FILM DIRECTOR

Gillo Pontecorvo

1919 - 2006

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Gilberto Pontecorvo Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈdʒillo ponteˈkɔrvo]; 19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama The Battle of Algiers (1966). It won the Golden Lion at the 27th Venice Film Festival, and earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. His other films include Kapò (1960), a Holocaust drama; Burn! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gillo Pontecorvo is the 303rd most popular film director (down from 177th in 2019), the 1,711th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,144th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gillo Pontecorvo ranks 303 out of 2,041. Before him are David Hamilton, Marco Bellocchio, Denis Villeneuve, Tobe Hooper, Raoul Walsh, and Tony Gatlif. After him are Michael Bay, Paul Schrader, Walter Salles, Lung Chien, John G. Avildsen, and Jiří Trnka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Gillo Pontecorvo ranks 73. Before him are Daniel Bell, Uta Hagen, Lauri Törni, Glafcos Clerides, Wolfgang Wagner, and Kiichi Miyazawa. After him are Liberace, Bob Paisley, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Art Blakey, Hermine Braunsteiner, and Pierre Soulages. Among people deceased in 2006, Gillo Pontecorvo ranks 83. Before him are Milan Babić, Betty Friedan, Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Ferenc Bene, and Lars Korvald. After him are Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Lee Jong-wook, Richard Fleischer, María Capovilla, and Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gillo Pontecorvo ranks 1,711 out of 5,161. Before him are Blanche of Anjou (1280), Vincenzo Peruggia (1881), Nereo Rocco (1912), Pacuvius (-220), Gallus Anonymus (1010), and Giuseppina Strepponi (1815). After him are Catherine of Bologna (1413), Alberic I of Spoleto (900), Saint Silvia (515), Ubertino of Casale (1259), Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (1095), and Benvenuto Tisi (1481).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Gillo Pontecorvo ranks 29. Before him are Paolo Sorrentino (1970), Lucio Fulci (1927), Nanni Moretti (1953), Mario Bava (1914), Damiano Damiani (1922), and Marco Bellocchio (1939). After him are Mario Monicelli (1915), Luigi Comencini (1916), Ermanno Olmi (1931), Giuseppe De Santis (1917), Valerio Zurlini (1926), and Alberto Lattuada (1914).

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