# Episode 185: Directorial Debuts

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Published: 2025-11-24T11:28:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4288

## Resource

Welcome! This week on Cinema in Seconds, Ian and Daniel explore the first features of some great directors. Did they have the juice from the start? Find out with these movie moments! Sanshiro Sugata - 5:00 The Witch - 18:30 Fear and Desire - 30:00 Brick - 50:30 Honorable Mentions and Mailbag - 1:05:00

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