Cuarón and Hitchcock and Scorsese, Oh My! The Greatest Directors Of All-Time

19. Victor Fleming

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In 1939, over the course of five months, out came two of the greatest American movies ever made — both directed by the same man. Whether it is the epic Gone with The Wind or the profoundly brilliant The Wizard of Oz, there is always a sense of grandeur and glory in his cinema which has rarely been replicated. A tough and unsentimental director, Fleming enjoyed a career that, while rarely spoken of in the same reverent tones as many of his peers, had more highlights than most of the canonized figures in critical and historical circles.

One of the greatest storytellers Hollywood has ever seen, Fleming has had a prolific career over three decades and has always managed to infuse a sense of optimism and raw energy into his cinema.