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Laurence Rees

1957 - Today

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Laurence Rees (born 1957) is an English historian. He is a BAFTA winning historical documentary filmmaker and a British Book Award winning author of several books about Adolf Hitler, the Nazis and the atrocities committed, especially by them, during the 20th century. He is the former Head of BBC TV History Programmes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurence Rees is the 1,922nd most popular film director (down from 1,741st in 2019), the 7,011th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,115th in 2019) and the 149th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Laurence Rees ranks 1,922 out of 2,041. Before him are Gia Coppola, Gracia Querejeta, John Ridley, André Øvredal, Karyn Kusama, and Sai Paranjpye. After him are S. S. Rajamouli, Rajkumar Hirani, Zak Penn, Andrew Haigh, Adina Pintilie, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Laurence Rees ranks 745. Before him are Steve Sampson, Nick Price, Richard M. Linnehan, Darryl Dawkins, Katherine Freese, and Elizabeth Hand. After him are Terry McAuliffe, Dwane Casey, Gurdas Maan, Amanda Redman, Jeh Johnson, and PZ Myers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Laurence Rees ranks 7,013 out of 8,785. Before him are Christina Cole (1981), Richard Hawley (1967), Willie Morgan (1944), Phil Daniels (1958), Alfred E. Goodey (1878), and Liam Rosenior (1984). After him are Steve Bould (1962), Luke Mably (1976), Steve Pemberton (1967), Erin Doherty (1992), Freddie Stroma (1987), and Tom Dean (2000).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Laurence Rees ranks 149. Before him are Peter Webber (1968), David Slade (1969), Chris Cunningham (1970), Bernard Rose (1960), Ben Davis (1961), and Simon Beaufoy (1966). After him are Andrew Haigh (1973), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Ben Wheatley (1972), Shane Meadows (1972), Tim Hetherington (1970), and Euros Lyn (1971).

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