>>212232325 (OP)I'm going to bypass all of the accepted 'great' directors; and go another route... the most productive and effective.
For that, I'm going with W.S. Van Dyke, whose nickname was "one-take Woody"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Van_Dyke
He wasn't flashy, didn't have a 'big name'; but if you needed a movie delivered on time and under budget; or you needed someone to come in and fix a production screwed up by someone else, Woody was your guy.
You can see a list of his credits, including a few well-known films, here:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886754/