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Robert Kramer

1939 - 1999

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Robert Kramer (June 22, 1939 – November 10, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor who directed 19 films between 1965 and 1999, most of them political cinema made from a left-wing point of view. Born in New York and educated at Swarthmore College and Stanford University, Kramer was a founding member of the filmmaking collective The Newsreel, established in New York City in 1968. Kramer wrote, directed and starred in the 1970 thriller film Ice, and co-directed the 1975 film Milestones with John Douglas. After relocating to Europe in 1979, Kramer directed the 1982 French film À toute allure, which was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Kramer is the 1,237th most popular film director (down from 1,189th in 2019), the 8,868th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,765th in 2019) and the 327th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Kramer ranks 1,237 out of 2,041. Before him are Mario Mattoli, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Kurt Hoffmann, Monte Hellman, Jiří Weiss, and Gilles Grangier. After him are Frank Pierson, George Fitzmaurice, Volodymyr Dakhno, J. Searle Dawley, Francesco Maselli, and Radu Mihăileanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Robert Kramer ranks 483. Before him are Louise Lasser, Kate O'Mara, Elizabeth Ashley, Anne Heggtveit, Björn Engholm, and Héctor Salva. After him are Gianfranco Leoncini, Gerry Goffin, Chris Dickerson, Nicholas Grimshaw, Trịnh Công Sơn, and Paride Tumburus. Among people deceased in 1999, Robert Kramer ranks 247. Before him are Eric Wolf, Yuriy Istomin, Sufia Kamal, Paul-Émile de Souza, Sulo Nurmela, and Faith Domergue. After him are Nicholas Metropolis, Mel Tormé, Samiha Khalil, Georges Gandil, Charlie Byrd, and Brian Shawe-Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Kramer ranks 8,870 out of 20,380. Before him are George Deukmejian (1928), Peter Buck (1956), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Walt Davis (1931), Lyle Mays (1953), and Bob Welch (1945). After him are Dave Bing (1943), Billy Strayhorn (1915), Morrison Waite (1816), Edward Hicks (1780), Frank Pierson (1925), and Michael Murphy (1938).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Kramer ranks 327. Before him are Daniel Mann (1912), Travis Knight (1973), Richard Kelly (1975), Peter Del Monte (1943), Walter Murch (1943), and Monte Hellman (1932). After him are Frank Pierson (1925), J. Searle Dawley (1877), Jack Sholder (1945), James Gray (1969), Andrew Stanton (1965), and William C. deMille (1878).

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