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50 Greatest British Directors Who Ever Lived

From the article itself: "In celebration of dragon slaying, British patron saint, and all around great guy, Saint George, we figured that the best way to mark the occasion of his death than by celebrating immortality through film and listing not 2, not 6 but 50 of the greatest British directors who ever lived. For extra punch, the day is also known as Shakespeare Day, marking the date that the world lost the Bard’s artistic genius, and there’s a certain pride you can’t blame the Brits for when it comes to this day. So what better way to mark the occasion than to herald those British film-makers who have made a difference to cinema’s history, past or present?"
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Charles Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
1
David Lean
David Lean
2
Carol Reed
Carol Reed
3
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
4
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
5
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
6
Michael Powell (1960)
Michael Powell (1960)
7
Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Anderson
8
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
9
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
10
Alexander MacKendrick
Alexander MacKendrick
11
Lynne Ramsay
Lynne Ramsay
12
Basil Dearden
Basil Dearden
13
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
14
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
15
Nicholas Roeg
Nicholas Roeg
16
Thorold Dickinson
Thorold Dickinson
17
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
18
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
19
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
20
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
21
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
22
Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings
23
Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie
24
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
25
John Boorman
John Boorman
26
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
27
Alan Parker
Alan Parker
28
Sally Potter
Sally Potter
29
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
30
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears
31
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
32
Charles Crichton
Charles Crichton
33
Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke
34
Walter Forde
Walter Forde
35
Tony Scott
Tony Scott
36
Danny Boyle (1996)
Danny Boyle (1996)
37
Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz
38
Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward Baker
39
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
40
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