FILM DIRECTOR

René Vautier

1928 - 2015

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René Vautier (French: [ʁəne votje]; 15 January 1928 – 4 January 2015) was a French film director. His films, which were often controversial with French authorities, addressed many issues, such as the Algerian War, French colonialism in Africa, pollution, racism, women's rights, and apartheid in South Africa. Many were banned or condemned, and one caused him to go to prison for a year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Vautier is the 1,430th most popular film director (up from 1,434th in 2019), the 5,073rd most popular biography from France (down from 5,055th in 2019) and the 154th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, René Vautier ranks 1,430 out of 2,041. Before him are Francesca Comencini, Len Wiseman, Albert Serra, Rian Johnson, Curt Goetz, and Gábor Csupó. After him are Ryusuke Hamaguchi, D. A. Pennebaker, Alice Rohrwacher, Victor Schertzinger, Brian Helgeland, and Judd Apatow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, René Vautier ranks 523. Before him are Russell Mockridge, Douglas Rain, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Sheila Lerwill, William Smith, and Stig Sjölin. After him are Jean-François Deniau, Olle Larsson, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Gertrude Liebhart, Peter Hacks, and Sheila Jordan. Among people deceased in 2015, René Vautier ranks 435. Before him are Marisa Del Frate, Ernst Larsen, Léon Mébiame, Andrew Lesnie, Andriy Kuzmenko, and Kurt Oppelt. After him are Joan Leslie, Allen Toussaint, Howard Kendall, Robert Craft, Anne-Marie Lizin, and Anatoly Logunov.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Vautier ranks 5,073 out of 6,770. Before him are Kavinsky (1975), Danièle Sallenave (1940), Arnaud Montebourg (1962), Elsa Zylberstein (1968), Alfred Schmitt (1907), and Cyril Collard (1957). After him are Jean Forestier (1930), André Dhôtel (1900), Cédric Bakambu (1991), Philippe Riboud (1957), Mickaël Landreau (1979), and Karan Singh (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, René Vautier ranks 154. Before him are Diane Kurys (1948), Cédric Klapisch (1961), Justine Triet (1978), Noémie Lvovsky (1964), Olivier Megaton (1965), and François Dupeyron (1950). After him are Catherine Corsini (1956), Giorgio Capitani (1927), Alexandre Aja (1978), Stéphane Brizé (1966), Jean-François Richet (1966), and Bruno Delbonnel (1957).

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