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Poll: Film directors who direct themselves.

It's been said that the hardest thing to do is to direct yourself in a film because you are being pulled in so many directions. But some filmmakers make a habit of it. Which of these directors does the best job of directing themselves (in large roles, not just cameos; 5 roles minimum)?

Discuss the list here

Results of 2,526 votes:

  1. 1.

    Clint Eastwood

     
    Play Misty for Me, High Plains Drifter, Breezy, The Eiger Sanction, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Gauntlet, Bronco Billy, Firefox, Honkytonk Man, Sudden Impact, Pale Rider, Heartbreak Ridge, White Hunte…
  2. 2.

    Woody Allen

     
    Take the Money and Run, Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, Sleeper, Love and Death, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Stardust Memories, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Zelig, Broadway Dann…
  3. 3.

    Charles Chaplin

     
    Tillie's Punctured Romance, A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms, Sunnyside, The Kid, The Pilgrim, The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, A King …

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