list of directors

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This is a list of film, television, and theater directors, ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. (See also motion picture and theater.)

Algerian

American

Argentine

Armenian

Australian

Austrian

Belgian

Brazilian

British

Canadian

Chilean

Chinese

Cuban

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Egyptian

  • Henri Antoine Barakat
  • Youssef Chahine
  • Salah Abu Seif

Ethiopian

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Indian

Iranian

Irish

Italian

Jamaican

  • Trevor Rhone

Japanese

South Korean

Mexican

New Zealander

Nigerian

Norwegian

Panamanian

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Senegalese

South African

Spanish

Swedish

Taiwanese

Tamil

Thai

Ukrainian

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Will Gosner.