FILM DIRECTOR

Fred Schepisi

1939 - Today

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Frederic Alan Schepisi ( SKEP-see; born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Plenty, Roxanne, A Cry in the Dark, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Schepisi has received more than 265,307 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Fred Schepisi is the 1,119th most popular film director (down from 1,050th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Australia (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Australian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fred Schepisis by language

Over the past year Fred Schepisi has had the most page views in the with 29,790 views, followed by Italian (4,457), and French (2,478). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Galician (115.19%), Catalan (103.44%), and Hungarian (75.83%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fred Schepisi ranks 1,119 out of 2,041. Before him are Vladimir Naumov, Ali Hatami, Şerif Gören, Armand Gatti, Brian Yuzna, and John Grierson. After him are Andrew Stanton, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, James Foley, James Algar, Matteo Garrone, and Astrid Henning-Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Fred Schepisi ranks 412. Before him are Dario Campeotto, John F. MacArthur, Ian Hunter, Peter S. Beagle, Harry Reid, and Luther Allison. After him are Shu Kamo, Madalena Iglésias, Anthony D. Smith, Eri Klas, Walt Bellamy, and Nicholas Grimshaw.

Others Born in 1939

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Fred Schepisi ranks 219 out of 1,143. Before him are Luke Hemsworth (1980), Darren Cahill (1965), Ken Fletcher (1940), Bob Daisley (1950), Rachel Griffiths (1968), and John Finnis (1940). After him are Rebel Wilson (1980), Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), William Deane (1931), Mark Schwarzer (1972), George Parker (1896), and Rolf Harris (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Fred Schepisi ranks 12. Before him are Baz Luhrmann (1962), Bruce Beresford (1940), John Farrow (1904), Russell Mulcahy (1953), Phillip Noyce (1950), and John Seale (1942). After him are Leigh Whannell (1977), Gillian Armstrong (1950), James McTeigue (1967), John Hillcoat (1961), Craig Gillespie (1967), and Cate Shortland (1968).

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Filmography

Roxanne
Director
In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales is the witty, intelligent, and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski. Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell becomes smitten with Roxanne, C.D. feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart.
Jun 19o 19876.415 / 10
Fierce Creatures
Director
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Jan 23o 19976.129 / 10
I.Q.
Director
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Dec 24o 19945.993 / 10