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Richard Dembo

1948 - 2004

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Richard Dembo (24 May 1948 – 11 November 2004) was a French director and screenwriter. Dembo achieved worldwide recognition with his first film: La diagonale du fou, which received an Oscar in 1984 for best foreign film, as well as other numerous awards (César, Prix Louis Delluc). Michel Piccoli starred in the film as a Jewish citizen of the USSR. In 1993, Dembo directed L'instinct de l'ange with Hélène Vincent, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Cluzet und Lambert Wilson. After a long pause, during which he directed no films, Dembo directed his last film Nina's House. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Dembo is the 1,098th most popular film director (down from 1,052nd in 2019), the 4,563rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,410th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Dembo ranks 1,098 out of 2,041. Before him are Mitchell Leisen, Fridrikh Ermler, Edmond Keosayan, Peter Farrelly, Danièle Thompson, and Dorothy Arzner. After him are August Blom, John Seale, Masaaki Yuasa, Doug Liman, Alexei Uchitel, and Lloyd Kaufman.

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Among people born in 1948, Richard Dembo ranks 489. Before him are Geoff Nicholls, Ken Foree, Natalya Gundareva, Manfred Kokot, Leo Sayer, and Ylli Bufi. After him are Florea Dumitrache, Mamoru Mohri, Norbert Nigbur, Givi Nodia, Joseph Bruyère, and Kathleen Battle. Among people deceased in 2004, Richard Dembo ranks 239. Before him are Anna Lee, Jean Graczyk, Mahmut Atalay, Quorthon, Madeleine Robinson, and Marcelo González Martín. After him are Fred Ramdat Misier, Mochtar Lubis, Joan Aiken, Eric Sturgess, Guinn Smith, and Heinrich Mark.

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In France

Among people born in France, Richard Dembo ranks 4,563 out of 6,770. Before him are Colin Clive (1900), Jean Vautrin (1933), Jean Hardouin (1646), Paul Louis Courier (1772), Léon-Étienne Duval (1903), and Claudie Haigneré (1957). After him are Camille Erlanger (1863), Josette Day (1914), Roland Dorgelès (1885), Jean-Claude Magnan (1941), Marisol Escobar (1930), and Lucien Mérignac (1873).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Richard Dembo ranks 123. Before him are Jean-Marie Poiré (1945), Christophe Gans (1960), Raymond Bernard (1891), Louis Daquin (1908), Michel Boisrond (1921), and Pierre Tchernia (1928). After him are Roger Planchon (1931), Nina Companeez (1937), Louis Leterrier (1973), Jean Dréville (1906), Régis Wargnier (1948), and Marion Hänsel (1949).

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