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Gustavus Library Movie Guide: Anglophone Cinema

The Gustavus Library Movie Guide was created by Visiting Librarian Abe Nemon in 2022/2023.

Selected Anglophone Directors & Films

On this Page

  1. General History & Reference
    1. Resources on American Cinema
    2. Resources on British Cinema
    3. Resources on Australian and New Zealand Cinema
  2. Films by American directors
    1. D.W. Griffith 1875-1948
    2. W.C. Fields 1880-1946
    3. Cecil B. DeMille 1881-1959
    4. Michael Curtiz 1886-1962
    5. Victor Fleming 1889-1949
    6. Sidney A Franklin 1893-1972
    7. John Ford 1894-1973
    8. Howard Hawks 1896-1977
    9. Rouben Mamoulian 1897-1987
    10. Frank Capra 1897-1991
    11. Preston Sturges 1898-1959
    12. George Cukor 1899-1983
    13. Walt Disney 1901-1966
    14. William Wyler 1902-1981
    15. Billy Wilder 1902-2002
    16. John Huston 1906-198
    17. Elia Kazan 1909-2003
    18. Jules Dassin 1911-2008
    19. Samuel Fuller 1912-1997
    20. Stanley Kramer 1913-2001
    21. Orson Welles 1915-1985
    22. Maya Deren 1917-1961
    23. Blake Edwards 1922-2010
    24. Sidney Lumet 1924-2011
    25. Sam Peckinpah 1925-1984
    26. Robert Mulligan 1925-2009 and Alan J. Pakula 1928-1998
    27. Mel Brooks 1926-
    28. Stanley Kubrick 1928-1999
    29. James Ivory 1928-
    30. Hal Ashby 1929-1988
    31. John Cassavetes 1929-1989
    32. Clint Eastwood 1930-
    33. Mike Nichols 1931-2014
    34. Stan Brakhage 1933-2003
    35. Sydney Pollack 1934-2008
    36. Woody Allen 1935-
    37. Joel Schumacher 1939-2020
    38. Francis Ford Coppola 1939-
    39. Martin Scorsese 1942-
    40. Terrence Malick 1943-
    41. Michael Mann 1943-
    42. George Lucas 1944-
    43. Jonathan Demme 1944-2017
    44. David Lynch 1946-
    45. Steven Spielberg 1946-
    46. Oliver Stone 1946-
    47. Gregory Nava 1949-
    48. Kathryn Bigelow 1951-
    49. Gus Van Sant 1952-
    50. Julie Taymor 1952-
    51. Robert Zemeckis 1952-
    52. Edward Zwick 1952-
    53. Jim Jarmusch 1953-
    54. Joel Coen 1954- and Ethan Coen 1957-
    55. Spike Lee 1957-
    56. David O. Russell 1958-
    57. Tim Burton 1958-
    58. Richard Linklater 1960-
    59. Alexander Payne 1961-
    60. David Fincher 1962-
    61. Steven Soderbergh 1963-
    62. Quentin Tarantino 1963-
    63. Kelly Reichardt 1964-
    64. Lana Wachowski 1965- and Lilly Wachowski 1967-
    65. Robert Rodriguez 1968-
    66. Adam McKay 1968-
    67. Wes Anderson 1969-
    68. Darren Aronofsky 1969-
    69. Paul Thomas Anderson 1970-
    70. Sofia Coppola 1971-
    71. Patty Jenkins 1971-
    72. Derek Cianfrance 1974-
    73. Destin Daniel Cretton 1978-
    74. Barry Jenkins 1979-
    75. Greta Gerwig 1983-
    76. Robert Eggers 1983-
    77. Damien Chazelle 1985-
    78. Ryan Coogler 1986-
  3. Films by Canadian directors
    1. Norman Jewison 1926-
    2. George A Romero 1940-2017
    3. David Cronenberg 1943-
    4. James Cameron 1954-
    5. Jason Reitman 1977-
    6. Sarah Polley 1979-
  4. Films by British directors
    1. Charlie Chaplin 1889-1977
    2. Alfred Hitchcock 1899-1980
    3. Michael Powell 1905-1990
    4. Carol Reed 1906-1976
    5. David Lean 1908-1991
    6. Jack Clayton 1921-1995
    7. Peter Brook 1925-2022
    8. Ken Loach 1936-
    9. Ridley Scott 1937-
    10. Derek Jarman 1942-1994
    11. Mike Leigh 1943-
    12. Alan Parker 1944-2020
    13. Anthony Minghella 1954-
    14. Paul Greengrass 1955-
    15. Stephen Daldry 1960-
    16. Sam Mendes 1965-
    17. Christopher Nolan 1970-
    18. Martin McDonagh 1970-
    19. Tom Hooper 1972-
    20. Joe Wright 1972-
  5. Films by Australian and Kiwi Directors
    1. Bruce Beresford 1940-
    2. Peter Weir 1944-
    3. George Miller 1945-
    4. Jane Campion 1954-
    5. Peter Jackson 1961-
    6. Baz Luhrmann 1962-
    7. Taika Waititi 1975-

General History and Reference

Resources on American Cinema

Reference

Documentaries

Histories

Note: For more print resources on American cinema history, see the call number PN1993.5.U6.

Web Resources

Resources on British Cinema

Reference

Histories

Web Resources

Resources on Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Books

Web Resources

Films by American Directors

D.W. Griffith, 1875-1948

Documentary

Books

Films

W.C. Fields, 1880-1946

Books

Films

Cecil B. DeMille, 1881-1959

Books

Films

Michael Curtiz, 1886-1962

Victor Fleming 1889-1949

Sidney A Franklin, 1893-1972

John Ford, 1894-1973

Books

Films

Howard Hawks, 1896-1977

Books

Films

Rouben Mamoulian, 1897-1987

Books

Films

Frank Capra, 1897-1991

Books

Films

Preston Sturges, 1898-1959

Books

Films

George Cukor, 1899-1983

Walt Disney, 1901-1966 (producer and animator)

Books

Films

William Wyler, 1902-1981

Billy Wilder, 1902-2002

Books

Films

John Huston, 1906-1987

Books

Films

Elia Kazan, 1909-2003

Books

Films

Jules Dassin, 1911-2008

Samuel Fuller, 1912-1997

Stanley Kramer, 1913-2001

Books

Films

Orson Welles, 1915-1985

Books

Films

Maya Deren, 1917-1961

Books

Films

Blake Edwards, 1922-2010

Sidney Lumet, 1924-2011

Sam Peckinpah, 1925-1984

Books

Films

Robert Altman, 1925-2006

Robert Mulligan, 1925-2009 and Alan J. Pakula, 1928-1998

Mel Brooks, 1926-

Books

Films

Stanley Kubrick, 1928-1999

Books

Documentaries

Films

James Ivory, 1928-

Hal Ashby, 1929-1988

John Cassavetes, 1929-1989

Books

Films

Clint Eastwood, 1930-

Books

Films (as actor)

[cross-listed under Italian Cinema -> Sergio Leone, 1929-1989 (director)]

Films (as director)

Mike Nichols, 1931-2014

Books

Recordings

Films

Stan Brakhage, 1933-2003

Sydney Pollack 1934-2008

Woody Allen, 1935-

Books

Films

Joel Schumacher, 1939-2020

Francis Ford Coppola, 1939-

Martin Scorsese, 1942-

Books

Documentaries

Films

Terrence Malick, 1943-

Books

Films

Michael Mann, 1943-

George Lucas, 1944-

Books

Films

(As producer)

(As director again)

Jonathan Demme, 1944-2017

David Lynch, 1946-

Books

Films

Steven Spielberg, 1946-

Books

Films

Oliver Stone, 1946-

Books

Films

Gregory Nava, 1949-

Kathryn Bigelow, 1951-

Gus Van Sant 1952-

Julie Taymor 1952-

Robert Zemeckis, 1952-

Edward Zwick, 1952-

Jim Jarmusch, 1953-

Joel Coen, 1954- and Ethan Coen, 1957-

Books

Films

Spike Lee, 1957-

Books

Films

David O. Russell, 1958-

Tim Burton, 1958-

Books

Interviews

Films

Richard Linklater, 1960-

Books

Films

Alexander Payne 1961-

David Fincher, 1962-

Steven Soderbergh, 1963-

Books

Films

Quentin Tarantino, 1963-

Books

Films

Kelly Reichardt, 1964-

Lana Wachowski, 1965- and Lilly Wachowski, 1967-

Books

Films

Robert Rodriguez, 1968-

Books

Films

Adam McKay, 1968-

Wes Anderson, 1969-

Books

Movies

Darren Aronofsky, 1969-

Paul Thomas Anderson, 1970-

Books

Films

Sofia Coppola, 1971-

Books

Films

Patty Jenkins, 1971-

Derek Cianfrance, 1974-

Destin Daniel Cretton 1978-

Barry Jenkins, 1979-

Greta Gerwig, 1983-

Robert Eggers, 1983-

Damien Chazelle 1985-

Ryan Coogler, 1986-

Books

Films

Films by Canadian Directors

Norman Jewison, 1926-

George A Romero 1940-2017

David Cronenberg 1943-

James Cameron, 1954-

Jason Reitman 1977-

Sarah Polley, 1979-

Books

Films

Films by British Directors

Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977

Books

Films

Alfred Hitchcock, 1899-1980

Books

Films

Michael Powell 1905-1990

Books

Films

Carol Reed, 1906-1976

David Lean, 1908-1991

Books

Films

Jack Clayton, 1921-1995

Peter Brook 1925-2022

Biographical Documentary

Films

Ken Loach 1936-

Ridley Scott, 1937-

Books

Films

Derek Jarman, 1942-1994

Books

Films

Mike Leigh 1943-

Alan Parker, 1944-2020

Anthony Minghella, 1954-

Paul Greengrass, 1955-

Stephen Daldry, 1960-

Sam Mendes, 1965-

Screenplays

Films

Christopher Nolan, 1970-

Books

Films

Martin McDonagh, 1970-

Books

Films

Tom Hooper, 1972-

Joe Wright, 1972-

Films by Australian and Kiwi Directors

Bruce Beresford, 1940

Peter Weir 1944-

George Miller 1945-

Jane Campion, 1954-

Peter Jackson, 1961-

Baz Luhrmann, 1962-

Taika Waititi, 1975-

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