Bill Mousoulis' Writings Top 50 directors of all time My estimation of these film directors pretty much ties in with the rankings in my Top 50 films of all time , but sometimes the differences are interesting.
Directors can, of course, be inconsistent.
Then again, I value someone like Borzage highly because he hit such great peaks, discounting the numerous average films in the latter part of his career. Top 50 directors of all time 1. Roberto Rossellini 2. Robert Bresson 3. Jean-Luc Godard 4.