German-language film directors

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). Among other accolades, his films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director, despite five nominations.

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)

Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician

Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002)

Polish film director (1926–2016)

Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor (1930–2014)

Italian film director (1906–1977)

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993)

Dutch film director (born 1938)

French film director (1930–2010)

American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977)

British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008)

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)

French film director (1920-2010)

Hungarian and American actor (1904–1964)

Hungarian-American director (1886–1962)

French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)

American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)

American director, producer and actor (1905–1986)

Polish film director and screenwriter

American film director and producer (1913-2001)

Russian film director (born 1951)

Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020)

American film director (1911–2008)

Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent (born 1960)

British film director, producer and screenwriter

French film director (born 1946)

Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director (born 1938)

Spanish film director (1930–2013)

British film director (1893–1956)

American screenwriter and film director (born 1946)

Polish cinematographer

French film director (1896–1967)

Polish film director and screenwriter (1922-2007)

Italian film director (1916-2007)

English actor and director (1941–2003)

Soviet film director (1933–2003)

Austrian actor, film director and screenwriter

German film director (born 1957)

Belgian-French film director (1885-1948)

Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000)

American film director and producer

French film director (1924–1982)

Hungarian-born film director

Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer (1882–1948)

Czech film director (born 1965)

Austrian film director, screenwriter and film producer

Israeli film director

British film director

German-French filmmaker (1927–2025)

Czech director and scriptwriter (1930-2019)

Danish actor (1879-1959)

Hungarian-Spanish film director (1906–1965)

Italian film director

Czech film director (1913–1972)

British film director (1904–1980)

film director (born 1953)