Poll: Directors playing major roles in other directors’ films
It doesn't happen that often that a different director gets the chance to play a role in a fellow colleague director's film. Which one of these performances by a director in another director's film, did you think was the greatest? After voting, you may discuss the list here.
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Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)
Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949), a film by Carol Reed. -
Cecil B. DeMille and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Cecil B. DeMille in Sunset Boulevard (1950), a film by Billy Wilder. -
"Stalag 17" William Holden and Otto Preminger 1953 Paramount / MPTV
Otto Preminger in Stalag 17 (1953), a film by Billy Wilder. -
Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries (1957)
Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries (1957), a film by Ingmar Bergman. -
Fritz Lang in Contempt (1963)
Fritz Lang in Contempt (1963), a film by Jean-Luc Godard. -
Jack Nicholson and John Huston in Chinatown (1974)
John Huston in Chinatown (1974), a film by Roman Polanski. -
François Truffaut in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
François Truffaut in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), a film by Steven Spielberg. -
David Cronenberg and Craig Sheffer in Nightbreed (1990)
David Cronenberg in Nightbreed (1990), a film by Clive Barker. -
Martin Scorsese in Dreams (1990)
Martin Scorsese in Dreams (1990), a film by Akira Kurosawa. -
George Clooney, Salma Hayek, and Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), a film by Robert Rodriguez. -
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Sydney Pollack in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), a film by Stanley Kubrick. -
John Waters in Seed of Chucky (2004)
John Waters in Seed of Chucky (2004), a film by Don Mancini. -
Eli Roth in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Eli Roth in Inglourious Basterds (2009), a film by Quentin Tarantino. -
Werner Herzog in Jack Reacher (2012)
Werner Herzog in Jack Reacher (2012), a film by Christopher McQuarrie.