FILM DIRECTOR

Uli Edel

1947 - Today

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Ulrich "Uli" Edel (German pronunciation: [ˈʊli ˈeːdl̩] ; born 11 April 1947) is a German film and television director, best known for his work on films such as Christiane F., Last Exit to Brooklyn, Body of Evidence and The Baader Meinhof Complex. His Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny won a Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TV. Alan Rickman in the title role won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Ian McKellen, playing Tsar Nicholas II, won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uli Edel is the 563rd most popular film director (down from 552nd in 2019), the 3,027th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,888th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Uli Edel ranks 563 out of 2,041. Before him are Michel Audiard, Tonino Delli Colli, Martin Brest, Paul W. S. Anderson, James Mangold, and Marcel L'Herbier. After him are Michael Ritchie, Sergei Yutkevich, Rob Cohen, Yakov Protazanov, Georges Lautner, and Henry Koster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Uli Edel ranks 288. Before him are Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, John Powell, Tim Buckley, Millie Small, Danilo Popivoda, and Martin Winterkorn. After him are Co Adriaanse, Jiří Kylián, Kim Campbell, Robert David Hall, Steven Holl, and Joe Walsh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Uli Edel ranks 3,029 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Hölder (1859), Wilhelm Batz (1916), Bruno S. (1932), Martin Winterkorn (1947), Elisa Radziwiłł (1803), and Anni Albers (1899). After him are Thilo Sarrazin (1945), Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808), Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1407), Gerhard Schröder (1910), Klaus Fichtel (1944), and Werner Liebrich (1927).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Uli Edel ranks 26. Before him are Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Walter Frentz (1907), Walter Ruttmann (1887), Werner Schroeter (1945), Alexander Kluge (1932), and Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957). After him are Henry Koster (1905), Tom Tykwer (1965), Arnold Fanck (1889), Oskar Fischinger (1900), Gustav von Wangenheim (1895), and Bernd Eichinger (1949).

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