More Great Directors and Their Best Films. Part 1. (Alphabetical Order, Unranked) ROBERT ALDRICH 1918-1983. Famed for Reworking Classic Action Genres. Suggested Filmography: Apache (1954), Vera Cruz (1954), The Big Knife (1955), Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Autumn Leaves (1956), Attack! (1956), The Last Sunset (1961), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ...