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250 Quintessential Noir Films (1940-1964): Parts 1 2 3 4 5

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Full listing of all films cited: Alphabetical Chronological By Director

According to our research, listed below are the 50 filmmakers whose films have most often been cited as noir. To qualify, a director must have at least one film on the 250 Quintessential Noir Films listing.

1	Fritz Lang 11 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 18 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE BIG HEAT)	2	Robert Siodmak 9 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 13 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE KILLERS)
3	Anthony Mann 6 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 16 films cited as noir (Key Film: RAW DEAL)	4	Alfred Hitchcock 6 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 15 films cited as noir (Key Film: SHADOW OF A DOUBT)
5	Otto Preminger 5 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: LAURA)	6	Nicholas Ray 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: IN A LONELY PLACE)
7	Joseph H. Lewis 6 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 8 films cited as noir (Key Film: GUN CRAZY)	8	Henry Hathaway 5 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 9 films cited as noir (Key Film: KISS OF DEATH)
9	Robert Wise 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 9 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE SET-UP)	10	John Huston 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE MALTESE FALCON)
11	Jules Dassin 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE NAKED CITY)	12	Orson Welles 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: TOUCH OF EVIL)
13	Phil Karlson 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 8 films cited as noir (Key Film: KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL)	14	Edward Dmytryk 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: MURDER, MY SWEET)
15	Don Siegel 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 12 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE LINEUP)	16	Billy Wilder 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 4 films cited as noir (Key Film: DOUBLE INDEMNITY)
17	Jacques Tourneur 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 8 films cited as noir (Key Film: OUT OF THE PAST)	18	Samuel Fuller 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET)
19	Richard Fleischer 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE NARROW MARGIN)	20	John Farrow 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE BIG CLOCK)
21	Edgar G. Ulmer 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: DETOUR)	22	Rudolph Maté 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: D.O.A.)
23	Michael Curtiz 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: MILDRED PIERCE)	24	John Brahm 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE LOCKET)
25	Lewis Allen 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 8 films cited as noir (Key Film: SUDDENLY)	26	Jean Negulesco 4 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: ROAD HOUSE)
27	Raoul Walsh 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: WHITE HEAT)	28	Joseph Losey 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 8 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE PROWLER)
29	William Castle 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 9 films cited as noir (Key Film: WHEN STRANGERS MARRY)	30	Robert Aldrich 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: KISS ME DEADLY)
31	Vincent Sherman 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: NORA PRENTISS)	32	William Dieterle 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: DARK CITY)
33	Anatole Litvak 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: SORRY, WRONG NUMBER)	34	John Sturges 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: MYSTERY STREET)
35	Mark Robson 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 6 films cited as noir (Key Film: EDGE OF DOOM)	36	Ted Tetzlaff 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 7 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE WINDOW)
37	Maxwell Shane 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: FEAR IN THE NIGHT)	38	Gordon Douglas 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE)
39	Stuart Heisler 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE GLASS KEY)	40	Russell Rouse 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE THIEF)
41	Howard Hawks 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 3 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE BIG SLEEP)	42	André De Toth 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 4 films cited as noir (Key Film: PITFALL)
43	Curtis Bernhardt 3 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 4 films cited as noir (Key Film: CONFLICT)	44	Frank Tuttle 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: THIS GUN FOR HIRE)
45	Joseph L. Mankiewicz 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT)	46	Felix E. Feist 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF)
47	John Cromwell 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 4 films cited as noir (Key Film: DEAD RECKONING)	48	Irving Pichel 1 film on the Quintessential list; a total of 5 films cited as noir (Key Film: THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME)
49	Tay Garnett 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 2 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE)	50	Stanley Kubrick 2 films on the Quintessential list; a total of 2 films cited as noir (Key Film: THE KILLING)