FILM DIRECTOR

Želimir Žilnik

1942 - Today

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Želimir Žilnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Желимир Жилник; pronounced [ʒɛ̌limiːr ʒîlniːk]; born 8 September 1942) is a Serbian film director best known as one of the major figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave film movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Želimir Žilnik is the 817th most popular film director (up from 907th in 2024), the 207th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 224th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Serbian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Želimir Žilnik ranks 817 out of 2,041. Before him are Jonathan Glazer, Ruy Guerra, Gordon Douglas, Paul Morrissey, Richard Marquand, and Jack Cardiff. After him are Todd Phillips, Michael Verhoeven, Jack Clayton, Herbert Brenon, Johan Renck, and Goran Paskaljević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Želimir Žilnik ranks 362. Before him are Marsha Mason, Huey P. Newton, Chantal Goya, Taj Mahal, Eddy Mitchell, and Vladimir Kovalyonok. After him are Dobromir Zhechev, Gérard Pirès, Irm Hermann, Dick Parry, Norberto Rivera Carrera, and Vinicio Cerezo.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Želimir Žilnik ranks 207 out of 661. Before him are Đuro Macut (1963), Ljubomir Davidović (1863), Mateja Kežman (1979), Mika Antić (1932), Dragana Mirković (1968), and Milovan Glišić (1847). After him are Goran Paskaljević (1947), Peter Leko (1979), Zoran Lilić (1953), Mirjana Karanović (1957), Mihailo Petrović (1868), and Đorđe Vujadinović (1909).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Serbia

Among film directors born in Serbia, Želimir Žilnik ranks 3. Before him are Gojko Mitić (1940), and Dušan Makavejev (1932). After him are Goran Paskaljević (1947), Josef von Báky (1902), and Srđan Dragojević (1963).

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