Longest career as a film director

Longest career as a  film director
Who
Manoel de Oliveira
What
84 year(s)
Where
Portugal
When
1931 - 2015

The longest career as a film director is 84 years, and was achieved by Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal) who directed short and feature length films from 1931 through to 2015.

The first film Manoel de Oliveira directed was the documentary short 'Labor on the Douro River' in 1931. His final film was another documentary short titled 'Um Século de Energia' which was released in 2015.