FILM DIRECTOR

Tony Gatlif

1948 - Today

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Tony Gatlif is a French film director who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. Born 10 September 1948 as Michel (Boualem) Dahmani in Algeria, then officially part of France, to a Berber (Kabyle) father and an Andalusian-Romani mother, Gatlif’s cultural background is fairly complex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Gatlif is the 302nd most popular film director (up from 399th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Algeria (up from 62nd in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tony Gatlif ranks 302 out of 2,041. Before him are Mamoru Oshii, David Hamilton, Marco Bellocchio, Denis Villeneuve, Tobe Hooper, and Raoul Walsh. After him are Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, Paul Schrader, Walter Salles, Lung Chien, and John G. Avildsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Tony Gatlif ranks 141. Before him are Lluís Llach, Barbara Hershey, Johnny Ramone, Helmuth Koinigg, Frans de Waal, and Hema Malini. After him are Joschka Fischer, Hans Rosling, Devlet Bahçeli, Jimmy Choo, Robert Hübner, and Robert Jordan.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Tony Gatlif ranks 53 out of 213. Before him are Liamine Zéroual (1941), Jacques Attali (1943), Maximilian of Tebessa (274), Adherbal (-200), Enrico Macias (1938), and Paul Masson (1876). After him are Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830), Boualem Sansal (1949), René Viviani (1862), Rabah Madjer (1958), Ali Kafi (1928), and Gaston Julia (1893).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Algeria

Among film directors born in Algeria, Tony Gatlif ranks 1. After him are Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (1934), Thelma Schoonmaker (1940), and Kad Merad (1964).

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