FILM DIRECTOR

Miklós Jancsó

1921 - 2014

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Miklós Jancsó (Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈjɒnt͡ʃoː]; 27 September 1921 – 31 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, 1967), and Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, 1971). Jancsó's films are characterized by long takes, and their plot often takes place in historical periods and at rural settings. A frequent theme of his films is the abuse of power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miklós Jancsó is the 214th most popular film director (down from 187th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Film Director.

Miklós Jancsó is most famous for his films, which are often characterized by long takes, slow motion, and a lack of dialogue.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Miklós Jancsó ranks 214 out of 2,041. Before him are Vsevolod Pudovkin, Garry Marshall, Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, Frank Lloyd, and Robert Aldrich. After him are Mahesh Bhatt, Alfonso Cuarón, Liliana Cavani, Mike Newell, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Stanley Kramer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Miklós Jancsó ranks 83. Before him are Farida of Egypt, Nobuo Matsunaga, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Watzlawick, Viktor Kulikov, and Donna Reed. After him are James Clavell, Iris Apfel, Thomas Schelling, Seretse Khama, Giovanni Benelli, and Louis Jourdan. Among people deceased in 2014, Miklós Jancsó ranks 68. Before him are Ernesto Laclau, Ernst Albrecht, Richard Møller Nielsen, Rubin Carter, Maurice Duverger, and Vujadin Boškov. After him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Mary Anderson, Leo Tindemans, Hilderaldo Bellini, Étienne Mourrut, and Věra Chytilová.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Jancsó ranks 142 out of 1,077. Before him are Gusztáv Jány (1883), Prince Álmos (1070), Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045), Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), John Harsanyi (1920), and John Corvinus (1473). After him are Leopold Auer (1845), Max Nordau (1849), András Schiff (1953), Piali Pasha (1515), Nikolaus Lenau (1802), and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Miklós Jancsó ranks 3. Before him are Michael Curtiz (1886), and István Szabó (1938). After him are Béla Tarr (1955), Adolph Zukor (1873), Márta Mészáros (1931), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Andre DeToth (1913), Ján Kadár (1918), Zoltán Fábri (1917), László Benedek (1905), and Ildikó Enyedi (1955).

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