Directors
Discover renowned celebrities who have made a mark as directors. Explore their influential works, the stories behind their creations, and the impact they have had on the film industry. From acclaimed auteurs to iconic stars who turned their talents behind the camera, our comprehensive list showcases the most influential directors of all time.
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Gotz Friedrich
 GermanyGerman opera and theater director
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Edward Mitnitsky
 UkraineSoviet and Ukrainian theatre director
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Boris Balaban
Ukrainian Soviet theatre actor and director
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Dmitriy Aleksidze
Georgian Soviet theatre director
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Boris Borin-Schwartzman
Soviet theatre director
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Philippe Genty
 FranceFrench theatre director, choreographer and puppeteer
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Evgeniy Aryeh
 IsraelIsraeli theatre director
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Marietta Alboni
 ItalyFamous Italian opera singer-contralto
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Levan Kalantar
 ArmeniaArmenian Soviet theatre director, theatre figure
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Jerzy Grotowski
 PolandPolish theatre director, teacher, theatre theorist
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Jorge Lavelli
France French theatre director
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Walter Felsenstein
 AustriaAustrian opera and drama director
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Alexander Bryantsev
Russian actor, theatre director, teacher
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Nugzar Bagration-Georgian
 GeorgiaDirect male descendant of the last Georgian king George XII
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Lorin Latarro
 USABroadway director, choreographer
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Stanislaw Kozmian
Poland Polish writer, theatre director; grandson of Kajetan Kozmian.
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Boris Ravenskih
Soviet theatre director and teacher
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Wolfgang Langhoff
Germany German theatre director, actor, writer
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Des McAnuff
USA American-Canadian former artistic director of Canada's Stratford Festival.
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Tadej Evstakhovich
Ukraine Soviet and Ukrainian theatre director
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Pavel Bereza-Kudritsky
Ukrainian Soviet actor and theatre director
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Beno Axionov
Soviet and Moldovan actor, director, screenwriter, theater teacher
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Angel Gutierrez
 SpainSpanish theatre director, actor, professor at GITIS
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Eduards Smilgis
 LatviaLatvian theater director
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Albert Carre
France French theater and opera director, actor and librettist
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Patrice Chereau
France French opera, film and theatre director, actor and producer
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Imants Krenbergs
Latvia Soviet and Latvian actor, theater and film director
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Barrie Kosky
 AustraliaAustralian theater and opera director.
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Derenik Martirosyan
Armenia Soviet and Armenian actor and director of the puppet theater
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Akop Vardovyan
 TurkeyArmenian and Turkish director, entrepreneur, actor, theater figure
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Calixto Bieito
Spain Spanish theater and opera director
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Jurgen Flimm
Germany German theater and opera director
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Eino Baskin
 EstoniaEstonian and Soviet theatre actor and director
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Yavor Gyrdev
 BulgariaBulgarian theatre and film director.
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Jean Vilar
France French theatre actor and director
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Robert Fomin
 BelarusActor, director, theater
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Augusto Boal
 BrazilBrazilian theatre director, writer and social activist
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Tadeusz Kantor
Poland Polish theatre director, painter, graphic artist, stage designer
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Jonathan Kent
 Great BritainEnglish theater and opera director
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Iosif Girnyak
USA Ukrainian theater actor and director, theater teacher
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Emil Salimov
 AzerbaijanTheater director, playwright, stage designer and teacher
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Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Great Britain English actor, director, theater teacher and impresario
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Hans Neuenfels
Germany German writer, poet, film producer, theater and opera director, libretto author
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Rimantas Venckus
 LithuaniaLithuanian theatre director and theatre teacher
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Charles Kean
Great Britain English actor and theatre director
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John Dexter
Great Britain English theater, opera and film director
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Jacob Thomas Grein
Great Britain English theatre figure.
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Luis Alfaro
USA Chicano artist, writer, theater director and social activist
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Firudin Safarov
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani, Uzbek musician, director, music teacher
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Elijah Moshinsky
Australia Australian opera, theatre and television director
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