This film’s visual style has influenced many directors, including Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Denis Villeneuve, George Lucas, Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Oliver Stone, Sam Peckinpah, and Steven Spielberg. Spielberg has often called it his favourite film of all time and the one that inspired him to become a filmmaker. He saw it four times in four consecutive weeks upon its release and later said, “It was the first time seeing a movie, I realized there are themes that aren’t narrative stor