FILM DIRECTOR
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976

Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (Italian: [luˈkiːno viˈskonti di moˈdroːne]; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of cinematic neorealism, but later moved towards luxurious, sweeping epics dealing with themes of beauty, decadence, death, and European history, especially the decay of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. Critic Jonathan Jones wrote that “no one did as much to shape Italian cinema as Luchino Visconti.” Born into a Milanese noble family with close ties to the artistic world, Visconti began his career in France as an assistant director to Jean Renoir. His 1943 directorial debut, Ossessione, was condemned by the Fascist regime for its unvarnished depictions of working-class characters, but is today renowned as a pioneering work of Italian cinema, generally regarded as the first neorealist film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luchino Visconti is the 19th most popular film director (down from 18th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Italy (down from 230th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Film Director.
Luchino Visconti is most famous for his work on the Italian neorealist films, such as "Rocco and His Brothers" and "The Leopard."
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Luchino Visconti ranks 19 out of 2,041. Before him are Pier Paolo Pasolini, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Leni Riefenstahl, Ridley Scott, and Bernardo Bertolucci. After him are Luis Buñuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, François Truffaut, and Cecil B. DeMille.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 13
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 14
Pedro Almodóvar
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 15
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 16
Ridley Scott
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 17
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 18
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 19
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 20
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 21
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 22
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 23
François Truffaut
1932 - 1984
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 24
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Luchino Visconti ranks 13. Before him are Grace Hopper, Kurt Gödel, Samuel Beckett, Aristotle Onassis, Ernst Chain, and Faisal of Saudi Arabia. After him are Emmanuel Levinas, Josephine Baker, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Estée Lauder, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. Among people deceased in 1976, Luchino Visconti ranks 8. Before him are Agatha Christie, Martin Heidegger, Bernard Montgomery, Werner Heisenberg, Howard Hughes, and Alvar Aalto. After him are Zhou Enlai, Max Ernst, Jean Gabin, Fritz Lang, Leopold Ružička, and André Malraux.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsGrace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 7
Kurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 8
Samuel Beckett
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 9
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 10
Ernst Chain
CHEMIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 11
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 12
Luchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 13
Emmanuel Levinas
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1995
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 14
Josephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 15
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 16
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 17
Estée Lauder
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 2004
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 18
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1976
Go to all RankingsAgatha Christie
WRITER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 2
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 3
Bernard Montgomery
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1976
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 4
Werner Heisenberg
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 5
Howard Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 6
Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 7
Luchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 8
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 9
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 10
Jean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 11
Fritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 12
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 13
André Malraux
WRITER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 14
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Luchino Visconti ranks 281 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Innocent IV (1195), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Scipio Africanus (-235), and Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625). After him are Vitus (290), Pietro Perugino (1446), Cosimo de' Medici (1389), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Cornelius (200), and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Innocent IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1195 - 1254
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 275
Bernardo Bertolucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 276
Arcangelo Corelli
MUSICIAN
1653 - 1713
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 277
Pope Celestine IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1241
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 278
Scipio Africanus
POLITICIAN
235 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 279
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1625 - 1712
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 280
Luchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 281
Vitus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
290 - 303
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 282
Pietro Perugino
PAINTER
1446 - 1523
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 283
Cosimo de' Medici
BUSINESSPERSON
1389 - 1464
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 284
Pope Eugene I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 657
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 285
Pope Cornelius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 253
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 286
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
COMPOSER
1710 - 1736
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 287
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy
Among film directors born in Italy, Luchino Visconti ranks 4. Before him are Federico Fellini (1920), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), and Bernardo Bertolucci (1941). After him are Sergio Leone (1929), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Tinto Brass (1933), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Frank Capra (1897), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), and Dario Argento (1940).
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 1
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 2
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941 - 2018
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 3
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 4
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 5
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 6
Vittorio De Sica
1901 - 1974
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 7
Tinto Brass
1933 - Present
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 8
Roberto Rossellini
1906 - 1977
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 9
Frank Capra
1897 - 1991
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Franco Zeffirelli
1923 - 2019
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 11
Dario Argento
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 12