FILM DIRECTOR

Maurice Cloche

1907 - 1990

Photo of Maurice Cloche

Icon of person Maurice Cloche

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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Maurice Cloche is the 1,169th most popular film director (down from 1,134th in 2024), the 4,693rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,548th in 2019) and the 131st most popular French Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Maurice Cloche by language

Loading...

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Maurice Cloche ranks 1,169 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.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

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.

Others Born in 1907

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1990

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

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).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Maurice Cloche ranks 131. 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).

French born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous