FILM DIRECTOR

Wim Wenders

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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for four Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wim Wenders is the 32nd most popular film director (down from 17th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Germany (down from 121st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Film Director.

Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker who is most famous for his work in the 1970s and 1980s. His films are often about people on the fringes of society.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wim Wenders ranks 32 out of 2,041. Before him are Miloš Forman, George Lucas, Jean-Luc Godard, Konstantin Stanislavski, Georges Méliès, and Michelangelo Antonioni. After him are Fritz Lang, Michael Mann, Billy Wilder, Vittorio De Sica, Quentin Tarantino, and Emir Kusturica.

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Among people born in 1945, Wim Wenders ranks 18. Before him are Debbie Harry, Tom Selleck, Eric Clapton, Jupp Heynckes, Eddy Merckx, and Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Daniel Ortega, Yoshinori Ohsumi, Patrick Modiano, Helen Mirren, Björn Ulvaeus, and Hasan Akhund.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wim Wenders ranks 218 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Hans Frank (1900), and Augustus III of Poland (1696). After him are Baron d'Holbach (1723), Georg Bednorz (1950), Michel Ney (1769), Walter Ulbricht (1893), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Wim Wenders ranks 2. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902). After him are Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Michael Haneke (1942), Werner Herzog (1942), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), Roland Emmerich (1955), and Margarethe von Trotta (1942).

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