FILM DIRECTOR

Alberto Cavalcanti

1897 - 1982

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Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alberto Cavalcanti is the 712th most popular film director (down from 627th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 294th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alberto Cavalcanti ranks 712 out of 2,041. Before him are Bob Gale, Benoît Jacquot, Andrew Niccol, Brad Bird, Karel Lamač, and Nana Jorjadze. After him are Yoji Yamada, Terence Fisher, Barry Sonnenfeld, David O. Russell, Rajko Grlić, and Ivan Pyryev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Alberto Cavalcanti ranks 180. Before him are Pierre Fresnay, Nicholas Poppe, Paavo Talvela, Karel Lamač, Dorothy Day, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller. After him are Ram Prasad Bismil, J. L. B. Smith, Henry Cowell, Zhou Fohai, Maximilian von Edelsheim, and Ilya Ilf. Among people deceased in 1982, Alberto Cavalcanti ranks 141. Before him are Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hermann Rauschning, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, Maria Jeritza, Gunnar Eriksson, and Alma Reville. After him are Alfredo Ovando Candía, Christian Schad, Fritz Laband, Alexandre Alexeieff, Olle Hellbom, and Leonid Utyosov.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alberto Cavalcanti ranks 366 out of 2,236. Before him are Müller (1966), Carlos María de Alvear (1789), Antônio Carlos Zago (1969), Flora Purim (1942), Nílton de Sordi (1931), and Ruy Ramos (1957). After him are Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918), Rubem Fonseca (1925), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Mauro Silva (1968), Susana Vieira (1942), and Argemiro (1915).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Brazil

Among film directors born in Brazil, Alberto Cavalcanti ranks 4. Before him are Walter Salles (1956), Fernando Meirelles (1955), and Glauber Rocha (1939). After him are Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928), Bruno Barreto (1955), José Padilha (1967), and Carlos Saldanha (1965).

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