FILM DIRECTOR

Michel Brault

1928 - 2013

Michel Brault

Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Brault is the 1,318th most popular film director (down from 909th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Canada (down from 302nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michel Brault ranks 1,318 out of 2,041. Before him are Douglas Trumbull, Ismail Merchant, David Koepp, José Padilha, Walter Lassally, and Nunnally Johnson. After him are Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, Nikos Koundouros, Šarūnas Bartas, Paul McGuigan, and Simon West.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Douglas Trumbull
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,312
Ismail Merchant
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,313
David Koepp
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 1,314
José Padilha
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,315
Walter Lassally
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,316
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,317
Michel Brault
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,318
Kirill Serebrennikov
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,319
Benno von Arent
1898 - 1956
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,320
Nikos Koundouros
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,321
Šarūnas Bartas
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,322
Paul McGuigan
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,323
Simon West
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,324

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Michel Brault ranks 495. Before him are Jeanne Cooper, Camilla Wicks, Imre Hódos, Muhammadu Maccido, Joe Morello, and Nigel Davenport. After him are William Alexander Morgan, Tommy Docherty, Carlo Giuffrè, Pete Rademacher, Gino Bramieri, and Břetislav Dolejší. Among people deceased in 2013, Michel Brault ranks 410. Before him are Regina Resnik, Cory Monteith, Diomedes Díaz, George E. P. Box, Nigel Davenport, and Abdul Quader Molla. After him are Irina Petrescu, Milo O'Shea, Mohamed Brahmi, Donald Richie, Kenneth Appel, and Magic Slim.

Others Born in 1928

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Jeanne Cooper
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 489
Camilla Wicks
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 490
Imre Hódos
WRESTLER
1928 - 1989
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 491
Muhammadu Maccido
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 492
Joe Morello
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 493
Nigel Davenport
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 494
Michel Brault
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 495
William Alexander Morgan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 1961
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 496
Tommy Docherty
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 497
Carlo Giuffrè
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 498
Pete Rademacher
BOXER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 499
Gino Bramieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1996
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 500
Břetislav Dolejší
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 501