| LUBITSCH | Ernst ___, film director noted for the 1940 film Ninotchka (8) |
| STOKOWSKI | Leopold, Londonborn conductor of the music for the 1940 film Fantasia (9) |
| IHEARMUSIC | Popular song composed for the 1940 film Dancing on a Dime |
| JAMESSTEWART | 20th Century American actor who won an Oscar for the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story, also starring 13 Across (5,7) |
| KUROSAWA | Akira, Japanese film director noted for his film Seven Samurai (8) |
| COWARDLY | ____ Lion, character played by Bert Lahr in the 1940 film The Wizard Of Oz (8) |
| AKIRAKUROSAWA | Japanese film director noted for the 1954 epic film Seven Samurai (5,8) |
| FARRELLY | Peter ___, film director and author of 1998 novel The Comedy Writer (8) |
| BANKDICK | The -, 1940 film comedy starring WC fields as Egbert Souse (4,4) |
| JACKSON | Peter, New Zealand film director noted for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies (7) |
| LEVINSON | Barry ___: Film director of "Good Morning Vietnam" (8) |
| APTED | Michael ___ , British film director noted for the Up TV documentary series (5) |
| STROHEIM | Erich von ___, film director (8) |
| INGMAR | ____ Bergman, Swedish film director noted for his 1957 film The Seventh Seal (6) |
| ROHMER | Eric, French New Wave film director noted for his 1986 film The Green Ray (6) |
| NANNI | ____ Moretti, Italian film director noted for his 2002 film The Son's Room (5) |
| BUSTERKEATON | US actor, comedian and film director noted for Sherlock IL, The Navigator and The General (6,6) |
| MANGOLD | US film director noted for Walk the line and Logan (7) |
| OPHULS | Max, film director noted for his 1957 film Lola Montes, about a dancer (6) |
| GUADAGNINO | Luca, film director noted for his 2017 film Call Me By Your Name (10) |
