FILM DIRECTOR

Haskell Wexler

1922 - 2015

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Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American cinematographer, film producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haskell Wexler has received more than 444,962 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Haskell Wexler is the 1,406th most popular film director (down from 1,198th in 2019), the 9,662nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,074th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Haskell Wexlers by language

Over the past year Haskell Wexler has had the most page views in the with 50,801 views, followed by German (2,526), and Japanese (2,338). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (81.97%), Estonian (57.58%), and Indonesian (45.70%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Haskell Wexler ranks 1,406 out of 2,041. Before him are Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Paul Bartel, Ole Bornedal, Alan Rudolph, and Kirill Serebrennikov. After him are Albert Pyun, Peter Chan, Sally Menke, Roger Allers, Bruno Delbonnel, and Arne Skouen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Haskell Wexler ranks 391. Before him are Janis Paige, Elsa Joubert, Jeanne Sauvé, Valentine Telegdi, Jacques Pollet, and Arthur Hill. After him are Alain de Changy, Nicholas Katzenbach, Patricia Canning Todd, Marjorie Gestring, Beverly Pepper, and Billy Liddell. Among people deceased in 2015, Haskell Wexler ranks 407. Before him are Surya Bahadur Thapa, Rakhat Aliyev, Mária Gulácsy, Paride Tumburus, Lyubov Kozyreva, and Joan Leslie. After him are Alberto Nisman, Zhivko Gospodinov, Shirley Stelfox, Andy Fraser, Patricia Canning Todd, and Anatoly Logunov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Haskell Wexler ranks 9,662 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Hebner (1891), Desmond Harrington (1976), Wes Borland (1975), Sam Robards (1961), Tracy Caldwell Dyson (1969), and George Herriman (1880). After him are Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Michael Milken (1946), Art Babbitt (1907), George Finnegan (1881), George Hearst (1820), and Joe Flanigan (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Haskell Wexler ranks 373. Before him are James Gray (1969), Ken Burns (1953), Michael Hoffman (1956), Terry Zwigoff (1949), Paul Bartel (1938), and Alan Rudolph (1943). After him are Albert Pyun (1953), Sally Menke (1953), Roger Allers (1949), Joe Roth (1948), Michael Ritchie (1938), and Victor Schertzinger (1888).

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Filmography

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Director
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Nov 19o 19758.422 / 10
American Graffiti
Director
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
Aug 11o 19737 / 10
The Conversation
Director
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.
Apr 7o 19747.5 / 10