FILM DIRECTOR

Geoffrey Unsworth

1914 - 1978

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Geoffrey Gilyard Unsworth, OBE, BSC (26 May 1914 – 28 October 1978) was a British cinematographer who worked on nearly ninety feature films during a career that wound up spanning over more than forty years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoffrey Unsworth has received more than 210,222 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey Unsworth is the 1,399th most popular film director (down from 1,341st in 2019), the 4,786th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,678th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Film Director.

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  • 210k

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  • 44.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Geoffrey Unsworth ranks 1,399 out of 2,041. Before him are Ken Burns, Michael Hoffman, Pierre Morel, Pál Gábor, Terry Zwigoff, and Robert Lepage. After him are Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Paul Bartel, Ole Bornedal, Alan Rudolph, and Kirill Serebrennikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Geoffrey Unsworth ranks 362. Before him are Andreas Kupfer, John Berryman, Václav Mottl, Bob Gerard, Giuseppe Berto, and Arnold Denker. After him are John Hodiak, Mauk Weber, Josef Peters, Andrea Leeds, Erich Herrmann, and Hideko Maehata. Among people deceased in 1978, Geoffrey Unsworth ranks 233. Before him are Maja Berezowska, Ewald Balser, Nagamichi Kuroda, Giuseppe Berto, Imre Rajczy, and Matti Lähde. After him are Maggie McNamara, Dan Dailey, Michael Bates, Mauk Weber, Tibor Serly, and Alexander Wetmore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoffrey Unsworth ranks 4,786 out of 8,785. Before him are Ed O'Brien (1968), Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781), Grahame Clark (1907), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), Daniel Massey (1933), and Mary Midgley (1919). After him are Jean Kent (1921), Celia Johnson (1908), Jermain Defoe (1982), Chris Smalling (1989), Shirley Brasher (1934), and Richard Brake (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Geoffrey Unsworth ranks 103. Before him are Steve McQueen (1969), Jonathan Lynn (1943), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), Mike Hodges (1932), and A. Edward Sutherland (1895). After him are Basil Dearden (1911), Michael Winterbottom (1961), Stuart Baird (1947), Irving Rapper (1898), Clive Donner (1926), and Peter Lord (1953).

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Filmography

2001: A Space Odyssey
Director
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Apr 2nd 19688.073 / 10
Superman
Director
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Dec 14th 19787.136 / 10
Superman II
Director
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Dec 12th 19806.7 / 10