FILM DIRECTOR

Jacques Deray

1929 - 2003

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Jacques Deray (born Jacques Desrayaud, 19 February 1929 – 9 August 2003) was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Deray is the 406th most popular film director (up from 456th in 2019), the 2,332nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,577th in 2019) and the 54th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jacques Deray ranks 406 out of 2,041. Before him are Just Jaeckin, Albert Lamorisse, Ishirō Honda, Anthony Minghella, Tom Hooper, and Martin Campbell. After him are Paweł Pawlikowski, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Lo Wei, Louis Delluc, Roland Joffé, and M. Night Shyamalan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jacques Deray ranks 152. Before him are Gaston Glock, Chespirito, Lee Shau-kee, Gabriel Urgebadze, Christos Sartzetakis, and Kateb Yacine. After him are Andre Gunder Frank, Filaret, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Tomislav Crnković, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, and Antonine Maillet. Among people deceased in 2003, Jacques Deray ranks 91. Before him are Rik Van Steenbergen, Michael Kamen, Kinji Fukasaku, Michael P. Anderson, Janko Bobetko, and Martha Scott. After him are Valeriy Brumel, William Steig, Wendy Hiller, Sébastien Japrisot, Uday Hussein, and Rie Mastenbroek.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Deray ranks 2,332 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexandre Desplat (1961), Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686), Jean-Loup Chrétien (1938), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), Eremburga of Maine (1096), and Jacques Lemercier (1585). After him are Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725), Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Eugène Fromentin (1820), Jan Asselijn (1610), Marc Augé (1935), and Octave Lapize (1887).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jacques Deray ranks 54. Before him are Nadine Trintignant (1934), Marcel Camus (1912), Jacques Doillon (1944), Claire Denis (1946), Just Jaeckin (1940), and Albert Lamorisse (1922). After him are Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946), Louis Delluc (1890), Olivier Assayas (1955), Jacques Copeau (1879), Christian-Jaque (1904), and Yves Boisset (1939).

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