FILM DIRECTOR
Ladislas Starevich
1882 - 1965

Ladislas Starevich
Ladislas Starevich (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич, Polish: Władysław Starewicz; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912). He also used dead insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Following the Russian Revolution, Starevich settled in France. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ladislas Starevich is the 387th most popular film director (down from 364th in 2019), the 691st most popular biography from Russia (down from 675th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Ladislas Starevich ranks 387 out of 2,041. Before him are James Wong, Gustaf Gründgens, Ray Harryhausen, Carol Reed, Henry King, and John McTiernan. After him are Valerio Zurlini, Jim Abrahams, Ken Russell, Edward Zwick, Georgiy Daneliya, and Claire Denis.
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HPI: 63.43
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HPI: 63.41
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HPI: 63.33
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HPI: 63.33
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1882 - 1965
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 387
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HPI: 63.32
Rank: 388
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HPI: 63.30
Rank: 389
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HPI: 63.30
Rank: 390
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HPI: 63.24
Rank: 391
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1930 - 2019
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 392
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1946 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 393
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Ladislas Starevich ranks 100. Before him are Harold Lowe, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, David Burliuk, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Takenoshin Nakai, and Vilém Mathesius. After him are Song Jiaoren, Donald Crisp, Jess McMahon, Emma Jung, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, and Bronisław Huberman. Among people deceased in 1965, Ladislas Starevich ranks 65. Before him are José Mendes Cabeçadas, Humberto Delgado, Corrado Gini, Porfirio Rubirosa, Oskar R. Lange, and Shirley Jackson. After him are Kōdō Sawaki, La Belle Otero, Harry Babcock, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Louis Harold Gray, and Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsHarold Lowe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 94
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1940
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 95
David Burliuk
WRITER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 96
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1918
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 97
Takenoshin Nakai
BIOLOGIST
1882 - 1952
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 98
Vilém Mathesius
LINGUIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 99
Ladislas Starevich
FILM DIRECTOR
1882 - 1965
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 100
Song Jiaoren
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1913
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 101
Donald Crisp
ACTOR
1882 - 1974
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 102
Jess McMahon
CELEBRITY
1882 - 1954
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 103
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 104
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 105
Bronisław Huberman
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1965
Go to all RankingsJosé Mendes Cabeçadas
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1965
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 59
Humberto Delgado
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 60
Corrado Gini
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1965
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 61
Porfirio Rubirosa
DIPLOMAT
1909 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 62
Oskar R. Lange
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1965
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 63
Shirley Jackson
WRITER
1916 - 1965
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 64
Ladislas Starevich
FILM DIRECTOR
1882 - 1965
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 65
Kōdō Sawaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1965
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 66
La Belle Otero
ACTOR
1868 - 1965
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 67
Harry Babcock
ATHLETE
1890 - 1965
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 68
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1965
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 69
Louis Harold Gray
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1965
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 70
Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1965
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 71
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Ladislas Starevich ranks 691 out of 3,761. Before him are Valery Chkalov (1904), Sergey Naryshkin (1954), Alexei Savrasov (1830), Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (1861), Dersu Uzala (1849), and Andrey Belousov (1959). After him are Aleksey Arakcheyev (1769), Mikhail Kasyanov (1957), Nikolai Berzarin (1904), Mikhail of Vladimir (1145), Lyudmila Chernykh (1935), and Khabib Nurmagomedov (1988).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsValery Chkalov
PILOT
1904 - 1938
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 685
Sergey Naryshkin
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 686
Alexei Savrasov
PAINTER
1830 - 1897
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 687
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 688
Dersu Uzala
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1908
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 689
Andrey Belousov
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 690
Ladislas Starevich
FILM DIRECTOR
1882 - 1965
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 691
Aleksey Arakcheyev
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1834
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 692
Mikhail Kasyanov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 693
Nikolai Berzarin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1945
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 694
Mikhail of Vladimir
POLITICIAN
1145 - 1176
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 695
Lyudmila Chernykh
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 696
Khabib Nurmagomedov
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 697
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia
Among film directors born in Russia, Ladislas Starevich ranks 12. Before him are Lev Kuleshov (1899), Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893), Elem Klimov (1933), Leonid Gaidai (1923), Alexander Sokurov (1951), and Eldar Ryazanov (1927). After him are Grigori Aleksandrov (1903), Mikhail Romm (1901), Sergei Yutkevich (1904), Yakov Protazanov (1881), Boris Barnet (1902), and Yuri Norstein (1941).
Lev Kuleshov
1899 - 1970
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 6
Vsevolod Pudovkin
1893 - 1953
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 7
Elem Klimov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 8
Leonid Gaidai
1923 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 9
Alexander Sokurov
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 10
Eldar Ryazanov
1927 - 2015
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 11
Ladislas Starevich
1882 - 1965
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 12
Grigori Aleksandrov
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 13
Mikhail Romm
1901 - 1971
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 14
Sergei Yutkevich
1904 - 1985
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 15
Yakov Protazanov
1881 - 1945
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 16
Boris Barnet
1902 - 1965
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 17
Yuri Norstein
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 18