1914 - 2009
Jack Cardiff, (18 September 1914 – 22 April 2009) was a British cinematographer, film and television director, and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor, to filmmaking more than half a century later. He is best known for his influential color cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger (A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus, and The Red Shoes), John Huston (The African Queen) and Alfred Hitchcock (Under Capricorn). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Cardiff has received more than 244,384 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Cardiff is the 772nd most popular film director (up from 800th in 2019), the 2,770th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,816th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Film Director.
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Among film directors, Jack Cardiff ranks 772 out of 1,581. Before him are Edgar Wright, Timothy Treadwell, Stuart Rosenberg, Álex de la Iglesia, Alex Proyas, and Jean Becker. After him are Bob Gale, Mick Jackson, Želimir Žilnik, Elmar Klos, Boris Kaufman, and Benoît Jacquot.
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 766
1957 - 2003
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 767
1927 - 2007
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 768
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 769
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 770
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 771
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 772
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 773
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 774
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 775
1910 - 1993
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 776
1906 - 1980
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 777
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 778
Among people born in 1914, Jack Cardiff ranks 213. Before him are Jacques Dufilho, Harold Russell, Marcel Kint, Henri Laborit, Sisowath Sirik Matak, and Jaap Bakema. After him are Mihailo Lalić, Christl Cranz, Annemarie Selinko, Jijé, Viola Desmond, and Carl Scarborough. Among people deceased in 2009, Jack Cardiff ranks 179. Before him are Jack Kramer, Lis Hartel, Henri Pousseur, Horst Szymaniak, Clodovil Hernandes, and Charlie Mariano. After him are Paul Naschy, Ryuzo Hiraki, Alain Bashung, Betsy Blair, Monica Bleibtreu, and Willy Ronis.
1914 - 2005
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 207
1914 - 2002
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 208
1914 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 209
1914 - 1995
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 210
1914 - 1975
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 211
1914 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 212
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 213
1914 - 1992
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 214
1914 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 215
1914 - 1986
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 216
1914 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 217
1914 - 1965
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 218
1914 - 1953
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 219
1921 - 2009
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 173
1921 - 2009
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 174
1929 - 2009
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 175
1934 - 2009
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 176
1937 - 2009
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 177
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 178
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 179
1934 - 2009
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 180
1931 - 2009
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 181
1947 - 2009
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 182
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 183
1944 - 2009
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 184
1910 - 2009
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 185
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Cardiff ranks 2,770 out of 7,765. Before him are Billy Meredith (1874), Edward Charles Howard (1774), Leslie Stephen (1832), Cyril Jackson (1903), Peter Phillips (1977), and Lydia Becker (1827). After him are Freddie Bartholomew (1924), Edmund Gunter (1581), Laura Ashley (1925), Caroline Goodall (1959), Ronald Speirs (1920), and Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862).
1874 - 1958
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 2,764
1774 - 1816
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 2,765
1832 - 1904
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 2,766
1903 - 1988
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 2,767
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 2,768
1827 - 1890
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 2,769
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 2,770
1924 - 1992
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 2,771
1581 - 1626
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 2,772
1925 - 1985
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 2,773
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 2,774
1920 - 2007
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 2,775
1862 - 1931
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 2,776
Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Jack Cardiff ranks 63. Before him are Stephen Daldry (1960), Sally Potter (1949), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), Richard Marquand (1937), Edmund Goulding (1891), and Edgar Wright (1974). After him are Mick Jackson (1943), Gerry Anderson (1929), Michael Winner (1935), Andrew Birkin (1945), Jonathan Nolan (1976), and Charles Crichton (1910).
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 57
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 58
1920 - 2014
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 59
1937 - 1987
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 60
1891 - 1959
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 61
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 62
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 63
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 64
1929 - 2012
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 65
1935 - 2013
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 66
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 67
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 68
1910 - 1999
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 69