Director Of Breaking Away Crossword Clue

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	27%	8		Director who won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed
	noun • United States filmmaker (born in 1942)
	25%	15		Director who won the Best Director Oscar for "Schindler's List"
	noun • United States filmmaker (born in 1947)

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New York Times30 Jan 1994	Down 77
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