Stanley Kubrick directed.
Barry Lyndon is a 1975 British-American period drama film written , produced , and directed by Stanley Kubrick , based on the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray . Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick . Stanley Kubrick . He is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history .