FILM DIRECTOR

Nikolai Ekk

1902 - 1976

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Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: Николай Владимирович Экк; 14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin (Russian: Ивакин). Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. He directed six feature films between 1929 and 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Ekk is the 1,556th most popular film director (down from 1,534th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 195th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nikolai Ekk ranks 1,556 out of 2,041. Before him are F. Gary Gray, Adrian Biddle, Peter Chan, Birt Acres, Barrie M. Osborne, and Lee Cheol-ha. After him are Victor Salva, Ron Underwood, Jean-François Richet, Stuart Baird, Mike van Diem, and Don Coscarelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Nikolai Ekk ranks 324. Before him are Rudolf Schoeller, George Murphy, Pietro Genovesi, Nora Swinburne, Rab Butler, and Douglas Lowe. After him are Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Walter Dietrich, Esther Ralston, Luis Lucchetti, Frank Vaughn, and Gene Sarazen. Among people deceased in 1976, Nikolai Ekk ranks 265. Before him are Miriam Cooper, Piero Scotti, Joe Fulks, Vasile Chiroiu, Nils Middelboe, and Alan Baxter. After him are Renata Viganò, Sybil Thorndike, Sid James, Cathy Downs, Donald Howard Menzel, and Paul Russo.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Nikolai Ekk ranks 198 out of 323. Before him are Aleksandrs Starkovs (1955), Artūrs Irbe (1967), John Konrads (1942), Māris Gailis (1951), Jānis Akuraters (1876), and Roberts Zīle (1958). After him are Ivans Klementjevs (1960), Einars Repše (1961), Vera Zozulya (1956), Alvis Hermanis (1965), Guntars Krasts (1957), and Jānis Ķipurs (1958).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Latvia

Among film directors born in Latvia, Nikolai Ekk ranks 5. Before him are Sergei Eisenstein (1898), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), Eduard Tisse (1897), and Fridrikh Ermler (1898).

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