FILM DIRECTOR

Zhang Shichuan

1890 - 1954

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Zhang Shichuan (Wade–Giles: Chang Shih-ch'uan; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Shichuan is the 1,138th most popular film director (up from 1,432nd in 2019), the 917th most popular biography from China (up from 1,002nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Zhang Shichuan ranks 1,138 out of 2,041. Before him are Régis Wargnier, Gerhard Lamprecht, Duncan Jones, Scott Derrickson, Gordon Parks, and John Flynn. After him are Zalman King, Hany Abu-Assad, Jon Amiel, Chris Renaud, John Musker, and Roman Viktyuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Zhang Shichuan ranks 197. Before him are Jean Piot, Gopinath Bordoloi, Robert Armstrong, Julie Vinter Hansen, Luís de Freitas Branco, and Ichiya Kumagae. After him are Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Georges Tainturier, Albert Zürner, Isaak Zelensky, Alfred Neveu, and Ödön Tersztyánszky. Among people deceased in 1954, Zhang Shichuan ranks 139. Before him are Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Vasily Yan, Rupert Hollaus, Vivian Woodward, and Tadeusz Banachiewicz. After him are Julius Körner, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Juan Guevara, Herman Groman, Guy Mairesse, and Felipe Molas López.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Shichuan ranks 917 out of 1,610. Before him are Dilraba Dilmurat (1992), Ji Pengfei (1910), Zhou Xun (1974), Wang Shimin (1592), Ma Long (1988), and Karen Lachmann (1916). After him are Xiang Jingyu (1895), Qin Jiwei (1914), Wei Fenghe (1954), He Guoqiang (1943), Nina Li Chi (1961), and John Hersey (1914).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Zhang Shichuan ranks 14. Before him are Lo Wei (1918), Ann Hui (1947), King Hu (1932), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Xie Jin (1923), and Jia Zhangke (1970). After him are Li Han-hsiang (1926), Cai Chusheng (1906), Feng Xiaogang (1958), James Wong Howe (1899), Chloé Zhao (1982), and Lou Ye (1965).

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