FILM DIRECTOR

Maurice Cloche

1907 - 1990

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Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, in Commercy, Meuse – 20 March 1990, in Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Monsieur Vincent,'' a dramatization of the life of St. Vincent de Paul that starred Pierre Fresnay, won the Academy Award in 1947 for best foreign film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Cloche is the 1,164th most popular film director (down from 1,132nd in 2019), the 4,693rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,549th in 2019) and the 130th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Maurice Cloche ranks 1,164 out of 2,041. Before him are Lone Scherfig, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Eldar Shengelaia, José Luis Garci, Marion Hänsel, and David Hand. After him are Steve Kloves, Dominic Sena, Břetislav Pojar, Abraham Polonsky, Rebecca Miller, and Pavel Lungin.

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Among people born in 1907, Maurice Cloche ranks 314. Before him are Ethel Lackie, Kenneth Nichols, Shivakumara Swami, Tamara Makarova, Luiz Gervazoni, and Efraín Amézcua. After him are Francis Frederick, Leigh Harline, Manoelzinho, Alfredo Devincenzi, Giovanni Delise, and Eric Brook. Among people deceased in 1990, Maurice Cloche ranks 244. Before him are Larry O'Brien, Jill Esmond, Mary Martin, Gary Merrill, Chiara Badano, and Ina Balin. After him are Ian Charleson, Ludwig Lachmann, Wilhelm Baumann, Jadwiga Wajs, Ralph Bagnold, and Hector Dyer.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Cloche ranks 4,693 out of 6,770. Before him are Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie (1840), Cyrille Guimard (1947), Serge Blusson (1928), Sabri Lamouchi (1971), René Rémond (1918), and Marion Hänsel (1949). After him are Noël Vandernotte (1923), André Rischmann (1882), Pierre Korb (1908), Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (1589), Tony Duvert (1945), and Jason Kouchak (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Maurice Cloche ranks 130. Before him are Roger Planchon (1931), Nina Companeez (1937), Louis Leterrier (1973), Jean Dréville (1906), Régis Wargnier (1948), and Marion Hänsel (1949). After him are Rachid Bouchareb (1953), Jacques Baratier (1918), Francis Girod (1944), Denys de La Patellière (1921), Raymond Depardon (1942), and Marc Caro (1956).

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