FILM DIRECTOR

Margarethe von Trotta

1942 - Today

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Margarethe von Trotta (German: [maʁɡaˈʁeːtə fɔn ˈtʁɔta] ; born 21 February 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement. Von Trotta's extensive body of work has won awards internationally. She was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margarethe von Trotta is the 195th most popular film director (up from 197th in 2019), the 1,100th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,139th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Margarethe von Trotta ranks 195 out of 2,041. Before her are Jafar Panahi, G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, Dino Risi, Joel Schumacher, and Vincente Minnelli. After her are Guillermo del Toro, Danny Boyle, William Friedkin, Lev Kuleshov, Blake Edwards, and Stephen Frears.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Margarethe von Trotta ranks 101. Before her are Jean-Claude Trichet, Giuseppe Bertello, Jacques Dubochet, Oliviero Toscani, Milan Milutinović, and Tony Buzan. After her are Daniel Dennett, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Jules Wijdenbosch, António Lobo Antunes, John Cale, and Barry Levinson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Margarethe von Trotta ranks 1,100 out of 7,253. Before her are Godigisel (359), Ernst Barlach (1870), Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), and Felix Magath (1953). After her are Paul Blobel (1894), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789), Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), Harald Schumacher (1954), and Ernst Heinkel (1888).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Margarethe von Trotta ranks 12. Before her are F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), and Roland Emmerich (1955). After her are Thea von Harbou (1888), Mike Nichols (1931), Douglas Sirk (1897), Robert Siodmak (1900), Lotte Reiniger (1899), and Veit Harlan (1899).

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