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Oskar Messter

1866 - 1943

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Oskar Messter (21 November 1866 – 6 December 1943) was a German inventor and film tycoon in the early years of cinema. His firm Messter Film was one of the dominant German producers before the rise of UFA, into which it was ultimately merged. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Messter is the 68th most popular producer (down from 59th in 2019), the 4,924th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,562nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Oskar Messter ranks 68 out of 140. Before him are Chris Blackwell, Robert Chartoff, Bob Weinstein, Sam Spiegel, Charles Roven, and Emma Thomas. After him are Artur Brauner, Jon Landau, Debra Hill, Lorne Michaels, Lawrence Bender, and Ekta Kapoor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Oskar Messter ranks 135. Before him are Ole Østmo, Antonios Pepanos, François Gagnepain, Abraham Flexner, Albertson Van Zo Post, and Nina Bang. After him are Fred Karno, Harry Davenport, Józef Pankiewicz, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Ndre Mjeda, and Matthew Henson. Among people deceased in 1943, Oskar Messter ranks 198. Before him are Wilhelm Geiger, Oswald Teichmüller, Robert W. Paul, Edward Bagnall Poulton, Betty Nansen, and Rupert Julian. After him are George Underwood, Georges Tainturier, Ladislav Vácha, Lorenz Hart, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, and Hector Goetinck.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oskar Messter ranks 4,927 out of 7,253. Before him are Johanna Lüttge (1936), Ludwig Thoma (1867), Richard Andree (1835), Reinhold Mack (1901), Ulrike Richter (1959), and Klaus Bonsack (1941). After him are Jürgen Kissner (1942), Jonathan Tah (1996), Rudolf Geiger (1894), Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1704), Hermann Paul Müller (1909), and Julius Körner (1870).

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Among PRODUCERS In Germany

Among producers born in Germany, Oskar Messter ranks 2. Before him are Erich Pommer (1889). After him are Rick McCallum (1954).

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