FILM DIRECTOR

Denys de La Patellière

1921 - 2013

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Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denys de La Patellière has received more than 24,719 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Denys de La Patellière is the 1,202nd most popular film director (down from 1,147th in 2019), the 4,699th most popular biography from France (down from 4,308th in 2019) and the 137th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Denys de La Patellière ranks 1,202 out of 2,041. Before him are Steve Kloves, Pilar Miró, Julius J. Epstein, Gerhard Lamprecht, Volodymyr Dakhno, and Jack Conway. After him are Férid Boughedir, Christian de Chalonge, Leonid Osyka, Busby Berkeley, George Fitzmaurice, and David Hand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Denys de La Patellière ranks 350. Before him are Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Aldo Gordini, Cyrille Adoula, John Pritchard, Dennis Brain, and Phạm Duy. After him are Herb Ellis, Giorgio Scarlatti, Josef Holeček, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, Patricia Wrightson, and Theodore Van Kirk. Among people deceased in 2013, Denys de La Patellière ranks 360. Before him are Giuseppe Casari, Stan Musial, Lucyna Winnicka, Bill Smith, Phạm Duy, and Giovanni Cheli. After him are Henry Taylor, Gerard Cieślik, Mirja Hietamies, Santiago Santamaría, Andrei Panin, and Nobuyuki Aihara.

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In France

Among people born in France, Denys de La Patellière ranks 4,699 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Allemane (1882), François Bourgeon (1945), Paule Desjardins (1929), Anatole Le Braz (1859), Paul Castanet (1880), and Isabelle Nanty (1962). After him are Marcellin Boule (1861), Jeanne Dumée (1660), Christian de Chalonge (1937), José Garcia (1966), Roland Dorgelès (1885), and Palisot de Beauvois (1752).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Denys de La Patellière ranks 137. Before him are Maurice Cloche (1907), Rachid Bouchareb (1953), Robert Guédiguian (1953), Arnaud Desplechin (1960), Laurent Cantet (1961), and Marc Caro (1956). After him are Christian de Chalonge (1937), George Fitzmaurice (1885), Gilles Grangier (1911), Cédric Klapisch (1961), Jacques Rouffio (1928), and Marion Hänsel (1949).

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Filmography

The Tattoo
Director
An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.
Aug 17o 19686.446 / 10
Taxi for Tobruk
Director
During World War II, French Commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert.
May 9o 19617.1 / 10
The Possessors
Director
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his son François...
Nov 19o 19586.932 / 10