FILM DIRECTOR

Philippe de Broca

1933 - 2004

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Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac (French: [də bʁɔka]; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French film director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful That Man from Rio (L'Homme de Rio), The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) and On Guard (Le Bossu). His works include historical, romantic epics such as Chouans! and King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur), as well as comedies with a charismatic, breezy hero ready to embark upon any adventure which comes his way, so long as it means escaping everyday modern life: Practice Makes Perfect (Le Cavaleur), The Devil by the Tail (Le Diable par la queue), The African (L'Africain). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe de Broca is the 277th most popular film director (up from 305th in 2019), the 1,695th most popular biography from France (up from 1,831st in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Philippe de Broca ranks 277 out of 2,041. Before him are Béla Tarr, Terence Young, Nanni Moretti, Robert Siodmak, Mario Bava, and Bigas Luna. After him are Karel Zeman, Ousmane Sembène, Andrew Davis, Damiano Damiani, Mikhail Kalatozov, and Gabriel Axel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Philippe de Broca ranks 111. Before him are Cees Nooteboom, Lubomyr Husar, The Singing Nun, Isao Iwabuchi, Henry Hartsfield, and Sheldon Adelson. After him are Elizabeth Montgomery, Lea Massari, Cissy Houston, Elem Klimov, Najah al-Attar, and Miloš Milutinović. Among people deceased in 2004, Philippe de Broca ranks 59. Before him are Hubert Selby Jr., Franz König, Arthur Hailey, Robert Merle, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, and Raymond Goethals. After him are Charles Sweeney, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Julia Child, Uta Hagen, Nino Manfredi, and Johnny Ramone.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe de Broca ranks 1,695 out of 6,770. Before him are Caesarius of Arles (470), Henri Gatien Bertrand (1773), Pierre Puget (1620), William of Champeaux (1070), Louis Poinsot (1777), and Renata of Lorraine (1544). After him are Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560), Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Patrick Tambay (1949), Vincent of Lérins (400), Édouard Roche (1820), and Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Philippe de Broca ranks 36. Before him are Julien Duvivier (1896), Bertrand Tavernier (1941), Patrice Chéreau (1944), Chris Marker (1921), Jacques Becker (1906), and Claude Sautet (1924). After him are Frank Darabont (1959), François Ozon (1967), Jeannot Szwarc (1937), Germaine Dulac (1882), Jean Girault (1924), and Francis Veber (1937).

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