FILM DIRECTOR

Charles Jarrott

1927 - 2011

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Charles Jarrott (16 June 1927 – 4 March 2011) was a British film and television director. He was best known for costume dramas he directed for producer Hal B. Wallis, among them Anne of the Thousand Days, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Director in 1970. Although Anne was nominated for several awards, critic Pauline Kael wrote in her book Reeling (Warner Books, p. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Jarrott has received more than 86,519 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Jarrott is the 1,043rd most popular film director (up from 1,180th in 2019), the 3,525th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,065th in 2019) and the 80th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 20

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  • 5.35

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  • 2.43

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Over the past year Charles Jarrott has had the most page views in the with 11,138 views, followed by Italian (1,616), and French (1,530). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (422.50%), Korean (282.69%), and Serbian (182.96%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Charles Jarrott ranks 1,043 out of 2,041. Before him are Louis Leterrier, Barbara Hammer, Pierre Tchernia, Todd Haynes, Josef von Báky, and Abraham Polonsky. After him are Bill Condon, Mark L. Lester, Bruno Dumont, Grigori Roshal, Marleen Gorris, and Noah Baumbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Charles Jarrott ranks 309. Before him are Estelle Parsons, David Dinkins, Ad-Diba, Walter Zeman, Karl Stotz, and Brock Peters. After him are Corín Tellado, Robert Guillaume, Qurratulain Hyder, Maati Bouabid, Elliot See, and Ramsey Clark. Among people deceased in 2011, Charles Jarrott ranks 308. Before him are Vittorio De Seta, Andrej Bajuk, Mario Echandi Jiménez, Daniel Quillen, Dana Wynter, and Jean Tabary. After him are Georg Sterzinsky, Maurice Goldhaber, Henry Cooper, Juan Tuñas, Bob Benny, and Gunnar Fischer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Jarrott ranks 3,525 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), Peter Whitehead (1914), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), William Frederick Denning (1848), Mary Stewart (1916), and W. J. Coffee (1774). After him are Juliet Mills (1941), Naseem Hamed (1974), Sophie Okonedo (1968), Patricia Routledge (1929), Thomas Fuller (1608), and Edward Charles Howard (1774).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Charles Jarrott ranks 80. Before him are Tony Kaye (1952), Nick Park (1958), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mike Figgis (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), and John Alcott (1930). After him are Gerry Anderson (1929), Freddie Francis (1917), Mark Herman (1954), Joe Wright (1972), Edgar Wright (1974), and John Grierson (1898).

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Filmography

Mary, Queen of Scots
Director
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.
Dec 22o 19716.688 / 10
Anne of the Thousand Days
Director
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Dec 18o 19697.032 / 10
Condorman
Director
Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov.
Jul 2o 19815.5 / 10