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Joris Ivens

1898 - 1989

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Georg Henri Anton "Joris" Ivens (18 November 1898 – 28 June 1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker. Among the notable films he directed or co-directed are A Tale of the Wind, The Spanish Earth, Rain, ...A Valparaiso, Misère au Borinage (Borinage), 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, The Seine Meets Paris, Far from Vietnam, Pour le Mistral and How Yukong Moved the Mountains. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joris Ivens is the 186th most popular film director (down from 106th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 100th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Film Director.

Joris Ivens is a Dutch documentary filmmaker. He is most famous for his work with the USSR and China in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joris Ivens ranks 186 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Wise, Victor Sjöström, Alan J. Pakula, Kathryn Bigelow, Ed Wood, and Sean Baker. After him are Arthur Penn, Chantal Akerman, Jafar Panahi, G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, and Dino Risi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Joris Ivens ranks 53. Before him are Howard Florey, Jeanne Hébuterne, Josef Terboven, Julius Schreck, Therese Neumann, and Totò. After him are Hanns Eisler, Inejiro Asanuma, Felix Kersten, Carl Clauberg, Peggy Guggenheim, and Latife Uşşaki. Among people deceased in 1989, Joris Ivens ranks 44. Before him are Giuseppe Siri, Danilo Kiš, Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, Bruce Chatwin, and Charles J. Pedersen. After him are Ahmadou Ahidjo, Uichiro Hatta, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Gaetano Scirea, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, and Guy Williams.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Joris Ivens ranks 149 out of 1,646. Before him are Wim Kok (1938), Ferdinand Bol (1616), Karel Appel (1921), Robert van Gulik (1910), Geert Hofstede (1928), and Paulus Potter (1625). After him are Meindert Hobbema (1638), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), and Corry Brokken (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Joris Ivens ranks 2. Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938). After him are Theo van Gogh (1957), Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Marleen Gorris (1948), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Mike van Diem (1959), Tom Six (1973), Jan Kounen (1964), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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