FILM DIRECTOR

Cai Chusheng

1906 - 1968

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Cai Chusheng (January 12, 1906 – July 15, 1968) was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era, and was the first Chinese director to win an international film award at the Moscow International Film Festival. Best known for his progressive output in the 1930s, Cai Chusheng was later severely persecuted and died during the Cultural Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cai Chusheng has received more than 45,828 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cai Chusheng is the 1,065th most popular film director, the 908th most popular biography from China and the 14th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 47.70

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Cai Chusheng ranks 1,065 out of 2,041. Before him are Cameron Crowe, Nina Companeez, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Frank Beyer, Gunnar Fischer, and Rafael Azcona. After him are Ágnes Hranitzky, Frédéric Rossif, David Furnish, Gerry Anderson, Alexander Nevzorov, and Martin Frič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Cai Chusheng ranks 292. Before him are Erich Kähler, Willy Hansen, Willy Jäggi, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Arturo Torres Carrasco, and Branislav Sekulić. After him are Arseny Golovko, Iosif Czako, Jean Dréville, Petre Steinbach, Ed Hamm, and Ernst Krebs. Among people deceased in 1968, Cai Chusheng ranks 196. Before him are Luigi Cevenini, Willy Jäggi, Francis Biddle, Tim Ahearne, Branislav Sekulić, and Jeanne Demessieux. After him are Martin Frič, Sid Kimpton, Martin Noth, León Felipe, William Jordan, and Robert Liottel.

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Others Deceased in 1968

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In China

Among people born in China, Cai Chusheng ranks 908 out of 1,610. Before him are Xiao Zhan (1991), John Hersey (1914), Yan Huiqing (1877), Li Xi (1956), Wang Meng (1934), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952). After him are Lisa Lu (1927), He Guoqiang (1943), An Wang (1920), Karen Lachmann (1916), Lin Dan (1983), and Qin Jiwei (1914).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Xiao Zhan

    Xiao Zhan

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 47.80

    Rank: 902

  • Photo of John Hersey

    John Hersey

    WRITER

    1914 - 1993

    HPI: 47.78

    Rank: 903

  • Photo of Yan Huiqing

    Yan Huiqing

    POLITICIAN

    1877 - 1950

    HPI: 47.78

    Rank: 904

  • Photo of Li Xi

    Li Xi

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 47.76

    Rank: 905

  • Photo of Wang Meng

    Wang Meng

    WRITER

    1934 - Present

    HPI: 47.76

    Rank: 906

  • Photo of Tian Zhuangzhuang

    Tian Zhuangzhuang

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1952 - Present

    HPI: 47.72

    Rank: 907

  • Photo of Cai Chusheng

    Cai Chusheng

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1906 - 1968

    HPI: 47.70

    Rank: 908

  • Photo of Lisa Lu

    Lisa Lu

    ACTOR

    1927 - Present

    HPI: 47.59

    Rank: 909

  • Photo of He Guoqiang

    He Guoqiang

    POLITICIAN

    1943 - Present

    HPI: 47.47

    Rank: 910

  • Photo of An Wang

    An Wang

    INVENTOR

    1920 - 1990

    HPI: 47.40

    Rank: 911

  • Photo of Karen Lachmann

    Karen Lachmann

    ATHLETE

    1916 - 1962

    HPI: 47.39

    Rank: 912

  • Photo of Lin Dan

    Lin Dan

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 47.36

    Rank: 913

  • Photo of Qin Jiwei

    Qin Jiwei

    POLITICIAN

    1914 - 1997

    HPI: 47.36

    Rank: 914

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Cai Chusheng ranks 14. Before him are Lo Wei (1918), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Xie Jin (1923), James Wong Howe (1899), and Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952). After him are Jia Zhangke (1970), Li Han-hsiang (1926), Feng Xiaogang (1958), Chloé Zhao (1982), Zhang Shichuan (1890), and Lou Ye (1965).

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