FILM DIRECTOR

Giuseppe De Santis

1917 - 1997

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Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform. He was the brother of Italian cinematographer Pasqualino De Santis. His wife was Gordana Miletic (native spelling: Miletić), a Yugoslav actress and former ballet dancer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe De Santis is the 371st most popular film director (up from 376th in 2019), the 1,948th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,966th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Giuseppe De Santis ranks 371 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexandre Astruc, Veit Harlan, Édouard Molinaro, Leos Carax, Márta Mészáros, and Walerian Borowczyk. After him are Jan de Bont, Merian C. Cooper, Juan Antonio Bardem, Raúl Ruiz, Martin Ritt, and Nadine Trintignant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Giuseppe De Santis ranks 110. Before him are László Szabó, Zhang Chunqiao, Buddy Rich, Otto Kittel, Andrew Wyeth, and Nikolai Ogarkov. After him are Wilhelm Brasse, Phaedon Gizikis, Pedro Infante, Charlotte Salomon, Sharof Rashidov, and Džemal Bijedić. Among people deceased in 1997, Giuseppe De Santis ranks 91. Before him are Manfred von Ardenne, Kunihiko Kodaira, Son Sen, Jean Françaix, Gunpei Yokoi, and Jacinto Quincoces. After him are Jean-Dominique Bauby, Francisco Aramburu, François Furet, Martin Schwarzschild, Lyman Spitzer, and Bo Widerberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe De Santis ranks 1,948 out of 5,161. Before him are Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus (-180), Marcus Antonius Antyllus (-46), Matteo Messina Denaro (1962), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), Vincenzo Coronelli (1650), and Alessandro Magnasco (1667). After him are Maddalena Casulana (1544), Luigi Illica (1857), Francesco Maria Veracini (1690), Angelo Bagnasco (1943), Emilio Colombo (1920), and Cecilia Bartoli (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Giuseppe De Santis ranks 33. Before him are Damiano Damiani (1922), Marco Bellocchio (1939), Gillo Pontecorvo (1919), Mario Monicelli (1915), Luigi Comencini (1916), and Ermanno Olmi (1931). After him are Valerio Zurlini (1926), Alberto Lattuada (1914), Alessandro Blasetti (1900), Umberto Lenzi (1931), Mauro Bolognini (1922), and Elio Petri (1929).

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