Top 10 Film Directors of the 1970s

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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	Francis Ford Coppola	3.4521	16	1960s - 2 1970s - 4 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 2	1. Godfather, The (1972) 2. Godfather: Part II, The (1974) 3. Conversation, The (1974) 4. Apocalypse Now (1979) See all Francis Ford Coppola movie rankings
2	Woody Allen	3.1347	39	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 10 2000s - 12	1. Annie Hall (1977) 2. Manhattan (1979) 3. Sleeper (1973) 4. Bananas (1971) See all Woody Allen movie rankings
3	John Lounsbery	3.0857	47	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 7 1960s - 7 1970s - 6	1. Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977) 2. Robin Hood (1973) 3. Rescuers, The (1977) 4. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) See all John Lounsbery movie rankings
4	Hal Ashby	2.8695	9	1970s - 7 1980s - 2	1. Harold and Maude (1971) 2. Being There (1979) 3. Shampoo (1975) 4. Last Detail, The (1973) See all Hal Ashby movie rankings
5	Martin Scorsese	2.8475	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 1 1970s - 8 1980s - 5 1990s - 8 2000s - 8	1. Taxi Driver (1976) 2. Mean Streets (1973) 3. Last Waltz, The (1978) 4. New York, New York (1977) See all Martin Scorsese movie rankings
6	George Lucas	2.8072	15	1960s - 8 1970s - 3 1990s - 1 2000s - 3	1. Star Wars (1977) 2. American Graffiti (1973) 3. THX 1138 (1971) See all George Lucas movie rankings
7	Robert Altman	2.8029	47	1950s - 12 1960s - 4 1970s - 12 1980s - 8 1990s - 6 2000s - 5	1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) 2. MASH (1970) 3. 3 Women (1977) 4. Nashville (1975) See all Robert Altman movie rankings
8	Steven Spielberg	2.8012	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 6 2000s - 9	1. Jaws (1975) 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 3. Sugarland Express, The (1974) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
9	William Friedkin	2.7973	5	1970s - 2 1980s - 1 2000s - 2	1. French Connection, The (1971) 2. Exorcist, The (1973) See all William Friedkin movie rankings
10	Sam Peckinpah	2.7931	14	1960s - 4 1970s - 9 1980s - 1	1. Straw Dogs (1971) 2. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) 3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) 4. Junior Bonner (1972) See all Sam Peckinpah movie rankings

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