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The oldest living directors

The oldest living directors, with the longest-running careers in the field.

Manos Zacharias tops this list. Age: 104, ahead of Cheng Kang at 102.

  1. Manos ZachariasDirectorsGreece

    104born 1922

    born 1922

  2. Cheng KangDirectorsChina

    102born 1924

    born 1924

  3. B. K. AdarshDirectorsIndia

    101born 1925

    born 1925

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4thHorst HächlerDirectors · born 1926GermanyDirectors100born 1926
5thPier Ludovico PavoniDirectors · born 1926ItalyDirectors100born 1926
6thFukuko IshiiDirectors · born 1926JapanDirectors100born 1926
7thPere PortabellaDirectors · born 1927SpainDirectors99born 1927
8thAllen BaronDirectors · born 1927United StatesDirectors99born 1927
9thToshio MasudaDirectors · born 1927JapanDirectors99born 1927
10thSidney KimmelDirectors · born 1928United StatesDirectors98born 1928
11thRené BonnièreDirectors · born 1928FranceDirectors98born 1928
12thFernand DansereauDirectors · born 1928CanadaDirectors98born 1928
13thArvo KruusementDirectors · born 1928EstoniaDirectors98born 1928
14thHans NoeverDirectors · born 1928GermanyDirectors98born 1928
15thZdenka DeitchováDirectors · born 1928CzechiaDirectors98born 1928
16thLuiz Carlos BarretoDirectors · born 1928BrazilDirectors98born 1928
17thJames IvoryDirectors · born 1928United StatesDirectors98born 1928
18thFulvio LucisanoDirectors · born 1928ItalyDirectors98born 1928
19thFranco E. ProsperiDirectors · born 1928ItalyDirectors98born 1928
20thSerge BourguignonDirectors · born 1928FranceDirectors98born 1928
21stHarold BeckerDirectors · born 1928United StatesDirectors98born 1928
22ndSusumu HaniDirectors · born 1928JapanDirectors98born 1928
23rdLana GogoberidzeDirectors · born 1928GeorgiaDirectors98born 1928
24thJeong Chang-hwaDirectors · born 1928South KoreaDirectors98born 1928
25thGianfranco BaldanelloDirectors · born 1928ItalyDirectors98born 1928
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Among people with a sourced birth date who clear our fame threshold.

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