FILM DIRECTOR

Richard Fleischer

1916 - 2006

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Richard Owen Fleischer (; December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. His career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave. He was the son of animation pioneer Max Fleischer, and served as chairman of Fleischer Studios. Though he directed films across many genres and styles, he is best known for his big-budget, "tentpole" films, including: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Vikings (1958), Barabbas (1961), Fantastic Voyage (1966), the musical film Doctor Dolittle (1967), the war epic Tora! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Fleischer is the 326th most popular film director (down from 257th in 2019), the 2,464th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,694th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Fleischer ranks 326 out of 2,041. Before him are Adolph Zukor, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Krzysztof Zanussi, Germaine Dulac, George Roy Hill, and Steve McQueen. After him are Alain Tanner, John Hughes, Marc Allégret, Chen Kaige, Joseph Losey, and Norman Jewison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Richard Fleischer ranks 73. Before him are Lung Chien, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Léo Ferré, Ernst Wilimowski, Hamani Diori, and Bernard Blier. After him are Giorgio Bassani, Sterling Hayden, Luigi Comencini, Jack Vance, Julio César Turbay Ayala, and Pierre Messmer. Among people deceased in 2006, Richard Fleischer ranks 87. Before him are Ferenc Bene, Lars Korvald, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, and Lee Jong-wook. After him are María Capovilla, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Tina Aumont, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Pietro Rava, and Angelica Rozeanu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Fleischer ranks 2,464 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Sennett (1943), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), James Oliver Curwood (1878), George Roy Hill (1921), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), and Dan Quayle (1947). After him are Felicity Huffman (1962), George Phillips Bond (1825), James Sikking (1934), Bobby Joe Long (1953), Tom Wolf (1948), and Henry Bergman (1868).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard Fleischer ranks 93. Before him are Michael Bay (1965), Paul Schrader (1946), John G. Avildsen (1935), King Vidor (1894), Billy Hayes (1947), and George Roy Hill (1921). After him are John Hughes (1950), Joseph Losey (1909), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Tex Avery (1908), Darren Aronofsky (1969), and Ub Iwerks (1901).

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