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Added by johanlefourbe on 23 May 2011 02:04
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Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021

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1920's

People who added this item 1006 Average listal rating (662 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.3
The Kid (1921)
directed by Charles Chaplin



Note : It is actually rather tricky for Chaplin since he directed so many short movies.
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People who added this item 229 Average listal rating (130 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.6
directed by Sergei Eisenstein

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People who added this item 1235 Average listal rating (738 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.7
directed by Luis Buñuel



Note : An Andalusian Dog' is actually a short movie and actually doesn't belong on this list but it had such a huge impact on the film world that I made an expection. Furthermore, it is my list so I put whatever I want...
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1930's

People who added this item 397 Average listal rating (214 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 7.7
L'Atalante (1934)
directed by Jean Vigo



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1940's

People who added this item 2858 Average listal rating (1770 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.3
directed by Orson Welles


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directed by John Huston


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directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot


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directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger



Note : Actually, it is not Michael Powell's first movie, but it is Emeric Pressburger's first movie and obviously, it was the first time they directed a movie together.
People who added this item 157 Average listal rating (79 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.1
Henry V (1944)
directed by Laurence Olivier



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People who added this item 195 Average listal rating (99 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Ossessione (1943)
directed by Luchino Visconti



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People who added this item 119 Average listal rating (78 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.2
directed by Jacques Tati


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People who added this item 133 Average listal rating (70 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
directed by Nicholas Ray


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1950's

People who added this item 889 Average listal rating (582 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8
directed by Charles Laughton

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People who added this item 353 Average listal rating (218 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6
Killer's Kiss (1955)
directed by Stanley Kubrick

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People who added this item 2520 Average listal rating (1670 ratings) 8.7 IMDB Rating 9
directed by Sidney Lumet

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directed by Louis Malle

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People who added this item 285 Average listal rating (150 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.3
directed by John Cassavetes



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People who added this item 1214 Average listal rating (743 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 8.1
The 400 Blows (1959)
directed by Francois Truffaut

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1960's

People who added this item 1164 Average listal rating (705 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.7
directed by Jean-Luc Godard

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People who added this item 197 Average listal rating (107 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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People who added this item 507 Average listal rating (295 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
directed by Andrey Tarkovskiy


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People who added this item 370 Average listal rating (216 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
directed by Roman Polanski

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People who added this item 54 Average listal rating (29 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.9
directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

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People who added this item 113 Average listal rating (56 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.8
directed by Marco Bellocchio



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directed by Mike Nichols


People who added this item 196 Average listal rating (113 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.7
directed by Martin Scorsese


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People who added this item 637 Average listal rating (403 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.5
directed by Mel Brooks


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People who added this item 1775 Average listal rating (1158 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.9
directed by George A. Romero



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People who added this item 1378 Average listal rating (868 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
directed by Dennis Hopper



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People who added this item 427 Average listal rating (267 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
directed by Woody Allen


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1970's

People who added this item 243 Average listal rating (121 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Performance (1970)
directed by Nicolas Roeg


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People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (39 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Duel (1971)
directed by Steven Spielberg


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People who added this item 700 Average listal rating (377 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.6
THX 1138 (1971)
directed by George Lucas

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People who added this item 373 Average listal rating (232 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
directed by Clint Eastwood

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People who added this item 331 Average listal rating (144 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
directed by Dalton Trumbo


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People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (12 ratings) 5.4 IMDB Rating 6.5
directed by Stephen Frears


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People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (39 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Duel (1971)
directed by Steven Spielberg

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People who added this item 688 Average listal rating (404 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 5.9
directed by Wes Craven


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People who added this item 318 Average listal rating (204 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.2
directed by Ralph Bakshi


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People who added this item 891 Average listal rating (559 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.8
Badlands (1973)
directed by Terrence Malick


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People who added this item 1936 Average listal rating (1252 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.5
directed by Tobe Hooper



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directed by Michael Cimino


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People who added this item 217 Average listal rating (137 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.8
directed by Alan Parker

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People who added this item 1838 Average listal rating (1043 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
Eraserhead (1977)
directed by David Lynch

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People who added this item 309 Average listal rating (183 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Duellists (1977)
directed by Ridley Scott

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People who added this item 291 Average listal rating (158 ratings) 6 IMDB Rating 6.2
Jabberwocky (1977)
directed by Terry Gilliam

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People who added this item 3762 Average listal rating (2428 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
Grease (1978)
directed by Randal Kleiser

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People who added this item 213 Average listal rating (147 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.9
directed by Warren Beatty

People who added this item 1960 Average listal rating (1290 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.9
Mad Max (1979)
directed by George Miller

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1980's

People who added this item 488 Average listal rating (255 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
directed by Robert Redford

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Some of them are widely known, some of them are more obscure. I think they are all worth a look.

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- Best 2nd Directorial Effort from 1913 until 2013

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