FILM DIRECTOR
Lung Chien
1916 - 1975

Lung Chien
Lung Chien (1916 – May 28, 1975), also known by the name Kim Lung, was a prolific Chinese film director and screenwriter active between the 1950s and the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lung Chien is the 307th most popular film director (up from 459th in 2019). (up from 1,699th in 2019)
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Lung Chien ranks 307 out of 2,041. Before him are Raoul Walsh, Tony Gatlif, Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, Paul Schrader, and Walter Salles. After him are John G. Avildsen, Jiří Trnka, Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, Ted Kotcheff, and King Vidor.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaoul Walsh
1887 - 1980
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 301
Tony Gatlif
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 302
Gillo Pontecorvo
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 303
Michael Bay
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 304
Paul Schrader
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 305
Walter Salles
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 306
Lung Chien
1916 - 1975
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 307
John G. Avildsen
1935 - 2017
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 308
Jiří Trnka
1912 - 1969
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 309
Tengiz Abuladze
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 310
Mario Monicelli
1915 - 2010
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 311
Ted Kotcheff
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 312
King Vidor
1894 - 1982
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 313
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Lung Chien ranks 67. Before him are Michael Gough, Saburō Sakai, Henri Dutilleux, Georg Henrik von Wright, Hubert Maga, and Lars Korvald. After him are Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Léo Ferré, Ernst Wilimowski, Hamani Diori, Bernard Blier, and Richard Fleischer. Among people deceased in 1975, Lung Chien ranks 57. Before him are Susan Hayward, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Thornton Wilder, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, and George Stevens. After him are Al Lettieri, Fredric March, Elijah Muhammad, Guy Mollet, Hideo Shinojima, and Eugen Fink.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsMichael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 61
Saburō Sakai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 62
Henri Dutilleux
COMPOSER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 63
Georg Henrik von Wright
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 64
Hubert Maga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 65
Lars Korvald
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 66
Lung Chien
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1975
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 67
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 68
Léo Ferré
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1993
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 69
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 70
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 71
Bernard Blier
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 72
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1975
Go to all RankingsSusan Hayward
ACTOR
1917 - 1975
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 51
Gunnar Gunnarsson
WRITER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 52
Ernst Hanfstaengl
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 53
Thornton Wilder
WRITER
1897 - 1975
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 54
Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1975
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 55
George Stevens
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1975
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 56
Lung Chien
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1975
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 57
Al Lettieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1975
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 58
Fredric March
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 59
Elijah Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1975
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 60
Guy Mollet
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1975
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 61
Hideo Shinojima
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1975
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 62
Eugen Fink
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 63