| Director René ___ | 20 |
| Director René | 16 |
| Director Reitman | 16 |
| Director Reiner | 15 |
| Director Raimi | 14 |
| Director Preston | 16 |
| Director Preminger et al. | 25 |
| Director Preminger and others | 29 |
| Director Preminger and conductor Klemperer | 42 |
| Director Preminger | 18 |
| Director Ponti | 14 |
| Director Pollack, for short | 27 |
| Director Polanski | 17 |
| Director Petri | 14 |
| Director Peter | 14 |
| Director Penn | 13 |
| Director Pakula | 15 |
| Director or conductor | 21 |
| Director Oliver supporting news magazine? | 41 |
| Director Oliver | 15 |
| Director of two of the U.S.' 10 top-grossing films | 54 |
| Director of the U.S. Mint (actor) | 33 |
| Director of the TV movie "The Brooke Ellison Story" | 61 |
| Director of the silent "Napoléon" | 46 |
| Director of the puzzle | 22 |
| Director of the March on Washington: 1963 | 41 |
| Director of the major film debuts of James Dean and Warren Beatty | 65 |
| Director of the last four Harry Potter films | 44 |
| Director of the last episode of "MASH" | 48 |
| Director of the last "MASH" episode | 45 |
| Director of the Humphrey Bogart film 'Sahara' | 53 |
| Director of the first two "Hostel" movies | 51 |
| Director of the epic film 'Cleopatra' | 45 |
| Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 | 77 |
| Director of the budget who became U.S. vice president | 53 |
| Director of the Associated Press, 1900-35 | 41 |
| Director of the 2012 comedy "This Is 40" | 50 |
| Director of the 1973 film "Amarcord" | 46 |
| Director of the "Up" documentary series | 49 |
| Director of the "Spider-Man" series | 45 |
| Director of the "Spider-Man" films | 44 |
| Director of the "Man with No Name" trilogy | 52 |
| Director of the "M*A*S*H" series finale | 49 |
| Director of the "Lethal Weapon" films | 47 |
| Director of the "Evil Dead" trilogy | 45 |
| Director of the "Evil Dead" films | 43 |
| Director of the "Dr. Mabuse" films | 44 |
| Director of the "Dark Knight" trilogy | 47 |
| Director of six films based on Shakespeare | 42 |
| Director of Nicole in "Bewitched" | 43 |
| Director of horror films | 24 |
| Director of Homeland Security Napolitano | 40 |
| Director of Heath and Jake | 26 |
| Director of Gene and Zero in "The Producers" | 54 |
| Director of four films hidden in this puzzle | 44 |
| Director of exercises, in brief | 31 |
| Director of Brando and Dean | 27 |
| Director of a pioneering 1936 "Macbeth" with an all-black cast | 72 |
| Director of 2011's "The Adventures of Tintin" | 59 |
| Director of 1999's biggest blockbuster | 42 |
| Director of 1995's "Sense and Sensibility" | 56 |
| Director of 1983's "Scarface" | 43 |
| Director of "You Can't Take It With You" | 54 |
| Director of "Wings," the first Best Picture winner | 60 |
| Director of "Two Hundred Motels" | 42 |
| Director of "The Witches," 1990 | 41 |
| Director of "The Wedding Banquet" | 43 |
| Director of "The Ten Commandments" | 44 |
| Director of "The Sweet Hereafter" | 43 |
| Director of "The Servant": 1963 | 41 |
| Director of "The Rules of the Game" | 45 |
| Director of "The Odd Couple" | 38 |
| Director of "The Man Who Wasn't There" | 52 |
| Director of "The Ladykillers," 2004 | 45 |
| Director of "The Ice Storm" | 37 |
| Director of "The Grifters" | 36 |
| Director of "The Great Muppet Caper" | 46 |
| Director of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" | 55 |
| Director of "The Godfather" | 37 |
| Director of "The Four Seasons": 1981 | 46 |
| Director of "The Four Seasons" | 40 |
| Director of "The Deer Hunter" | 39 |
| Director of "The Big Sleep" | 37 |
| Director of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "This Is 40" | 73 |
| Director of "Taxi Driver": 1976 | 41 |
| Director of "Stand by Me" and "North" | 57 |
| Director of "Stand by Me" | 35 |
| Director of "Something Wild" | 38 |
| Director of "Shampoo" | 31 |
| Director of "Seven Samurai" | 37 |
| Director of "Road to Perdition" | 41 |
| Director of "Rififi" and "Topkapi" | 54 |
| Director of "Pippin" and "Chicago" | 54 |
| Director of "Picnic" | 30 |
| Director of "Night of the Living Dead" | 48 |
| Director of "Network" | 31 |
| Director of "My Dinner With Andre" | 44 |
| Director of "Mr. Deeds" | 33 |
| Director of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" | 46 |
| Director of "Meet John Doe" | 37 |