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David Cronenberg

1943 - Today

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David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Cronenberg has received more than 7,908,066 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). David Cronenberg is the 67th most popular film director (up from 70th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Canada (up from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Film Director.

David Cronenberg is most famous for his horror films, but he has also directed films in other genres.

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  • 54

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  • 4.87

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  • 4.24

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Cronenberg ranks 67 out of 2,041. Before him are Stephen Hillenburg, Jacques Tati, Claude Chabrol, Sergei Parajanov, Robert Zemeckis, and Éric Rohmer. After him are Chuck Jones, Theo Angelopoulos, Dziga Vertov, Frank Capra, Christopher Nolan, and Ernst Lubitsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, David Cronenberg ranks 33. Before him are Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Tarja Halonen, Mohammad Khatami, Howard Gardner, Horst Köhler, and Raffaella Carrà. After him are Bernard Tapie, John Kerry, Khalifa Haftar, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Johnny Hallyday, and Malcolm McDowell.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, David Cronenberg ranks 16 out of 1,622. Before him are Erving Goffman (1922), Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), Alice Munro (1931), Christopher Plummer (1929), Marshall McLuhan (1911), and Margaret Atwood (1939). After him are James Naismith (1861), Glenn Gould (1932), Eric Berne (1910), Willard Boyle (1924), Frederick Banting (1891), and Michael J. Fox (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, David Cronenberg ranks 2. Before him are James Cameron (1954). After him are Norman Jewison (1926), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Denis Villeneuve (1967), Jack L. Warner (1892), Arthur Hiller (1923), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Denys Arcand (1941), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Allan Dwan (1885), and Mark Robson (1913).

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Filmography

The Fly
Director
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Aug 15o 19867.407 / 10
Eastern Promises
Director
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Sep 14o 20077.4 / 10
A History of Violence
Director
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Sep 23o 20057.172 / 10