SettingsSilent film directors
Aleksandr Razumny
Aleksandr Yefimovich Razumny (Александр Ефимович Разумный, 1 May 1891 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Aleksandr Yefimovich Razumny (Александр Ефимович Разумный, 1 May 1891 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Alexander Dovzhenko
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko (Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Довже́нко, Aleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, Олександр Петрович Довженко Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, November 25, 1956), was a Soviet ...
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko (Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Довже́нко, Aleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, Олександр Петрович Довженко Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, November 25, 1956), was a Soviet ...
Alexandre Ryder
Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966) was a Polish born French film director best known for his crime drama films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966) was a Polish born French film director best known for his crime drama films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture industry and is considered to be one of the first directors of a fiction film.
Alice Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture industry and is considered to be one of the first directors of a fiction film.
André Hugon
André Hugon (December 17, 1886 - August 22, 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards particularly of the 1920s and into ...
André Hugon (December 17, 1886 - August 22, 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards particularly of the 1920s and into ...
Archer MacMackin
Archer MacMackin (February 7, 1888 – February 8, 1961) was an American silent film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Archer MacMackin (February 7, 1888 – February 8, 1961) was an American silent film director, producer, and screenwriter.
August Blom
August Blom (1869 - 1947) was a Danish film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914.
August Blom (1869 - 1947) was a Danish film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914.
B. Reeves Eason
B. Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter.
B. Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter.
Bernard Durning
Bernard Joseph Durning (August 24, 1893 to August 29, 1923) was an American silent film director and star who worked primarily with Lon Chaney, Dustin Farnum, and Buck Jones.
Bernard Joseph Durning (August 24, 1893 to August 29, 1923) was an American silent film director and star who worked primarily with Lon Chaney, Dustin Farnum, and Buck Jones.
Boris Barnet
Boris Vasilyevich Barnet was a Soviet film director, actor and screenwriter of Jewish origin.
Boris Vasilyevich Barnet was a Soviet film director, actor and screenwriter of Jewish origin.
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer.
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. (3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968) was a Danish film director.
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. (3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968) was a Danish film director.
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Charles Burguet
Charles Burguet (May 26, 1878 – June 9, 1946) was a French silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Charles Burguet (May 26, 1878 – June 9, 1946) was a French silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Charles Chauvel (filmmaker)
Charles Edward Chauvel OBE was an Australian filmmaker and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel.
Charles Edward Chauvel OBE was an Australian filmmaker and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel.
Chester Withey
Chester Withey was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter.
Chester Withey was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter.
Clément Maurice
Clément Maurice was a French photographer.
Clément Maurice was a French photographer.
Colin Campbell (director)
Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born film director and screenwriter.
Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born film director and screenwriter.
Conrad Wiene
Conrad Wiene was an actor, screenwriter, film producer and director of Austrian and German silent film.
Conrad Wiene was an actor, screenwriter, film producer and director of Austrian and German silent film.
Craig Hutchinson
Craig Hutchinson (23 June 1891 – February 1976) was an American director and screenwriter.
Craig Hutchinson (23 June 1891 – February 1976) was an American director and screenwriter.
Daisuke Itō (film director)
Daisuke Itō was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who played a central role in the development of the modern jidaigeki and samurai cinema.
Daisuke Itō was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who played a central role in the development of the modern jidaigeki and samurai cinema.
Edward Sloman
Edward Sloman (19 July 1886, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster.
Edward Sloman (19 July 1886, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster.
Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
Edward T. Lowe Jr., also known as E.T. Lowe Jr., E.C. Lowe, Edmund T. Lowe, Edward T. Lowe and Edward Lowe (29 June 1880 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA – 17 April 197...
Edward T. Lowe Jr., also known as E.T. Lowe Jr., E.C. Lowe, Edmund T. Lowe, Edward T. Lowe and Edward Lowe (29 June 1880 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA – 17 April 197...
Edwin McKim
Samuel Edwin McKim was an actor and director of American silent films.
Samuel Edwin McKim was an actor and director of American silent films.
Edwin Stanton Porter
Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American early film pioneer, most famous as a director with Thomas Edison's company.
Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American early film pioneer, most famous as a director with Thomas Edison's company.
Eizō Tanaka
Eizō Tanaka was a early Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Eizō Tanaka was a early Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Elvira Notari
Elvira Notari, Italy's earliest and most prolific female filmmaker, made over sixty feature films and about a hundred documentaries.
Elvira Notari, Italy's earliest and most prolific female filmmaker, made over sixty feature films and about a hundred documentaries.
Fedor Ozep
Fedor Ozep was a Russian screenwriter.
Fedor Ozep was a Russian screenwriter.
Ferdinand Zecca
Ferdinand Zecca was an early French film director.
Ferdinand Zecca was an early French film director.
Francis Boggs
Francis W. Boggs was a stage actor and pioneer silent film director.
Francis W. Boggs was a stage actor and pioneer silent film director.
Francis J. Grandon
Francis J. Grandon was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100.
Francis J. Grandon was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100.
Francis X. Bushman
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.
Frank Montgomery
Frank Montgomery was an early American silent film director and actor.
Frank Montgomery was an early American silent film director and actor.
Frank Urson
Frank Urson (1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois.
Frank Urson (1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois.
Frederic Zelnik
Frederic Zelnik (May 17, 1885 - November 29, 1950) was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema.
Frederic Zelnik (May 17, 1885 - November 29, 1950) was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema.
Fridrikh Ermler
Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (Эрмлер, Фридрих Маркович) (born Vladimir Markovich Breslav; 13 May 1898 Rēzekne – 12 July 1967 Leningrad), was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter.
Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (Эрмлер, Фридрих Маркович) (born Vladimir Markovich Breslav; 13 May 1898 Rēzekne – 12 July 1967 Leningrad), was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter.
Gaston Roudès
Gaston Roudès (b. March 24, 1878, Béziers, Hérault; d. November 5, 1958, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne) was a French actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1920s...
Gaston Roudès (b. March 24, 1878, Béziers, Hérault; d. November 5, 1958, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne) was a French actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1920s...
George D. Baker
George D. Baker (1868–1933) was an American motion picture director whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era.
George D. Baker (1868–1933) was an American motion picture director whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era.
George F. Marion
George F. Marion Sr. ( – ) was an American film actor and director of two silent films.
George F. Marion Sr. ( – ) was an American film actor and director of two silent films.
George Irving (American actor)
George Henry Irving (October 5, 1874 - September 11, 1961) was an American film actor and director who made over 200 films in his lifetime.
George Henry Irving (October 5, 1874 - September 11, 1961) was an American film actor and director who made over 200 films in his lifetime.
George Jeske
George Washington Jeske was an American screenwriter, director and actor.
George Washington Jeske was an American screenwriter, director and actor.
George Marshall (director)
George E. Marshall was an American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director, active through the first six decades of movie history.
George E. Marshall was an American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director, active through the first six decades of movie history.
George Melford
George H. Melford was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
George H. Melford was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès;, full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema.
Georges Méliès;, full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema.
Guy du Fresnay
Guy Du Fresnay was a French silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Guy Du Fresnay was a French silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Guy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
H. Bruce Mitchell
H. Bruce Mitchell was a director of silent movies from about 1912 until the end of the silent era.
H. Bruce Mitchell was a director of silent movies from about 1912 until the end of the silent era.
Hampton Del Ruth
Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and film producer.
Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and film producer.
Harry A. Pollard
Harry A. Pollard (23 January 1879, Republic City, Kansas - 6 July 1934, Pasadena California) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter who in total was involved in over 300 f...
Harry A. Pollard (23 January 1879, Republic City, Kansas - 6 July 1934, Pasadena California) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter who in total was involved in over 300 f...
Harry Davenport (actor)
Harold George Bryant "Harry" Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) was an American film and stage actor.
Harold George Bryant "Harry" Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) was an American film and stage actor.
Harry F. Millarde
Harry F. Millarde (November 12, 1885 – November 2, 1931) was a pioneer American silent film actor and director.
Harry F. Millarde (November 12, 1885 – November 2, 1931) was a pioneer American silent film actor and director.
Harry Revier
Harry Jack Revier was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films; The Lost City, Lash of the Penitentes and ...
Harry Jack Revier was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films; The Lost City, Lash of the Penitentes and ...
Henri Pouctal
Henri Pouctal ( 1856 - 3 February 1922 ) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his directorship of the Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.
Henri Pouctal ( 1856 - 3 February 1922 ) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his directorship of the Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.
Henri Étiévant
Henri Étiévant was a French actor.
Henri Étiévant was a French actor.
Henry Krauss
Henry Krauss was a French actor.
Henry Krauss was a French actor.
Henry Otto
Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 - August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 - August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Henry Roussell
Henry Roussell ( 1875 - 1946) was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
Henry Roussell ( 1875 - 1946) was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 – May 21, 1945) was an American actor, film director and, screenwriter.
Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 – May 21, 1945) was an American actor, film director and, screenwriter.
Howard Estabrook
Howard Estabrook was an American actor, film director and producer, and screenwriter.
Howard Estabrook was an American actor, film director and producer, and screenwriter.
Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896–December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era.
Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896–December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era.
Howell Hansel
Howell Hansel (1860 – 6 November 1917), was an American film director.
Howell Hansel (1860 – 6 November 1917), was an American film director.
Hugo Ballin
Hugo Ballin (March 7, 1879 – November 27, 1956) was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York.
Hugo Ballin (March 7, 1879 – November 27, 1956) was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York.
Ivan Abramson
Ivan Abramson was a director of American silent films active in the 1910s and 1920s.
Ivan Abramson was a director of American silent films active in the 1910s and 1920s.
Ivan Perestiani
Ivan Nikolaevich Perestiani (also Ivane, ივანე პერესტიანი; Иван Николаевич Перестиани; — 14 May 1959) was a film director, script-writer and actor, People's Artist of the Georgian S...
Ivan Nikolaevich Perestiani (also Ivane, ივანე პერესტიანი; Иван Николаевич Перестиани; — 14 May 1959) was a film director, script-writer and actor, People's Artist of the Georgian S...
J. Warren Kerrigan
George Jack Warren Kerrigan was an American silent film actor and film director.
George Jack Warren Kerrigan was an American silent film actor and film director.
Jack Pickford
Jack Pickford was a Canadian-born American actor, brother of early filmstar Mary Pickford.
Jack Pickford was a Canadian-born American actor, brother of early filmstar Mary Pickford.
Jacques de Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli (June 25, 1881 – January 12, 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s.
Jacques de Baroncelli (June 25, 1881 – January 12, 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s.
Jacques Jaccard
Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film.
Jacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film.
James Young Deer
James Young Deer (April 1, 1876 - April 1946), born J. Younger Johnston and also known as Jim Young Deer, was an early Native American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
James Young Deer (April 1, 1876 - April 1946), born J. Younger Johnston and also known as Jim Young Deer, was an early Native American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
Jean Kemm
Jean Kemm was a French actor.
Jean Kemm was a French actor.
Joe King (actor)
Joe King was an American actor of silent films and talkies as well as a director and writer.
Joe King was an American actor of silent films and talkies as well as a director and writer.
Johann Schwarzer
Johann Schwarzer was an Austrian photographer and pioneer producer of adult films through his Saturn-Film company.
Johann Schwarzer was an Austrian photographer and pioneer producer of adult films through his Saturn-Film company.
John G. Adolfi
John G. Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career.
John G. Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career.
John Griffith Wray
John Griffith Wray (ca. 1896 – 12 July 1929), was an American film director.
John Griffith Wray (ca. 1896 – 12 July 1929), was an American film director.
Julia Crawford Ivers
Julia Crawford Ivers was an American motion picture pioneer.
Julia Crawford Ivers was an American motion picture pioneer.
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa.
Kajirō Yamamoto was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa.
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Kiyohiko Ushihara was a Japanese film director most famous for his gendai-geki of the silent era.
Kiyohiko Ushihara was a Japanese film director most famous for his gendai-geki of the silent era.
Lamar Johnstone
Lamar Johnstone (1885 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director.
Lamar Johnstone (1885 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director.
Lau Lauritzen, Sr.
Lau Lauritzen Sr., born Lauritz Lauritzen ( 13 March 1878, Silkeborg - 2 July 1938) was a noted early Danish film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era in Denmark.
Lau Lauritzen Sr., born Lauritz Lauritzen ( 13 March 1878, Silkeborg - 2 July 1938) was a noted early Danish film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era in Denmark.
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.
Lois Weber
Lois Weber was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director, who is considered "the most important female director the American film industry has known", and "one of the...
Lois Weber was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director, who is considered "the most important female director the American film industry has known", and "one of the...
Lorimer Johnston
Lorimer Johnston (2 November 1858, Maysville, Kentucky, - 20 February 1941, Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor and director.
Lorimer Johnston (2 November 1858, Maysville, Kentucky, - 20 February 1941, Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor and director.
Louis Chaudet
Louis Chaudet was an American film director of the silent movie era.
Louis Chaudet was an American film director of the silent movie era.
Louis Feuillade
Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era.
Louis Feuillade was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era.
Louis Le Prince
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince was an inventor who is considered by many film historians as the true father of motion pictures, who shot the first moving pictures on paper film using a single len...
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince was an inventor who is considered by many film historians as the true father of motion pictures, who shot the first moving pictures on paper film using a single len...
Lucius J. Henderson
Lucius J. Henderson (1861, Aldo, Illinois - 18 February 1947, New York City) was an American silent film director of the early silent period involved in over 70 film productions.
Lucius J. Henderson (1861, Aldo, Illinois - 18 February 1947, New York City) was an American silent film director of the early silent period involved in over 70 film productions.
Léon Poirier
Léon Poirier (August 25, 1884 - June 27, 1968) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards.
Léon Poirier (August 25, 1884 - June 27, 1968) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards.
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand (November 9, 1892 – February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress.
Mabel Normand (November 9, 1892 – February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress.
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film.
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film.
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto.
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto.
Marco de Gastyne
Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French painter, illustrator and later film director of ...
Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French painter, illustrator and later film director of ...
Marshall Stedman
Marshall Stedman (1874-1943) was an American stage and silent screen actor/director, playwright, author and drama teacher.
Marshall Stedman (1874-1943) was an American stage and silent screen actor/director, playwright, author and drama teacher.
Maurice Mariaud
Maurice Mariaud ( 1875 - 1958) was a French silent film director, actor and screenwriter.
Maurice Mariaud ( 1875 - 1958) was a French silent film director, actor and screenwriter.
Max Linder
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, better known by the stage name Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era.
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, better known by the stage name Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era.
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer.
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer.
Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards.
Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards.
Mikhail Doller
Mikhail Doller (Михаил Иванович Доллер, 1889 – 15 March 1952) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Mikhail Doller (Михаил Иванович Доллер, 1889 – 15 March 1952) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Minoru Inuzuka
Minoru Inuzuka was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Minoru Inuzuka was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Minoru Murata
Minoru Murata was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was one of the major directors of the silent era in Japan.
Minoru Murata was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was one of the major directors of the silent era in Japan.
Norimasa Kaeriyama
Norimasa Kaeriyama (1 March 1893 - 6 November 1964) was a pioneering Japanese film director and film theorist.
Norimasa Kaeriyama (1 March 1893 - 6 November 1964) was a pioneering Japanese film director and film theorist.
Olga Preobrazhenskaya (director)
Olga Ivanovna Preobrazhenskaya (Ольга Ивановна Преображенская, 24 July 1881 – 30 October 1971) was a Russian and Soviet actress and film director, one of the first female film directors.
Olga Ivanovna Preobrazhenskaya (Ольга Ивановна Преображенская, 24 July 1881 – 30 October 1971) was a Russian and Soviet actress and film director, one of the first female film directors.
Paul Fejos
Paul Fejos (January 27, 1897 - April 23, 1963) was a Hungarian-born director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States.
Paul Fejos (January 27, 1897 - April 23, 1963) was a Hungarian-born director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States.
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.
Paul Wegener was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.
Pyotr Chardynin
Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin (Пётр Иванович Чардынин) ( – 14 August 1934) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin (Пётр Иванович Чардынин) ( – 14 August 1934) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Rae Berger
Rae Berger or Rhea Berger was an early silent film actor and director.
Rae Berger or Rhea Berger was an early silent film actor and director.
Raffles the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles The Amateur Cracksman is a 1917 silent film starring John Barrymore.
Raffles The Amateur Cracksman is a 1917 silent film starring John Barrymore.
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles The Amateur Cracksman is a 1917 silent film starring John Barrymore.
Raffles The Amateur Cracksman is a 1917 silent film starring John Barrymore.
René Leprince
René Leprince ( 1876 - 25 May 1929) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
René Leprince ( 1876 - 25 May 1929) was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
Richard Smith (silent film director)
Richard Smith (1886–1937), also known as Dick Smith, was a screenwriter, actor, and film director.
Richard Smith (1886–1937), also known as Dick Smith, was a screenwriter, actor, and film director.
Robert J. Flaherty
Robert Joseph Flaherty, F.R.G.S. was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film, Nanook of the North.
Robert Joseph Flaherty, F.R.G.S. was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film, Nanook of the North.
Robert Péguy
Robert Péguy ( December 14, 1883 - 21 July 1968 ) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Robert Péguy ( December 14, 1883 - 21 July 1968 ) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Robert Wiene
Robert Wiene was an important film director of the German silent cinema.
Robert Wiene was an important film director of the German silent cinema.
Romeo Bosetti
Romeo Bosetti was a French actor and screenwriter.
Romeo Bosetti was a French actor and screenwriter.
Romolo Bacchini
Romolo Bacchini, also credited as Bachini (Rome, September 13, 1873 - Rome, March 27, 1938) was a filmmaker, musician, painter and italian dialect poet, who spent his career during the sil...
Romolo Bacchini, also credited as Bachini (Rome, September 13, 1873 - Rome, March 27, 1938) was a filmmaker, musician, painter and italian dialect poet, who spent his career during the sil...
Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, né Eizenshtein, was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage".
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, né Eizenshtein, was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage".
Theodore Marston
Theodore Marston was an American silent film director and writer of the early silent period.
Theodore Marston was an American silent film director and writer of the early silent period.
Tom Ricketts
Thomas "Tom" Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 20, 1939) was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures.
Thomas "Tom" Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 20, 1939) was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures.
Tomotaka Tasaka
Tomotaka Tasaka was a Japanese film director.
Tomotaka Tasaka was a Japanese film director.
Ulysses Davis
Ulysses Davis (1872 – ?), was an American film director.
Ulysses Davis (1872 – ?), was an American film director.
Vasily Goncharov
Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov (Василий Михайлович Гончаров) (1861 – 23 August 1915) was a Russian film director and screenwriter, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Em...
Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov (Василий Михайлович Гончаров) (1861 – 23 August 1915) was a Russian film director and screenwriter, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Em...
Vladimir Gardin
Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who strove to r...
Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who strove to r...
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage.
Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage.
W. S. Van Dyke
Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American motion picture director.
Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American motion picture director.
Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. (1858 - ca.
Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. (1858 - ca.
Wallace Worsley
Wallace A. Worsley Sr. (8 December 1878 in Wappingers Falls, New York, USA – 26 March 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA) was an American stage actor who became a director in the silent fi...
Wallace A. Worsley Sr. (8 December 1878 in Wappingers Falls, New York, USA – 26 March 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA) was an American stage actor who became a director in the silent fi...
William C. deMille
Willam C. deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 5, 1955) was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s.
Willam C. deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 5, 1955) was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s.
William Desmond Taylor
William Desmond Taylor was an Irish-born American actor, successful film director of silent movies and a popular figure in the growing Hollywood film colony of the 1910s and early 1920s.
William Desmond Taylor was an Irish-born American actor, successful film director of silent movies and a popular figure in the growing Hollywood film colony of the 1910s and early 1920s.
William F. Haddock
William F. Haddock (November 27, 1877-June 30, 1969) was one of the earliest film directors of the silent film era.
William F. Haddock (November 27, 1877-June 30, 1969) was one of the earliest film directors of the silent film era.
Yakov Protazanov
Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Яков Александрович Протазанов) (January 23 (O.S. February 4), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the foundin...
Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Яков Александрович Протазанов) (January 23 (O.S. February 4), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the foundin...
Yasuji Murata
Yasuji Murata was a pioneering animator who helped develop the art of anime in Japan.
Yasuji Murata was a pioneering animator who helped develop the art of anime in Japan.
Yasujirō Shimazu
Yasujirō Shimazu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who was one of the major creators of the shōshimingeki genre at the Shōchiku studios in pre-World War II Japan.
Yasujirō Shimazu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who was one of the major creators of the shōshimingeki genre at the Shōchiku studios in pre-World War II Japan.
Yevgeni Bauer
Yevgeni Franzevich Bauer (Евгений Францевич Бауэр) (1865 – ) was a Russian film director of silent films, a theatre artist and a screenwriter.
Yevgeni Franzevich Bauer (Евгений Францевич Бауэр) (1865 – ) was a Russian film director of silent films, a theatre artist and a screenwriter.