Fahrenheit 451 was directed by a director.
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British Dystopian science fiction drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Oskar Werner , Julie Christie , and Cyril Cusack . François Roland Truffaut ( [ fʁɑ̃.swa ʁɔ.lɑ̃ tʁyfo ] ; 6 February 1932 -- 21 October 1984 ) was a French film director , screenwriter , producer , actor , and film critic , as well as one of the founders of the French New Wave .