Answer: auteur

AnswerCrossword Clue
AUTEURHitchcock, for one
auteurartist (as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive
auteurrector c
auteurthe creator of a film
auteura film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory
auteurfilmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp
AUTEURVisionary director
AUTEURFilmmaker with style and total control
AUTEURNot your ordinary film director
AUTEURFilmmaker with total creative control
AUTEURSartre or Gide, to the French
AUTEURDirector with complete control over a film
AUTEURFilmmaker with creative control
AUTEURDirector who puts a creative stamp on a film
AUTEURTruffaut, e.g.
AUTEURTruffaut or Hitchcock
AUTEURKubrick, for one
AUTEURCoppola or Kurosawa
AUTEURFilmmaker with a distinctive style
AUTEURDirector with a distinctive style
AUTEURFilm director with absolute control
AUTEURDirector with a unique style
AUTEURDirector having complete control of his film
AUTEURStylish filmmaker
AUTEURTruffaut's ... theory
AUTEURMaster director
AUTEURNot just any director
AUTEURDistinctive director