FILM DIRECTOR

Rafael Gil

1913 - 1986

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Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film La guerra de Dios (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His film La noche del sábado (1950) was nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his film El beso de Judas (1954) was also nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. His film Let's Make the Impossible! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Gil is the 1,369th most popular film director (down from 1,292nd in 2019), the 1,840th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,771st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rafael Gil ranks 1,369 out of 2,041. Before him are Kurt Neumann, Aleksandr Alov, Georgy Tovstonogov, Usmar Ismail, Elvira Notari, and Peter Hall. After him are Clifford Odets, Bent Hamer, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Owen Roizman, Marco Tullio Giordana, and Benoît Lamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Rafael Gil ranks 352. Before him are Douglas Slocombe, Harry Voigt, Mary Frizzell, Fred Davis, Dave Albritton, and Lawrence H. Aller. After him are Ioachim Moldoveanu, Humberto Mariles, Balraj Sahni, Alice Marble, Aleksandr Chakovsky, and Frank Tashlin. Among people deceased in 1986, Rafael Gil ranks 269. Before him are Josef Streb, Goffredo Parise, Sonny Terry, Adolf Brudes, Pepper Adams, and Harry Voigt. After him are Yaşar Erkan, Chuck McKinley, Bessie Head, Alan Jay Lerner, Forrest Tucker, and Emil Jónsson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Gil ranks 1,840 out of 3,355. Before him are Sete Gibernau (1972), Juan Bernat (1993), Lucas Pérez (1988), Lucía Etxebarría (1966), José Manuel Pesudo (1936), and Karra Elejalde (1960). After him are Pablo Sarabia (1992), Juan Corzo (1873), Pedro Munitis (1975), David Raya (1995), Nadia Calviño (1968), and Ricardo Tormo (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Rafael Gil ranks 29. Before him are Luis Alcoriza (1918), Jaume Balagueró (1968), José Luis Cuerda (1947), J. A. Bayona (1975), Antonio Mercero (1936), and Javier Aguirresarobe (1948). After him are Albert Serra (1975), Fernando Colomo (1946), Pablo Berger (1963), Montxo Armendáriz (1949), David Trueba (1969), and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (1967).

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