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Poll: Directors playing major roles in other directors’ films

A poll by DoctorBuster.
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?

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    Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)

    Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949), a film by Carol Reed.
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    Cecil B. DeMille and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd. (1950)

    Cecil B. DeMille in Sunset Boulevard (1950), a film by Billy Wilder.
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    "Stalag 17" William Holden and Otto Preminger 1953 Paramount / MPTV

    Otto Preminger in Stalag 17 (1953), a film by Billy Wilder.
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    Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries (1957)

    Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries (1957), a film by Ingmar Bergman.
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    Fritz Lang in Contempt (1963)

    Fritz Lang in Contempt (1963), a film by Jean-Luc Godard.
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    Jack Nicholson and John Huston in Chinatown (1974)

    John Huston in Chinatown (1974), a film by Roman Polanski.
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    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.
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    David Cronenberg and Craig Sheffer in Nightbreed (1990)

    David Cronenberg in Nightbreed (1990), a film by Clive Barker.
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    Martin Scorsese in Dreams (1990)

    Martin Scorsese in Dreams (1990), a film by Akira Kurosawa.
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    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.
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    John Waters in Seed of Chucky (2004)

    John Waters in Seed of Chucky (2004), a film by Don Mancini.
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    Eli Roth in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    Eli Roth in Inglourious Basterds (2009), a film by Quentin Tarantino.
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    Werner Herzog in Jack Reacher (2012)

    Werner Herzog in Jack Reacher (2012), a film by Christopher McQuarrie.

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