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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.

11	Robert Aldrich	2.6946	26	1950s - 9 1960s - 9 1970s - 7 1980s - 1	1. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 2. Dirty Dozen, The (1967) 3. Flight of the Phoenix, The (1965) 4. Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) See all Robert Aldrich movie rankings
12	John Sturges	2.6698	40	1940s - 8 1950s - 18 1960s - 10 1970s - 4	1. Great Escape, The (1963) 2. Magnificent Seven, The (1960) 3. Marooned (1969) 4. Hour of the Gun (1967) See all John Sturges movie rankings
13	John Frankenheimer	2.5877	30	1950s - 1 1960s - 11 1970s - 8 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 2	1. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) 2. Seven Days in May (1964) 3. Seconds (1966) 4. Grand Prix (1966) See all John Frankenheimer movie rankings
14	Terence Young	2.5694	37	1940s - 4 1950s - 11 1960s - 11 1970s - 7 1980s - 4	1. From Russia with Love (1963) 2. Wait Until Dark (1967) 3. Dr. No (1962) 4. Thunderball (1965) See all Terence Young movie rankings
15	Henry Hathaway	2.5662	60	1930s - 19 1940s - 15 1950s - 15 1960s - 8 1970s - 3	1. True Grit (1969) 2. Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965) 3. North to Alaska (1960) 4. 5 Card Stud (1968) See all Henry Hathaway movie rankings
16	David Lean	2.5437	14	1940s - 7 1950s - 4 1960s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2. Doctor Zhivago (1965) See all David Lean movie rankings
17	Norman Jewison	2.5336	25	1960s - 10 1970s - 5 1980s - 4 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. In the Heat of the Night (1967) 2. Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968) 3. Cincinnati Kid, The (1965) 4. Send Me No Flowers (1964) See all Norman Jewison movie rankings
18	Arthur Penn	2.5138	13	1950s - 1 1960s - 4 1970s - 3 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 2. Miracle Worker, The (1962) 3. Mickey One (1965) 4. Chase, The (1966) See all Arthur Penn movie rankings
19	Martin Ritt	2.4938	22	1950s - 5 1960s - 7 1970s - 6 1980s - 3 1990s - 1	1. Hud (1963) 2. Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965) 3. Hombre (1967) 4. Brotherhood, The (1968) See all Martin Ritt movie rankings
20	Otto Preminger	2.4885	37	1930s - 4 1940s - 10 1950s - 13 1960s - 6 1970s - 4	1. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) 2. Advise & Consent (1962) 3. Cardinal, The (1963) 4. Skidoo (1968) See all Otto Preminger movie rankings

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