film director - the person who directs the making of a film

stage director - someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show

supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of

Granville-Barker, Harley Granville-Barker - English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)

Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Stanislavsky - Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)