FILM DIRECTOR

Gustaf Gründgens

1899 - 1963

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Gustaf Gründgens (German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈɡʁʏnt.ɡəns] ; 22 December 1899 – 7 October 1963), born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg. His career continued unimpeded through the years of the Nazi regime; the extent to which this can be considered as deliberate collaboration with the Nazis is hotly disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustaf Gründgens is the 382nd most popular film director (down from 352nd in 2019), the 2,126th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,920th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 382 out of 2,041. Before him are Martin Ritt, Nadine Trintignant, Marcel Camus, Jacques Doillon, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and James Wong. After him are Ray Harryhausen, Carol Reed, Henry King, John McTiernan, Ladislas Starevich, and Valerio Zurlini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 91. Before him are Adam Rainer, Nikolay Voronov, Pancho Vladigerov, Michał Kalecki, Soraya Tarzi, and Hans Swarowsky. After him are Andrija Artuković, Richard Hauptmann, Nicolas Frantz, Irving Thalberg, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, and Osman Batur. Among people deceased in 1963, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 64. Before him are Ferenc Fricsay, Ngô Đình Nhu, Robert Stroud, Georg Lindemann, Klára Dán von Neumann, and Jacobus Oud. After him are Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Seth Barnes Nicholson, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Fazlollah Zahedi, Fritz Reiner, and Garrett Morgan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 2,127 out of 7,253. Before him are Paul Drude (1863), George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Elke Sommer (1940), Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856), Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759), and Ludwig Uhland (1787). After him are Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), Hans Globke (1898), Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (1744), Igor Mitoraj (1944), and Klaus Kinkel (1936).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Gustaf Gründgens ranks 19. Before him are Thea von Harbou (1888), Mike Nichols (1931), Douglas Sirk (1897), Robert Siodmak (1900), Lotte Reiniger (1899), and Veit Harlan (1899). After him are Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Walter Frentz (1907), Walter Ruttmann (1887), Werner Schroeter (1945), Alexander Kluge (1932), and Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957).

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