FILM DIRECTOR

Frédéric Rossif

1922 - 1990

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Frédéric Rossif (February 16, 1922 – April 18, 1990) was a Yugoslav-born French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries, frequently using archive footage. He covered subjects including contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso, African wildlife, and 20th century history. Rossif's best known work was To Die in Madrid (Mourir a Madrid), a film about the Spanish Civil War for which he won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1963. One of his final works was From Nuremberg to Nuremberg, a three-hour television documentary about Nazi Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frédéric Rossif has received more than 67,427 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Frédéric Rossif is the 1,067th most popular film director (down from 1,042nd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Montenegro (down from 50th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Montenegrin Film Director.

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  • 16

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  • 2.16

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Frédéric Rossif ranks 1,067 out of 2,041. Before him are Tian Zhuangzhuang, Frank Beyer, Gunnar Fischer, Rafael Azcona, Cai Chusheng, and Ágnes Hranitzky. After him are David Furnish, Gerry Anderson, Alexander Nevzorov, Martin Frič, Franz Antel, and Herbert Selpin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Frédéric Rossif ranks 299. Before him are Rory Calhoun, Yao Lee, Dora Doll, Aldo Ballarin, René Bader, and José Juncosa. After him are Frances Spence, Vesna Parun, John Eisenhower, Barbara Hale, Riccardo Carapellese, and Marin Preda. Among people deceased in 1990, Frédéric Rossif ranks 214. Before him are Jack Gilford, Eve Arden, Georges Lacombe, Concha Piquer, Heitor Canalli, and Manuel Anatol. After him are Rosario Livatino, Ludwig von Moos, Larry O'Brien, An Wang, Lotte Jacobi, and Adri van Male.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Frédéric Rossif ranks 60 out of 142. Before him are Zoran Filipović (1953), Stevan Jovetić (1989), Duško Marković (1958), Fuad Muzurović (1945), Mirko Vučinić (1983), and Stefan Savić (1991). After him are Željko Šturanović (1960), Anto Drobnjak (1968), Zoran Simović (1954), Žarko Paspalj (1966), Dritan Abazović (1985), and Budimir Vujačić (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Montenegro

Among film directors born in Montenegro, Frédéric Rossif ranks 3. Before him are Veljko Bulajić (1928), and Krsto Papić (1933).

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