FILM DIRECTOR

Abel Gance

1889 - 1981

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Abel Gance (French: [gɑ̃s]; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 1889 – 10 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abel Gance is the 158th most popular film director (up from 168th in 2019), the 1,109th most popular biography from France (down from 1,084th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Film Director.

Abel Gance is most famous for his film Napoleon, which was the first film to be released in a widescreen format.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Abel Gance ranks 158 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexander Dovzhenko, Lasse Hallström, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marcel Carné, Moustapha Akkad, and Don Siegel. After him are Josef von Sternberg, Peter Weir, Lewis Milestone, Louis Malle, Jean Vigo, and Claude Lanzmann.

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Among people born in 1889, Abel Gance ranks 40. Before him are Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Pitirim Sorokin, Mercédès Jellinek, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Kim Tu-bong, and Robert A. Taft. After him are Taha Hussein, Günther Lütjens, Walter Lippmann, Hannes Kolehmainen, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and John B. Kelly Sr.. Among people deceased in 1981, Abel Gance ranks 36. Before him are William Saroyan, Miroslav Krleža, Duško Popov, Zarah Leander, Omar Torrijos, and Mohammad-Ali Rajai. After him are Stefan Wyszyński, Mehmet Shehu, Will Durant, David Wechsler, Benjamin Sheares, and Leo Kanner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Abel Gance ranks 1,109 out of 6,770. Before him are Jules Renard (1864), Christina of Lorraine (1565), Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Villard de Honnecourt (1200), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), and Jeanne Hébuterne (1898). After him are Jean-Andoche Junot (1771), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), George Steiner (1929), Joseph Bertrand (1822), and Saint Eligius (588).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Abel Gance ranks 22. Before him are Claude Lelouch (1937), René Clément (1913), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), and Marcel Carné (1906). After him are Louis Malle (1932), Jean Vigo (1905), Claude Lanzmann (1925), Jacques Rivette (1928), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), and Jacques Demy (1931).

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