His films like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo' obsessively explore man's struggle against vast waters and maritime ambition.
David Lean United KingdomAn epic storyteller who masterfully captured naval conflict and maritime adventure in films like 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet UnionHis revolutionary film 'Battleship Potemkin' remains one of cinema's most iconic explorations of naval history and revolutionary maritime symbolism.