FILM DIRECTOR
Juan Antonio Bardem
1922 - 2002

Juan Antonio Bardem
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 film Seven Days in January won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1953, he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Antonio Bardem is the 374th most popular film director (down from 358th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from Spain (down from 650th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Juan Antonio Bardem ranks 374 out of 2,041. Before him are Leos Carax, Márta Mészáros, Walerian Borowczyk, Giuseppe De Santis, Jan de Bont, and Merian C. Cooper. After him are Raúl Ruiz, Martin Ritt, Nadine Trintignant, Marcel Camus, Jacques Doillon, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeos Carax
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 368
Márta Mészáros
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 369
Walerian Borowczyk
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 370
Giuseppe De Santis
1917 - 1997
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 371
Jan de Bont
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 372
Merian C. Cooper
1893 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 373
Juan Antonio Bardem
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 374
Raúl Ruiz
1941 - 2011
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 375
Martin Ritt
1914 - 1990
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 376
Nadine Trintignant
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 377
Marcel Camus
1912 - 1982
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 378
Jacques Doillon
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 379
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 380
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Juan Antonio Bardem ranks 124. Before him are Sōsuke Uno, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Yuri Averbakh, John Christopher, and Günter Behnisch. After him are Jonas Mekas, Michael Ventris, Francisco Aramburu, Paul Scofield, Shigeru Mizuki, and Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. Among people deceased in 2002, Juan Antonio Bardem ranks 88. Before him are Ole-Johan Dahl, Marina Berti, Erwin Chargaff, François Périer, Thomas Gordon, and Dhirubhai Ambani. After him are Lisa Lopes, Alexander Lebed, Jack Shea, Ray Conniff, Uziel Gal, and Roberto Matta.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsSōsuke Uno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 118
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 119
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1946
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 120
Yuri Averbakh
CHESS PLAYER
1922 - 2022
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 121
John Christopher
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 122
Günter Behnisch
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 123
Juan Antonio Bardem
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 124
Jonas Mekas
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 125
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 126
Francisco Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 127
Paul Scofield
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 128
Shigeru Mizuki
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2015
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 129
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsOle-Johan Dahl
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1931 - 2002
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 82
Marina Berti
ACTOR
1924 - 2002
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 83
Erwin Chargaff
CHEMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 84
François Périer
ACTOR
1919 - 2002
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 85
Thomas Gordon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 86
Dhirubhai Ambani
BUSINESSPERSON
1932 - 2002
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 87
Juan Antonio Bardem
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 88
Lisa Lopes
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2002
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 89
Alexander Lebed
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2002
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 90
Jack Shea
ATHLETE
1910 - 2002
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 91
Ray Conniff
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2002
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 92
Uziel Gal
INVENTOR
1923 - 2002
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 93
Roberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 94
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Juan Antonio Bardem ranks 655 out of 3,355. Before him are Jacinto Quincoces (1905), Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Rosalía Mera (1944), Muhammad III of Granada (1257), Dani Carvajal (1992), and Rodri (1996). After him are Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Paschal Baylón (1540), Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), Jacint Verdaguer (1845), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), and Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (1862).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsJacinto Quincoces
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 649
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
WRITER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 650
Rosalía Mera
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 651
Muhammad III of Granada
POLITICIAN
1257 - 1314
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 652
Dani Carvajal
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 653
Rodri
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 654
Juan Antonio Bardem
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 655
Alicia de Larrocha
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 656
Paschal Baylón
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1592
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 657
Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1057 - 1093
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 658
Jacint Verdaguer
WRITER
1845 - 1902
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 659
Cristóbal de Morales
WRITER
1600 - 1655
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 660
Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1946
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 661
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain
Among film directors born in Spain, Juan Antonio Bardem ranks 7. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Luis Buñuel (1900), Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), and Víctor Erice (1940). After him are Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Isabel Coixet (1960), and Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927).
Pedro Almodóvar
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 1
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 2
Carlos Saura
1932 - 2023
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 3
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 4
Bigas Luna
1946 - 2013
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 5
Víctor Erice
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 6
Juan Antonio Bardem
1922 - 2002
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 7
Néstor Almendros
1930 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8
Vicente Aranda
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 9
Luis García Berlanga
1921 - 2010
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 10
Segundo de Chomón
1871 - 1929
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 11
Isabel Coixet
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 12
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
1927 - 2017
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 13