FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Siodmak

1900 - 1973

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Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German Jewish film director. His career spanned some 40 years, working extensively in the United States and France, as well as in his native country. Though he worked in many genres, he was best known as a skilled craftsman of thrillers and film noir, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for The Killers (1946). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Siodmak is the 274th most popular film director (down from 266th in 2019), the 1,568th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,480th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Film Director.

Robert Siodmak is most famous for his work in film noir, specifically "The Killers" and "The Spiral Staircase." He also directed "The Crimson Pirate" and "The Beast with Five Fingers."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Siodmak ranks 274 out of 2,041. Before him are Jerzy Stuhr, Gojko Mitić, Souleymane Cissé, Béla Tarr, Terence Young, and Nanni Moretti. After him are Mario Bava, Bigas Luna, Philippe de Broca, Karel Zeman, Ousmane Sembène, and Andrew Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Robert Siodmak ranks 77. Before him are Ignazio Silone, Jean Arthur, Filipp Golikov, Sālote Tupou III, Rudolf Diels, and Ernst Krenek. After him are William Heinesen, Fritz London, Franz Walter Stahlecker, Karin Boye, Violet Brown, and Joseph Needham. Among people deceased in 1973, Robert Siodmak ranks 65. Before him are Adolf Strauss, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Robert Ryan, Milunka Savić, Karl Löwith, and José Villalonga. After him are Veronica Lake, Mary Wigman, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Mikhail Kalatozov, Paul van Zeeland, and Károly Kerényi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Robert Siodmak ranks 1,568 out of 7,253. Before him are Anton von Werner (1843), Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp (1631), Albert of Aix (1060), Anton Dostler (1891), Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867), and Adam Olearius (1603). After him are Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), Karl August Wittfogel (1896), Marita Koch (1957), Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), Maria Riva (1924), and John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Robert Siodmak ranks 16. Before him are Max Ophüls (1902), Roland Emmerich (1955), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Thea von Harbou (1888), Mike Nichols (1931), and Douglas Sirk (1897). After him are Lotte Reiniger (1899), Veit Harlan (1899), Gustaf Gründgens (1899), Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Walter Frentz (1907), and Walter Ruttmann (1887).

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