FILM DIRECTOR

Fridrikh Ermler

1898 - 1967

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Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (13 May 1898 – 12 July 1967) was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was a four-time recipient of the Stalin Prize (in 1941, twice in 1946, and in 1951). After studying pharmacology, he joined the Czarist army in 1917 and soon took part in the October Revolution on the side of the Bolshevists. Captured and tortured by the White army, he only became a full party member at the end of the Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fridrikh Ermler is the 1,093rd most popular film director (up from 1,164th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 158th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Latvian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 1,093 out of 2,041Before him are Christopher Landon, Eduardo Serra, Larry Cohen, Kurt Maetzig, Kei Kumai, and Mitchell Leisen. After him are Edmond Keosayan, Peter Farrelly, Danièle Thompson, Dorothy Arzner, Richard Dembo, and August Blom.

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Among people born in 1898, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 225Before him are Edward Lawry Norton, Georg Kulenkampff, Agnes Ayres, Hugh O'Flaherty, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, and Mitchell Leisen. After him are Karolina Kózka, M. Ageyev, Eero Berg, Georgy Langemak, Boris Lisunov, and Maryse Bastié. Among people deceased in 1967, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 212Before him are Paul Whiteman, Clifton Williams, Francis Spellman, Mary Garden, Georges Berger, and Reginald Punnett. After him are Hans Jacob Nielsen, Holcombe Ward, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Walter Krueger, Rexhep Mitrovica, and Alfred Felber.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 155 out of 323Before him are Jānis Cimze (1814), Andrejs Upīts (1877), Erik Hornung (1933), Jānis Endzelīns (1873), Kārlis Skalbe (1879), and Hermanis Matisons (1894). After him are Andris Nelsons (1978), Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov (1948), Oswald Schmiedeberg (1838), Vija Celmins (1938), Regīna Ezera (1930), and Rutanya Alda (1942).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Latvia

Among film directors born in Latvia, Fridrikh Ermler ranks 4Before him are Sergei Eisenstein (1898), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), and Eduard Tisse (1897). After him are Nikolai Ekk (1902).