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FILM DIRECTOR

Arne Sucksdorff

1917 - 2001

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Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His works include Pojken i trädet (The Boy in the Tree) and the Academy Award-winning Människor i Stad (Symphony of a City). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arne Sucksdorff has received more than 33,748 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arne Sucksdorff is the 1,196th most popular film director, the 844th most popular biography from Sweden and the 19th most popular Swedish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Arne Sucksdorff ranks 1,196 out of 1,581. Before him are Matteo Garrone, Philippe Rousselot, Şerif Gören, Francis Girod, José Luis Cuerda, and Wally Pfister. After him are Lewis Teague, Šarūnas Bartas, Alfred E. Green, David Frankel, Haskell Wexler, and Douglas Slocombe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Arne Sucksdorff ranks 261. Before him are Rufus Thomas, Ibrahim Shams, Carlo Cassola, Jo Stafford, Simon Slåttvik, and Reidar Liaklev. After him are Amelia Piccinini, Odd Lundberg, Rudolf Gnägi, Noboru Terada, Lassi Parkkinen, and Birger Rosengren. Among people deceased in 2001, Arne Sucksdorff ranks 234. Before him are Margaretha Krook, Rufus Thomas, Giancarlo Brusati, Ibrahim Shams, Marita Petersen, and Simon Slåttvik. After him are Leonid Osyka, Frans De Mulder, Ashok Kumar, Josef Peters, Carroll O'Connor, and Ann Sothern.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Arne Sucksdorff ranks 844 out of 1,612. Before him are Ruth Svedberg (1903), Sven Fahlman (1914), Bruno Söderström (1881), Signe Hasso (1915), Sven Utterström (1901), and Kurt Pettersén (1916). After him are Christian Wilhelmsson (1979), Anders Johansson (1962), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), Assar Rönnlund (1935), Stefan Holm (1976), and Hugo Jahnke (1886).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Arne Sucksdorff ranks 19. Before him are Erika Lust (1977), Gunnar Fischer (1910), Kjell Grede (1936), Jonas Åkerlund (1965), Ruben Östlund (1974), and Tomas Alfredson (1965). After him are Johan Renck (1966), Malik Bendjelloul (1977), Daniel Espinosa (1977), Hannes Holm (1962), Linus Sandgren (1972), and David F. Sandberg (1981).

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Filmography

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