The directors whose films have been selected are listed.
| No. of films | Director | Films |
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| 8 | Federico Fellini | Variety Lights,[7] The White Sheik, I Vitelloni, La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, La Dolce Vita, 8½, Amarcord |
| 6 | Visconti, Luchino Luchino Visconti | Ossessione, La Terra Trema, Bellissima, Senso, Rocco and His Brothers, The Leopard |
| 5 | De Sica, Vittorio Vittorio De Sica | Shoeshine, Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan, Umberto D., The Gold of Naples |
| 5 | Rosi, Francesco Francesco Rosi | The Magliari, Salvatore Giuliano, Hands over the City, The Mattei Affair, Illustrious Corpses |
| 5 | Monicelli, Mario Mario Monicelli | Cops and Robbers,[8] A Hero of Our Times, Big Deal on Madonna Street, The Great War, An Average Little Man |
| 4 | Rossellini, Roberto Roberto Rossellini | Rome, Open City
- Paisan; Stromboli; Europe '51
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| 4 | Risi, Dino Dino Risi | Poveri ma belli, A Difficult Life, Il Sorpasso, I mostri |
| 3 | Zampa, Luigi Luigi Zampa | Angelina, The Art of Getting Along, Be Sick... It's Free |
| 3 | Antonioni, Michelangelo Michelangelo Antonioni | Story of a Love Affair, Il Grido, L'Eclisse |
| 3 | Germi, Pietro Pietro Germi | Path of Hope, Divorce Italian Style, The Birds, the Bees and the Italians |
| 3 | Comencini, Luigi Luigi Comencini | Bread, Love and Dreams, Everybody Go Home, The Scientific Cardplayer |
| 3 | Paolo Pasolini, Pier Pier Paolo Pasolini | Accattone, Love Meetings, The Hawks and the Sparrows |
| 3 | Ferreri, Marco Marco Ferreri | The Ape Woman, Dillinger Is Dead, L'udienza |
| 3 | Bellocchio, Marco Marco Bellocchio | Fists in the Pocket, China Is Near, Nel nome del padre |
| 3 | Lattuada, Alberto Alberto Lattuada | Variety Lights,[9] The Beach, Mafioso |
| 3 | Steno | Cops and Robbers,[10] Toto in Color, An American in Rome |
| 2 | Blasetti, Alessandro Alessandro Blasetti | Four Steps in the Clouds, Father's Dilemma |
| 2 | Pietrangeli, Antonio Antonio Pietrangeli | Empty Eyes, I Knew Her Well |
| 2 | Bolognini, Mauro Mauro Bolognini | You're on Your Own, Il bell'Antonio |
| 2 | Olmi, Ermanno Ermanno Olmi | Il Posto, The Tree of Wooden Clogs |
| 2 | Lizzani, Carlo Carlo Lizzani | La vita agra, Bandits in Milan |
| 2 | Bertolucci, Bernardo Bernardo Bertolucci | The Conformist, 1900 |
| 2 | Scola, Ettore Ettore Scola | We All Loved Each Other So Much, A Special Day |
| 1 | Bonnard, Mario Mario Bonnard | City of Pain |
| 1 | De Santis, Giuseppe Giuseppe De Santis | Bitter Rice |
| 1 | Genina, Augusto Augusto Genina | Heaven over the Marshes |
| 1 | Matarazzo, Raffaello Raffaello Matarazzo | Chains |
| 1 | Emmer, Luciano Luciano Emmer | Sunday in August |
| 1 | Fabrizi, Aldo Aldo Fabrizi | The Passaguai Family |
| 1 | Duvivier, Julien Julien Duvivier | Little World of Don Camillo |
| 1 | Castellani, Renato Renato Castellani | Two Cents Worth of Hope |
| 1 | Soldati, Mario Mario Soldati | The Wayward Wife |
| 1 | Gora, Claudio Claudio Gora | Eager to Live |
| 1 | De Filippo, Eduardo Eduardo De Filippo | Neapolitans in Milan |
| 1 | Giannini, Ettore Ettore Giannini | Neapolitan Carousel |
| 1 | Cottafavi, Vittorio Vittorio Cottafavi | A Free Woman |
| 1 | Maselli, Francesco Francesco Maselli | Abandoned |
| 1 | Vancini, Florestano Florestano Vancini | Long Night in 1943 |
| 1 | Zurlini, Valerio Valerio Zurlini | Girl with a Suitcase |
| 1 | Caprioli, Vittorio Vittorio Caprioli | Leoni al sole |
| 1 | Brass, Tinto Tinto Brass | Chi lavora è perduto |
| 1 | Pontecorvo, Gillo Gillo Pontecorvo | The Battle of Algiers |
| 1 | Petri, Elio Elio Petri | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion |
| 1 | De Seta, Vittorio Vittorio De Seta | Diario di un maestro |
| 1 | Franco Brusati | Bread and Chocolate |
| 1 | Salce, Luciano Luciano Salce | Fantozzi |
| 1 | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Padre Padrone | |
