FILM DIRECTOR

Víctor Erice

1940 - Today

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Víctor Erice Aras (Spanish: [ˈbiɣtoɾ eˈɾiθe]; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his first two feature fiction films, The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and El Sur (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Víctor Erice is the 351st most popular film director (down from 244th in 2019), the 620th most popular biography from Spain (down from 453rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Víctor Erice ranks 351 out of 2,041. Before him are Jim Henson, Samuel Fuller, Leo McCarey, William Kennedy Dickson, Kira Muratova, and Ermanno Olmi. After him are Dušan Makavejev, Jean Rouch, George Albert Smith, Emilio Fernández, Fernando Meirelles, and Makoto Shinkai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Víctor Erice ranks 145. Before him are Lorenzo Baldisseri, Lei Feng, Ruth Dreifuss, Antonio Skármeta, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, and Sadaharu Oh. After him are Hiroshi Katayama, Mike Hailwood, Sam Waterston, Wilma Rudolph, Richard Pryor, and Jan Stráský.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Víctor Erice ranks 620 out of 3,355. Before him are Antonio de Mendoza (1494), Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1154), Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851), Aelia Flaccilla (356), García Íñiguez of Pamplona (810), and Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828). After him are Hermenegild (564), Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532), Luis de Morales (1509), Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602), Muhammad IV of Granada (1315), and Carlos Arias Navarro (1908).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Víctor Erice ranks 6. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Luis Buñuel (1900), Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), and Bigas Luna (1946). After him are Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Isabel Coixet (1960).

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