Printable Film Directors Crosswords

Explore the visionary minds of Film Directors, the creative forces behind cinematic masterpieces. Their unique styles and iconic works provide compelling crossword material.

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Film Directors

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  1. 2. Silent era icon who also directed many films
  2. 5. To assemble and modify film footage
  3. 6. Sam, director of 'American Beauty' and '1917'
  4. 9. Siblings who directed 'The Matrix'
  5. 10. A single continuous recording made by a camera
  6. 11. Spike, known for 'Do the Right Thing'
  7. 12. A common transition effect in film

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  1. 1. Opposite of female, often describing many early directors
  2. 2. To move from one scene to another without a transition
  3. 3. Wes, known for his unique visual symmetry
  4. 4. Master of suspense known for 'Psycho'
  5. 7. Actor turned acclaimed director of 'Unforgiven'
  6. 8. Francis Ford, director of 'The Godfather'
  7. 9. Edgar, known for 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Baby Driver'

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  1. 2. Award many directors aspire to win
  2. 4. Order given on a film set
  3. 6. A director might ___ to be different
  4. 9. Sibling directors of "The Matrix"
  5. 11. Post-production task for a director
  6. 12. To control, as a director does a production
  7. 13. Danny, directed "Slumdog Millionaire"

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  1. 1. Creator of the "Star Wars" universe
  2. 3. Wes, known for quirky, symmetrical films
  3. 5. Known for non-linear narratives like "Pulp Fiction"
  4. 7. Filmmaker behind "Goodfellas" and "The Departed"
  5. 8. Guy, director often associated with British gangster films
  6. 10. Group working under a director

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  1. 1. Surrealist who found mystery in a twin peak
  2. 4. She brought Lady Bird to the screen before Barbie
  3. 5. He made us look Us in the eye after telling us to Get Out
  4. 7. He handled the spice of Dune
  5. 8. He took us to Brooklyn to do the right thing
  6. 9. Architect of the cinematic Middle-earth
  7. 10. Sibling duo who found dark humor in a Fargo snowstorm
  8. 11. He made us cheer for a gladiator and fear an alien

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  1. 2. He directed an offer you cannot refuse
  2. 3. He broke the first rule of his own fight club
  3. 4. Director of the handheld Bourne series
  4. 6. First woman to claim the Best Director Oscar

Film Directors

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  1. 1. To execute without trial, or the surrealist mind behind Twin Peaks.
  2. 3. An ounce followed by you? This master filmed a beautiful Tokyo story.
  3. 5. Director whose name sounds exactly like a rolling filming device.
  4. 7. Shelter from the wind, famously urging us to do the right thing.
  5. 9. Fasten a trailer to a male bird? That is quite a suspenseful combination.
  6. 10. A famous Antarctic explorer, or the man who hatched an Alien.
  7. 11. A shallow river crossing, or a legendary Western director.
  8. 12. Deep water sources concealing the enigmatic maker of Kane.

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  1. 1. He forged a massive cinematic empire in a galaxy far, far away.
  2. 2. A water pipe that historically infiltrated the Oscars with a parasite.
  3. 4. He drove audiences back in time using a flux capacitor and a DeLorean.
  4. 6. Sunrise direction plus timber makes this unforgiven cinematic legend.
  5. 8. The cinematic godfather who loved the smell of napalm in the morning.

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  1. 4. Sketch comedian who transitioned to crafting modern social thrillers
  2. 6. Master of the surreal whose cinematic work often feels like a dark waking dream
  3. 9. His scripts are famous for pop culture dialogue and nonlinear timelines
  4. 10. Provocative Danish co-founder of the stripped-down Dogme 95 movement
  5. 12. Chronologically complex filmmaker who explored dreams within dreams

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  1. 1. Unflinching Brooklyn-based filmmaker who urged audiences to do the right thing
  2. 2. Action director completely synonymous with excessive pyrotechnics and transforming robots
  3. 3. Filmmaker who took global audiences on a very long journey to Middle-earth
  4. 5. Gruff western star who stepped behind the camera to win multiple Oscars
  5. 7. Quirky New Zealander who injected colorful comedy into a famous cinematic universe
  6. 8. First woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director
  7. 11. South Korean visionary who made Oscar history with a biting class satire

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  1. 1. Director of Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X
  2. 2. A single continuous event in a play or movie
  3. 6. The written document with all the dialogue
  4. 8. Word yelled to stop the cameras rolling
  5. 9. Director of E.T. and Jurassic Park
  6. 13. Device that records the movie
  7. 14. Word yelled to announce the end of filming

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  1. 1. The glass piece on the front of the recording equipment
  2. 3. The group of actors performing in a movie
  3. 4. The physical location where filming happens
  4. 5. Director of Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street
  5. 7. Director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
  6. 10. Creator and director of the original Star Wars
  7. 11. The workers behind the scenes of a production
  8. 12. A continuous recorded performance of a scene

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  1. 3. His dark thrillers include a movie about a forbidden underground society
  2. 5. Legendary director closely associated with John Wayne pictures
  3. 6. She captured the American West beautifully in an Oscar-winning drama
  4. 9. French-Canadian visionary who brought Arrakis to the big screen
  5. 10. Comedian who revolutionized modern horror with a sunken place
  6. 11. Legendary Billy who brought us a film where some like it hot
  7. 12. History-making South Korean auteur who explored class warfare
  8. 13. British filmmaker known for kinetic editing and a flavorful trilogy

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  1. 1. Frequent collaborator with De Niro and DiCaprio
  2. 2. Visionary who told audiences to do the right thing
  3. 4. Youngest person to win the Best Director Oscar for a modern musical
  4. 7. First woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director
  5. 8. Italian maestro who gave us a film titled after eight and a half
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