FILM DIRECTOR

Frank Darabont

1959 - Today

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Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of Hungarian origin. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988), and The Fly II (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), and The Mist (2007). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Darabont is the 290th most popular film director (down from 253rd in 2019), the 1,778th most popular biography from France (down from 1,582nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Frank Darabont ranks 290 out of 2,041. Before him are Wes Anderson, Elem Klimov, George Stevens, Tsui Hark, John Frankenheimer, and Youssef Chahine. After him are Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, Frank Borzage, Stanley Donen, Henri Verneuil, and Mamoru Oshii.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Frank Darabont ranks 72. Before him are Youssou N'Dour, Boyko Borisov, William Lai, Ajay Banga, Ving Rhames, and Mauricio Funes. After him are Sam Raimi, Byung-Chul Han, Nirmala Sitharaman, Miki Matsubara, Wim Hof, and Rosanna Arquette.

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In France

Among people born in France, Frank Darabont ranks 1,778 out of 6,770. Before him are Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777), Zénaïde Bonaparte (1801), Louis Le Prince (1841), Recceswinth (620), and Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898). After him are Felix of Valois (1127), Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (1643), Auguste Maquet (1813), Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis (1757), Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950), and Félix Gouin (1884).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Frank Darabont ranks 37. Before him are Bertrand Tavernier (1941), Patrice Chéreau (1944), Chris Marker (1921), Jacques Becker (1906), Claude Sautet (1924), and Philippe de Broca (1933). After him are François Ozon (1967), Jeannot Szwarc (1937), Germaine Dulac (1882), Jean Girault (1924), Francis Veber (1937), and William Kennedy Dickson (1860).

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