FILM DIRECTOR

Erich von Stroheim

1885 - 1957

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Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim, Austrian German: [ˈʃtroːhaɪm]; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. His 1924 film Greed (an adaptation of Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague) is considered one of the finest and most important films ever made. After clashes with Hollywood studio bosses over budget and workers' rights problems, Stroheim found it difficult to find work as a director and subsequently became a well-respected character actor, particularly in French cinema. For his early innovations, Stroheim is still celebrated as one of the first of the auteur directors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich von Stroheim is the 150th most popular film director (down from 135th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Austria (down from 195th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Film Director.

Erich von Stroheim is most famous for his work as a director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his films Greed (1924) and Foolish Wives (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Erich von Stroheim ranks 150 out of 2,041. Before him are Bille August, Jim Jarmusch, Nikita Mikhalkov, Wong Kar-wai, Ang Lee, and Robert Benton. After him are Masaki Kobayashi, Alexander Dovzhenko, Lasse Hallström, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marcel Carné, and Moustapha Akkad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Erich von Stroheim ranks 40. Before him are Karl Radek, Sinclair Lewis, Hermann Weyl, Alexander Löhr, Hugo Sperrle, and Nikolaus von Falkenhorst. After him are Tamara Karsavina, Giacomo Matteotti, Luigi Russolo, Otto Klemperer, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, and Jules Pascin. Among people deceased in 1957, Erich von Stroheim ranks 37. Before him are Maurice Garin, František Kupka, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, V. Gordon Childe, and Eliot Ness. After him are Aga Khan III, Henry Norris Russell, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Beniamino Gigli, Max Ophüls, and Prince George of Greece and Denmark.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Erich von Stroheim ranks 230 out of 1,424. Before him are Miep Gies (1909), Gerhard Berger (1959), Mercédès Jellinek (1889), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland (1533). After him are Leopold I, Duke of Austria (1290), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1680), Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553), Bruno Bettelheim (1903), and Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria

Among film directors born in Austria, Erich von Stroheim ranks 3. Before him are Fritz Lang (1890), and Max Reinhardt (1873). After him are Josef von Sternberg (1894), Gustav Ucicky (1899), Alexander Korda (1893), Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Hans Hass (1919), Richard Oswald (1880), Harald Reinl (1908), and Joe May (1880).

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