The Most Famous
FILM DIRECTORS from Monaco
This page contains a list of the greatest Monegasque Film Directors. The pantheon dataset contains 2,041 Film Directors, 2 of which were born in Monaco. This makes Monaco the birth place of the 63rd most number of Film Directors behind Croatia, and Azerbaijan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Monegasque Film Directors of all time. This list of famous Monegasque Film Directors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Danièle Thompson (b. 1942)
With an HPI of 55.55, Danièle Thompson is the most famous Monegasque Film Director. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Danièle Claude Renée Tannenbaum, also known as Danièle Thompson (born 3 January 1942) is a Monegasque film director and screenwriter. Thompson is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury, and actress Jacqueline Roman.
2. Armand Gatti (1924 - 2017)
With an HPI of 54.93, Armand Gatti is the 2nd most famous Monegasque Film Director. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Armand Gatti (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ ɡati]; 26 January 1924 – 6 April 2017) was a French playwright, poet, journalist, screenwriter, filmmaker and World War II resistance fighter. His debut film Enclosure was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver Prize for Best Director. Two years later, his film El Otro Cristóbal was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Monegasque film directors born between 1924 and 1942. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Monegasque film directors include Danièle Thompson. The most famous deceased Monegasque film directors include Armand Gatti. As of April 2024, 2 new Monegasque film directors have been added to Pantheon including Danièle Thompson, and Armand Gatti.
