FILM DIRECTOR

Gilles Grangier

1911 - 1996

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Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film Archimède le clochard was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilles Grangier has received more than 32,969 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gilles Grangier is the 1,232nd most popular film director (down from 1,098th in 2019), the 4,755th most popular biography from France (down from 4,233rd in 2019) and the 140th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gilles Grangier ranks 1,232 out of 2,041. Before him are Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Doug Liman, Zoltan Korda, Curt Goetz, David Ayer, and Tony Gilroy. After him are Justin Lin, Naomi Kawase, Shunji Iwai, Jiří Weiss, Sam Simon, and Abram Room.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Gilles Grangier ranks 306. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Adam Kozłowiecki, Jeanette Nolan, Georg Dascher, Bruno Venturini, and Wilhelm Leichum. After him are Garrett Birkhoff, Paul Zielinski, Arvid Thörn, Bruno Ahlberg, Paul Grégoire, and Philibert Smellinckx. Among people deceased in 1996, Gilles Grangier ranks 275. Before him are Gilda, Guy Madison, Gizella Farkas, Emilio Zapico, Anton Moravčík, and Birgit Brüel. After him are Christine Pascal, Garrett Birkhoff, Alberto Pellegrino, Károly Kárpáti, Léon-Étienne Duval, and Fulvio Nesti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gilles Grangier ranks 4,755 out of 6,770. Before him are Sébastien Chabal (1977), Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935), Georges Tainturier (1890), André Auffray (1884), Hervé de Charette (1938), and Renée Faure (1918). After him are Christine Pascal (1953), Michèle Laroque (1960), Jean-Paul Agon (1956), Quentin Meillassoux (1967), Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (1954), and Paul Montel (1876).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Gilles Grangier ranks 140. Before him are Arnaud Desplechin (1960), Laurent Cantet (1961), Marc Caro (1956), Denys de La Patellière (1921), Christian de Chalonge (1937), and George Fitzmaurice (1885). After him are Cédric Klapisch (1961), Jacques Rouffio (1928), Marion Hänsel (1949), Diane Kurys (1948), Bertrand Bonello (1968), and Céline Sciamma (1978).

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