 13 1940s - 13 1950s - 9 1960s - 3 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. High Noon (1952) 2. From Here to Eternity (1953) 3. Nun's Story, The (1959) 4. Oklahoma! (1955) See all Fred Zinnemann movie rankings
10	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	2.9513	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

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