TOP 15 DIRECTORS: (1950 - 1959)

01) - ALFRED HITCHCOCK

FILMS 50s: TOP 100

1. 4,7469 - REAR WINDOW (ALFRED HITCHCOCK, 1954) - USA
2. 4,7187 - SUNSET BOULEVARD (BILLY WILDER, 1950) - USA
3. 4,7138 - VERTIGO (ALFRED HITCHCOCK, 1958) - USA
4. 4,7089 - SEVEN SAMURAI (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1954) - JPN
5. 4,6762 - RASHOMON (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1950) - JPN
6. 4,6520 - ORDET (CARL THEODOR DREYER, 1955) - DNK
7. 4,6472 - UN CONDAMNE A MORT S'EST ECHAPPE (ROBERT BRESSON, 1956) - FRA
8. 4,6404 - SINGIN'IN THE RAIN (STANLEY DONEN - GENE KELLY, 1952) - USA
9. 4,5789 - NORTH BY NORTHWEST (ALFRED HITCHCOCK, 1959) - USA
10. 4,5742 - THE SEVENTH SEAL (INGMAR BERGMAN, 1957) - SWE
11. 4,5660 - UGETSU MONOGATARI (KENJI MIZOGUCHI, 1953) - JPN
12. 4,5528 - PATHS OF GLORY (STANLEY KUBRICK, 1957) - USA
13. 4,5524 - LES 400 COUPS (FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT, 1959) - FRA
14. 4,5507 - PATHER PANCHALI (SATYAJIT RAY, 1955) - IND
15. 4,5481 - THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (CHARLES LAUGHTON, 1955) - USA
16. 4,5444 - TOUCH OF EVIL (ORSON WELLES, 1958) - USA
17. 4,5266 - ALL ABOUT EVE (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ, 1950) - USA
18. 4,5259 - STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (ALFRED HITCHCOCK, 1951) - USA
19. 4,5173 - SANSHO DAYU (KENJI MIZOGUCHI, 1954) - JPN
20. 4,5127 - TOKYO MONOGATARI (YASUJIRO OZU, 1953) - JPN
21. 4,5041 - SOME LIKE IT HOT (BILLY WILDER, 1959) - USA
22. 4,5001 - IKIRU (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1952) - JPN
23. 4,4926 - WILD STRAWBERRIES (INGMAR BERGMAN, 1957) - SWE
24. 4,4905 - THE SEARCHERS (JOHN FORD, 1956) - USA
25. 4,4633 - SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK, 1957) - USA
26. 4,4458 - APU SANSAR (SATYAJIT RAY, 1959) - IND
27. 4,4326 - THRONE OF BLOOD (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1957) - JPN
28. 4,4286 - MADAME DE... (MAX OPHULS, 1953) - FRA
29. 4,4163 - JOHNNY GUITAR (NICHOLAS RAY, 1954) - USA
30. 4,4088 - TWELVE ANGRY MEN (SIDNEY LUMET, 1957) - USA
31. 4,4016 - UMBERTO D (VITTORIO DE SICA, 1952) - ITA
32. 4,3992 - NUIT ET BROUILLARD (ALAIN RESNAIS, 1955) - FRA
33. 4,3932 - LOS OLVIDADOS (LUIS BUÑUEL, 1950) -MEX
34. 4,3833 - LE NOTTI DI CABIRIA (FEDERICO FELLINI, 1957) - ITA
35. 4,3826 - HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (ALAIN RESNAIS, 1959) - FRA
36. 4,3630 - ON THE WATERFRONT (ELIA KAZAN, 1954) - USA
37. 4,3608 - THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (DAVID LEAN, 1957) - GBR
38. 4,3562 - DU RIFIFI CHEZ LES HOMMES (JULES DASSIN, 1955) - FRA
39. 4,3533 - LIFE OF OHARU (KENJI MIZOGUCHI, 1952) - JPN
40. 4,3291 - THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (JOHN HUSTON, 1950) - USA
41. 4,3287 - RIO BRAVO (HOWARD HAWKS, 1959) - USA
42. 4,3144 - LA STRADA (FEDERICO FELLINI, 1954) - ITA
43. 4,3129 - PICKPOCKET (ROBERT BRESSON, 1959) - FRA
44. 4,2801 - POPIOL I DIAMENT (ANDRZEJ WAJDA, 1958) - POL
45. 4,2752 - PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (SAMUEL FULLER, 1953) - USA
46. 4,2700 - IN A LONELY PLACE (NICHOLAS RAY, 1950) - USA
47. 4,2694 - INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (DON SIEGEL, 1956) - USA
48. 4,2656 - LE JOURNAL D'UN CURE DE CAMPAGNE (ROBERT BRESSON, 1951) - FRA
49. 4,2573 - ACE IN THE HOLE (BILLY WILDER, 1951) - USA
50. 4,2448 - JALSAGHAR (SATYAJIT RAY, 1958) - IND
51. 4,2413 - APARAJITO (SATYAJIT RAY, 1956) - IND
52. 4,2408 - HIGH NOON (FRED ZINNEMANN, 1952) - USA
53. 4,2274 - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (ELIA KAZAN, 1951) - USA
54. 4,2259 - THE BAND WAGON (VINCENTE MINNELLI, 1953) - USA
55. 4,2203 - THE BIG HEAT (FRITZ LANG, 1953) - USA
56. 4,2191 - LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT, 1953) - FRA
57. 4,2187 - WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (BILLY WILDER, 1957) - USA
58. 4,2160 - ANATOMY OF A MURDER (OTTO PREMINGER, 1959) - USA
59. 4,2151 - LES DIABOLIQUES (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT, 1955) - FRA
60. 4,2055 - MON ONCLE (JACQUES TATI, 1958) - FRA
61. 4,2046 - WINCHESTER 73 (ANTHONY MANN, 1950) - USA
62. 4,1983 - FLOATING CLOUDS (MIKIO NARUSE, 1955) - JPN
63. 4,1958 - ORPHEE (JEAN COCTEAU, 1950) - FRA
64. 4,1936 - LES JEUX INTERDITS (RENE CLEMENT, 1952) - FRA
65. 4,1922 - VIAGGIO IN ITALIA (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI, 1954) - ITA
66. 4,1865 - THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (JACK ARNOLD, 1957) - USA
67. 4,1771 - REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (NICHOLAS RAY, 1955) - USA
68. 4,1665 - BIRUMA NO TATEGOTO (KON ICHIKAWA, 1956) - JPN
69. 4,1655 - CASQUE D'OR (JACQUES BECKER, 1952) - FRA
70. 4,1571 - THE KILLING (STANLEY KUBRICK, 1956) - USA
71. 4,1547 - THE CRANES ARE FLYING (MIKHAIL KALATOZOV, 1957) - URS
72. 4,1521 - DUCK AMUCK (CHUCK JONES, 1953) - USA
73. 4,1393 - EARLY SUMMER (YASUJIRO OZU, 1951) - JPN
74. 4,1337 - LA GRANDE GUERRA (MARIO MONICELLI, 1959) - ITA
75. 4,1272 - I SOLITI IGNOTI (MARIO MONICELLI, 1958) - ITA
76. 4,1206 - THE LADYKILLERS (ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK, 1955) - GBR
77. 4,1005 - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (ROBERT WISE, 1951) - USA
78. 4,0922 - THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1958) - JPN
79. 4,0909 - THE QUIET MAN (JOHN FORD, 1952) - USA
80. 4,0874 - A STAR IS BORN (GEORGE CUKOR, 1954) - USA
81. 4,0845 - WRITTEN ON THE WIND (DOUGLAS SIRK, 1956) - USA
82. 4,0841 - LE BALLON ROUGE (ALBERT LAMORISSE, 1956) - FRA
83. 4,0830 - THE NAKED SPUR (ANTHONY MANN, 1953) - USA
84. 4,0748 - CALLE MAYOR (JUAN ANTONIO BARDEM, 1956) - ESP
85. 4,0693 - EL (LUIS BUÑUEL, 1952) - MEX
86. 4,0636 - EROICA (ANDRZEJ MUNK, 1958) - POL
87. 4,0618 - EL CEBO (LADISLAO VAJDA, 1958) - ESP
88. 4,0596 - THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (ANTHONY MANN, 1955) - USA
89. 4,0590 - ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (DOUGLAS SIRK, 1955) - USA
90. 4,0589 - SHANE (GEORGE STEVENS, 1953) - USA
91. 4,0573 - LOLA MONTES (MAX OPHULS, 1955) - FRA
92. 4,0521 - EAST OF EDEN (ELIA KAZAN, 1955) - USA
93. 4,0469 - BIENVENIDO MR. MARSHALL (LUIS G. BERLANGA, 1953) - ESP
94. 4,0363 - THE HUMAN CONDITION 1 (MASAKI KOBAYASHI, 1959) - JPN
95. 4,0335 - ROMAN HOLIDAY (WILLIAM WYLER, 1953) - USA
96. 4,0324 - LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR HULOT, 1953) - FRA
97. 4,0315 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (VINCENTE MINNELLI, 1952) - USA
98. 4,0298 - THE GUNFIGHTER (HENRY KING, 1950) - USA
99. 4,0234 - BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (JOHN STURGES, 1955) - USA
100. 4,0221 - BEN-HUR (WILLIAM WYLER, 1959) - USA

INDEX

FILMS 1959: TOP 60

• 01) - 4,5789 - NORTH BY NORTHWEST (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) - USA
• 02) - 4,5524 - LES 400 COUPS (FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT) - FRA
• 03) - 4,5041 - SOME LIKE IT HOT (BILLY WILDER) - USA

• 04) - 4,4458 - APU SANSAR (SATYAJIT RAY) - IND
• 05) - 4,3826 - HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (ALAIN RESNAIS) - FRA
• 06) - 4,3287 - RIO BRAVO (HOWARD HAWKS) - USA

• 07) - 4,3129 - PICKPOCKET (ROBERT BRESSON) - FRA
• 08) - 4,2160 - ANATOMY OF A MURDER (OTTO PREMINGER) - USA
• 09) - 4,1337 - LA GRANDE GUERRA (MARIO MONICELLI) - ITA

• 10) - 4,0363 - THE HUMAN CONDITION 1 (MASAKI KOBAYASHI) - JPN
• 11) - 4,0221 - BEN-HUR (WILLIAM WYLER) - USA
• 12) - 4,0097 - IMITATION OF LIFE (DOUGLAS SIRK) - USA

• 13) - 3,9745 - OHAYO (YASUJIRO OZU) - JPN
• 14) - 3,9326 - ROOM AT THE TOP (JACK CLAYTON) - GBR
• 15) - 3,9160 - NAZARIN (LUIS BUÑUEL) - MEX

• 16) - 3,9100 - EL PISITO (MARCO FERRERI) - ESP
• 17) - 3,8553 - THE HUMAN CONDITION 2 (MASAKI KOBAYASHI) - JPN
• 18) - 3,8518 - BALLAD OF A SOLDIER (GRIGORI CHUJRAI) - URS

• 19) - 3,8409 - NIGHT TRAIN (JERZY KAWALEROWICZ) - POL
• 20) - 3,8367 - IL GENERALE DELLA ROVERE (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) - ITA
• 21) - 3,8279 - RIDE LONESOME (BUDD BOETTICHER) - USA

• 22) - 3,7986 - FLOATING WEEDS (YASUJIRO OZU) - JPN
• 23) - 3,7708 - I'M ALL RIGHT JACK (JOHN BOULTING) - GBR
• 24) - 3,7698 - SHADOWS (JOHN CASSAVETTES) - USA

• 25) - 3,7328 - DAY OF THE OUTLAW (ANDRE DE TOTH) - USA
• 26) - 3,6940 - COMPULSION (RICHARD FLEISCHER) - USA
• 27) - 3,6809 - NOBI (KON ICHIKAWA) - JPN

• 28) - 3,6455 - ESTATE VIOLENTA (VALERIO ZURLINI) - ITA
• 29) - 3,6243 - SLEEPING BEAUTY (CLYDE GERONIMI) - USA
• 30) - 3,6117 - THE HORSE SOLDIERS (JOHN FORD) - USA

• 31) - 3,5375 - LES COUSINS (CLAUDE CHABROL) - FRA
• 32) - 3,5158 - DAS INDISCHE GRABMAL (FRITZ LANG) - GER
• 33) - 3,5150 - UN MALEDETTO IMBROGLIO (PIETRO GERMI) - ITA

• 34) - 3,5091 - SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) - GBR
• 35) - 3,4968 - ON THE BEACH (STANLEY KRAMER) - USA
• 36) - 3,4801 - LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL (JOHN STURGES) - USA

• 37) - 3,4500 - PAPER FLOWERS (GURU DUTT) - IND
• 38) - 3,4418 - DIE BRUCKE (BERNHARD WICKI) - GER
• 39) - 3,4150 - DER TIGER VON ESCHNAPUR (FRITZ LANG) - GER

• 40) - 3,4053 - WARLOCK (EDWARD DMYTRYK) - USA
• 41) - 3,4038 - THE NUN'S STORY (FRED ZINNEMANN) - USA
• 42) - 3,3966 - THE CRIMSON KIMONO (SAMUEL FULLER) - USA

• 43) - 3,3842 - ORFEU NOIR (MARCEL CAMUS) - FRA
• 44) - 3,3833 - THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES (CHARLES CRICHTON) - GBR
• 45) - 3,3745 - OUR MAN IN HAVANA (CAROL REED) - USA

• 46) - 3,3712 - ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW (ROBERT WISE) - USA
• 47) - 3,3583 - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (GEORGE STEVENS) - USA
• 48) - 3,2833 - THE HANGING TREE (DELMER DAVES) - USA

• 49) - 3,2773 - THE MOUSE THAT ROARED (JACK ARNOLD) - GBR
• 50) - 3,2714 - IL TEMPO SI E FERMATO (ERMANNO OLMI) - ITA
• 51) - 3,2548 - LE TESTAMENT DU DR. CORDELIER (JEAN RENOIR) - FRA

• 52) - 3,2522 - A SUMMER PLACE (DELMER DAVES) - USA
• 53) - 3,2291 - JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (HENRY LEVIN) - USA
• 54) - 3,2214 - STERNE (KONRAD WOLF) - GER

• 55) - 3,2000 - CROSS OF VALOR (KAZIMIERZ KUTZ) - POL
• 56) - 3,1976 - LE SIGNE DU LION (ERIC ROHMER) - FRA
• 57) - 3,1732 - DESTINY OF A MAN (SERGEI BONDARCHUK) - URS

• 58) - 3,1625 - DER REST IST SCHWEIGEN (HELMUT KAUTNER) - GER
• 59) - 3,1571 - DEUX HOMMES DANS MANHATTAN (JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE) - FRA
• 60) - 3,1508 - PILLOW TALK (MICHAEL GORDON) - USA

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