| CAPRA | Frank --, film director (5) |
| ATOUCHOFCLASS | 1973 Melvin Frank film comedy starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson (1,5,2,5) |
| BROOK | English theatre and film director who has won Tony and Emmy Awards and the Prix Italia (5,5) |
| PETER | English theatre and film director who has won Tony and Emmy Awards and the Prix Italia (5,5) |
| LOACH | Ken, film director whose works include the 1993 Cannes Film Festival Jury prize-winning Raining Stones (5) |
| NANNI | ____ Moretti, Italian film director noted for his 2002 film The Son's Room (5) |
| STONE | Oliver _; US film director (5) |
| LYNCH | David __; film director (5) |
| LEONE | Sierra ___ (West African country) - Sergio ___ (film director) (5) |
| NOLAN | Film director - singing sisters (5) |
| LEARN | Master film director gets Oscar finally (5) |
| HITCH | Drawback familiar to film director (5) |
| MALLE | Film director of note takes in everything (5) |
| WYLER | Western bank backing US film director (5) |
| SLANG | Insult succeeded with film director (5) |
| SCOTT | Ridley -, film director (5) |
| GLEAN | Pick up grand English film director (5) |
| LUCAS | George _; film director (5) |
| KORDA | Alexander - - -, Hungarianborn British producer and film director (5) |
| PENNY | _ Marshall, US film director and comedienne (5) |