FILM DIRECTOR

Henri Decoin

1890 - 1969

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Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Decoin has received more than 61,831 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Decoin is the 833rd most popular film director (down from 703rd in 2019), the 3,927th most popular biography from France (down from 3,376th in 2019) and the 105th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 19

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Page views of Henri Decoins by language

Over the past year Henri Decoin has had the most page views in the with 17,151 views, followed by English (7,491), and Russian (1,644). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Haitian (81.67%), Egyptian Arabic (33.16%), and Indonesian (29.45%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henri Decoin ranks 833 out of 2,041. Before him are Gordon Douglas, Hal Roach, Gianni Amelio, George Marshall, Paul Haggis, and Janusz Majewski. After him are Timothy Treadwell, Mick Jackson, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Hong Sang-soo, Raoul Coutard, and Benjamin Christensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Henri Decoin ranks 154. Before him are Vera Inber, Katherine Anne Porter, Moa Martinson, Arthur Holmes, George Horine, and Tibor Szamuely. After him are Maurice Genevoix, Heinrich Zimmer, Ernst Deutsch, Jan de Vries, Willie Applegarth, and Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper. Among people deceased in 1969, Henri Decoin ranks 145. Before him are Bobbie Rosenfeld, Eero Berg, Adolfo Consolini, Paul Chambers, Giovanni Martinelli, and Giuseppe Pinelli. After him are Leonardo Cilaurren, Rafael Osuna, Conrad Albrecht, Kurt Blome, Charles Dvorak, and Zia ol Din Tabatabaee.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Decoin ranks 3,927 out of 6,770. Before him are Gabrielle Wittkop (1920), Rémy Belleau (1528), Émile Coste (1862), Jean-Étienne Guettard (1715), Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756), and Wolfgang Windgassen (1914). After him are Peire Cardenal (1180), Antoine Risso (1777), Marcel Jouhandeau (1888), Samuel ibn Tibbon (1150), Alain Boghossian (1970), and André Schwarz-Bart (1928).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Henri Decoin ranks 105. Before him are Albert Capellani (1874), Michel Audiard (1920), Pierre Schoendoerffer (1928), Alain Cavalier (1931), Claude Miller (1942), and Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932). After him are Raoul Coutard (1924), Raymond Bernard (1891), Jean Becker (1933), Jeannot Szwarc (1937), Jean Grémillon (1902), and Régis Wargnier (1948).

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Filmography

Razzia
Director
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.
Apr 7o 19556.8 / 10
The Iron Mask
Director
The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical twin of the King of France, Louis XIV.
Oct 26o 19625.6 / 10
The Truth About Bebe Donge
Director
François Donge, a rich industrialist and womaniser, meets a girl nicknamed Bébé who he marries. Ten years later, poisoned by his wife and dying in hospital, he recalls his married life and understands how his wife who adored him suffered from his many affairs and indifference.
Feb 13o 19527.1 / 10