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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 Altman	2.7646	47	1950s - 12 1960s - 4 1970s - 12 1980s - 8 1990s - 6 2000s - 5	1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) 2. MASH (1970) 3. California Split (1974) 4. Long Goodbye, The (1973) See all Robert Altman movie rankings
12	John Carpenter	2.7282	23	1960s - 5 1970s - 3 1980s - 8 1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Halloween (1978) 2. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) 3. Dark Star (1974) See all John Carpenter movie rankings
13	Hal Ashby	2.6904	9	1970s - 7 1980s - 2	1. Harold and Maude (1971) 2. Being There (1979) 3. Coming Home (1978) 4. Bound for Glory (1976) See all Hal Ashby movie rankings
14	Sidney Lumet	2.6647	41	1950s - 4 1960s - 9 1970s - 10 1980s - 10 1990s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Serpico (1973) 2. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 3. Network (1976) 4. Equus (1977) See all Sidney Lumet movie rankings
15	Clint Eastwood	2.6568	31	1970s - 7 1980s - 7 1990s - 8 2000s - 9	1. Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) 2. High Plains Drifter (1973) 3. Eiger Sanction, The (1975) 4. Play Misty for Me (1971) See all Clint Eastwood movie rankings
16	Roy Ward Baker	2.6527	20	1940s - 1 1950s - 3 1960s - 7 1970s - 8 1980s - 1	1. Scars of Dracula (1970) 2. Asylum (1972) 3. And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) 4. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) See all Roy Ward Baker movie rankings
17	Martin Ritt	2.6248	22	1950s - 5 1960s - 7 1970s - 6 1980s - 3 1990s - 1	1. Sounder (1972) 2. Norma Rae (1979) 3. Front, The (1976) 4. Molly Maguires, The (1970) See all Martin Ritt movie rankings
18	John Hough	2.5757	15	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 5 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. Legend of Hell House, The (1973) 2. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) 3. Twins of Evil (1971) 4. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) See all John Hough movie rankings
19	Paul Mazursky	2.5710	16	1960s - 2 1970s - 5 1980s - 6 1990s - 3	1. Unmarried Woman, An (1978) 2. Harry and Tonto (1974) 3. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) 4. Blume in Love (1973) See all Paul Mazursky movie rankings
20	Bob Fosse	2.5664	5	1960s - 1 1970s - 3 1980s - 1	1. Cabaret (1972) 2. All That Jazz (1979) 3. Lenny (1974) See all Bob Fosse movie rankings

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