Plan B makes his directorial debut this week with iLL Manors, a hard-hitting film that's already been described by critics as "ambitious", "cinematic" and "incredibly powerful, almost brutal in its vividness".
Inspired by his success, Digital Spy takes a look back through more than 80 years of cinema and picks out the 25 most spectacular debuts from first-time feature directors.
From Citizen Kane to Reservoir Dogs to this year's Martha Marcy May Marlene – released on DVD and Blu-ray last week – we've covered a lot of ground, but is there a classic first film we've missed out? Leave your comments in the space below.
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Top 25 most spectacular directorial debuts - pictures
Published Thursday, Jun 7 2012, 2:23am EST | By Emma Dibdin | 1 comment
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The first of numerous classics from John Huston, this Humphrey Bogart-led noir remains arguably his most beloved work, In adapting Dashiel Hammett's beloved detective novel in a way that felt both faithful and cinematic, Huston succeeded where two directors before him had failed.
The first of numerous classics from John Huston, this Humphrey Bogart-led noir remains arguably his most beloved work, In adapting Dashiel Hammett's beloved detective novel in a way that felt both faithful and cinematic, Huston succeeded where two directors before him had failed.
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