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Who directed Goldie Hawn in 'Swing Shift' and later directed films like 'The Silence of the Lambs'?

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jonathan demme

Who made his directing debut with the 1996 film 'Losing Chase,' which starred his wife, Kyra Sedgwick?

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kevin bacon

Which director, known for producing many of his own films, directed 'Strangers on a Train'?

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alfred hitchcock

Which actor directed himself in the title role of 'Dick Tracy' in 1990?

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warren beatty

Who became the oldest person ever nominated for Best Director at age 79 for the film 'Prizzi's Honor'?

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john huston

Which Japanese director's film 'Dreams' features Martin Scorsese playing Van Gogh in one of its segments?

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akira kurosawa

Which director is known for directing 'Before the Revolution', 'Last Tango in Paris', and 'The Last Emperor'?

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bernardo bertolucci

Who directed the films 'Ed Wood,' 'Batman,' and 'Beetlejuice'?

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tim burton

Who directed the samurai adaptation of 'Macbeth' starring Toshiro Mifune, titled 'Throne of Blood'?

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akira kurosawa

Who directed himself and his wife Trish Van Devere in the 1974 film 'The Savage Is Loose'?

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george c. scott

Which director's real-life experiences inspired the character Chris, played by Charlie Sheen, in the movie 'Platoon'?

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oliver stone

Which filmmaker wrote, directed, and co-starred as Half-Pint in the 1988 movie 'School Daze'?

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spike lee

Who directed the films 'Crimewave', 'The Quick and the Dead', and 'Evil Dead II'?

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sam raimi

Which Japanese director created the 1985 film 'Ran', inspired by Shakespeare's 'King Lear'?

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akira kurosawa

Which director's daughter, Tracy Reiner, played a test market researcher in the film 'Big'?

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penny marshall

Who is the filmmaker that wrote and directed the 1950s film 'The Seventh Seal', based on his own play 'Tramalning'?

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ingmar bergman

Which director explored his fascination with the circus in the Italian documentary 'The Clowns'?

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federico fellini

Which female director's film 'Awakenings' was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

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penny marshall

Which director's cavalry films starring John Wayne include 'Fort Apache' and 'Rio Grande'?

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john ford

Who directed the films 'Ivan the Terrible', 'Alexander Nevsky', and 'Battleship Potemkin'?

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sergei eisenstein

Which director worked with Joanne Woodward on the films 'Rachel, Rachel' and the TV movie 'The Shadow Box'?

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paul newman

Which director cast Rosie Perez in her film debut, 'Do the Right Thing'?

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spike lee

Which actress, known for her role in Woody Allen's 'Annie Hall,' became a respected film director 20 years later?

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diane keaton

Which Swedish director's film of 'The Magic Flute' features Hakan Hagegard as Papageno?

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ingmar bergman

Which director, best known for his work on musicals, directed the drama 'Star 80' as his last film?

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bob fosse

Who is the renowned Japanese director whose screenplay served as the basis for the 1985 action film 'Runaway Train'?

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akira kurosawa

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