FILM DIRECTOR

Uwe Boll

1965 - Today

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Uwe Boll (German: [ˈuːvə ˈbɔl]; born 22 June 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his 2005 Alone in the Dark adaptation is considered one of the worst films ever made. Boll's subsequent projects, released during the 2010s, were mostly released direct-to-video. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uwe Boll is the 897th most popular film director (down from 794th in 2019), the 4,265th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,877th in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Uwe Boll ranks 897 out of 2,041. Before him are Charles Shyer, Steve Barron, Emeric Pressburger, Lucian Pintilie, Dante Ferretti, and Andy Muschietti. After him are Vladimir Gardin, Ennio de Concini, Jamie Uys, Rosa von Praunheim, Marc Forster, and Aleksander Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Uwe Boll ranks 190. Before him are Dexter Holland, Kim Bodnia, Shinji Mikami, Paulina Porizkova, Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, and Yuki Kajiura. After him are Christine Elise, Keiko Saito, Tshering Tobgay, Greg K., Yoshiki, and Trent Reznor.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Uwe Boll ranks 4,267 out of 7,253. Before him are Rosi Mittermaier (1950), Ernst Zündel (1939), Hans Apel (1932), Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849), Elly Ney (1882), and Gottlieb von Jagow (1863). After him are Ilse Steppat (1917), Susanne Lothar (1960), Rudolf Wolters (1903), Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818), Immanuel Hermann Fichte (1796), and Cuno Hoffmeister (1892).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Uwe Boll ranks 47. Before him are Michael Verhoeven (1938), Edgar Reitz (1932), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935), Christian Petzold (1960), Helma Sanders-Brahms (1940), and Joseph Vilsmaier (1939). After him are Marc Forster (1969), Ludwig Berger (1892), Peter Fleischmann (1937), Helmut Käutner (1908), Frank Beyer (1932), and Helmut Dietl (1944).

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