Movie Makers: 50 Iconic Directors from Chaplin to the Coen Brothers

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Moviemakers provides profiles of the 50 greatest film directors in cinematic history. From D. W. Griffith to the iconic films of Quentin Tarantino, the range is wide, featuring not only the Hollywood greats, but also a full complement of European and Asian directors. Author Ian Freer writes with infectious enthusiasm for his subject and outlines the life of every director, the passage of each career, seminal influences, and major films, plus fascinating anecdotes from behind the scenes.