FILM DIRECTOR

Theo van Gogh

1957 - 2004

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Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. The last film Van Gogh had completed before his murder, 06/05, was a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theo van Gogh is the 224th most popular film director (down from 183rd in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 160th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Theo van Gogh ranks 224 out of 2,041. Before him are Mike Newell, Jerzy Skolimowski, Stanley Kramer, Bertrand Blier, Donald P. Bellisario, and Mark Robson. After him are David Zucker, Marco Ferreri, Otar Iosseliani, Robert J. Flaherty, Guy Ritchie, and Julien Duvivier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Theo van Gogh ranks 49. Before him are Masayoshi Son, Ai Weiwei, Ivo Josipović, Rinat Dasayev, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and Kevin McHale. After him are Michael Cretu, Michael Madsen, Georgi Parvanov, Nick Cave, Bamir Topi, and Anna Lindh. Among people deceased in 2004, Theo van Gogh ranks 51. Before him are Marvin Heemeyer, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Saizo Saito, Andriyan Nikolayev, and Otto Kumm. After him are Norberto Bobbio, Hubert Selby Jr., Franz König, Arthur Hailey, Robert Merle, and Olga Ladyzhenskaya.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 184 out of 1,646. Before him are Lambert of Maastricht (635), Ben Feringa (1951), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Lidwina (1380), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), and Wim Duisenberg (1935). After him are Robin van Persie (1983), Jan van Scorel (1495), Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), Constantijn Huygens (1596), Teddy Scholten (1926), and C. C. Catch (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 3. Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938), and Joris Ivens (1898). After him are Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Marleen Gorris (1948), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Mike van Diem (1959), Tom Six (1973), Jan Kounen (1964), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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