FILM DIRECTOR
Jean Epstein
1897 - 1953
Jean Epstein
Jean Epstein (French: [ɛp.ʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Epstein has received more than 167,746 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 30 in 2019). Jean Epstein is the 270th most popular film director (down from 258th in 2019), the 315th most popular biography from Poland (down from 291st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Film Director.
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7.60
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Jean Epstein ranks 270 out of 2,041. Before him are Joseph Losey, David Hamilton, Robert Siodmak, Damiano Damiani, Germaine Dulac, and Bigas Luna. After him are Martin Campbell, Leonid Gaidai, Youssef Chahine, Franklin J. Schaffner, Denis Villeneuve, and Elem Klimov.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Losey
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 264
David Hamilton
1933 - 2016
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 265
Robert Siodmak
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 266
Damiano Damiani
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 267
Germaine Dulac
1882 - 1942
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 268
Bigas Luna
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 269
Jean Epstein
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 270
Martin Campbell
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 271
Leonid Gaidai
1923 - 1993
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 272
Youssef Chahine
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 273
Franklin J. Schaffner
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 274
Denis Villeneuve
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 275
Elem Klimov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 276
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Jean Epstein ranks 75. Before him are Adolf Heusinger, Mukhtar Auezov, Thornton Wilder, Sepp Herberger, Philippe Soupault, and Károly Kerényi. After him are Virginia Henderson, Winifred Wagner, Hans Speidel, Rouben Mamoulian, Carl Oberg, and Judith Anderson. Among people deceased in 1953, Jean Epstein ranks 40. Before him are Moïse Kisling, Nobuyuki Abe, Vera Mukhina, Ludwig Prandtl, Hugo Schmeisser, and Mary Anderson. After him are Johan Laidoner, Alice Prin, Elsa Beskow, Hank Williams, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, and Noe Zhordania.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsAdolf Heusinger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1982
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 69
Mukhtar Auezov
WRITER
1897 - 1961
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 70
Thornton Wilder
WRITER
1897 - 1975
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 71
Sepp Herberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1977
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 72
Philippe Soupault
WRITER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 73
Károly Kerényi
WRITER
1897 - 1973
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 74
Jean Epstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 75
Virginia Henderson
WRITER
1897 - 1996
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 76
Winifred Wagner
WRITER
1897 - 1980
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 77
Hans Speidel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1984
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 78
Rouben Mamoulian
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 79
Carl Oberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1965
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 80
Judith Anderson
ACTOR
1897 - 1992
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 1953
Go to all RankingsMoïse Kisling
PAINTER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 34
Nobuyuki Abe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 35
Vera Mukhina
SCULPTOR
1889 - 1953
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 36
Ludwig Prandtl
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 37
Hugo Schmeisser
INVENTOR
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 38
Mary Anderson
INVENTOR
1862 - 1953
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 39
Jean Epstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 40
Johan Laidoner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1953
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 41
Alice Prin
MODEL
1901 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 42
Elsa Beskow
WRITER
1874 - 1953
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 43
Hank Williams
SINGER
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 44
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1953
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 45
Noe Zhordania
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1953
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 46
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jean Epstein ranks 315 out of 1,694. Before him are Richard Abegg (1869), Andreas Schlüter (1660), Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797), Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński (1776), Bolesław V the Chaste (1226), and Chaïm Perelman (1912). After him are Daniel Olbrychski (1945), Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Grażyna Bacewicz (1909), Sławomir Mrożek (1930), Stefan Wyszyński (1901), and Heinz Reinefarth (1903).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsRichard Abegg
CHEMIST
1869 - 1910
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 309
Andreas Schlüter
SCULPTOR
1660 - 1714
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 310
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1797 - 1855
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 311
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
OCCULTIST
1776 - 1853
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 312
Bolesław V the Chaste
POLITICIAN
1226 - 1279
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 313
Chaïm Perelman
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 314
Jean Epstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 315
Daniel Olbrychski
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 316
Alexander von Falkenhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1966
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 317
Grażyna Bacewicz
COMPOSER
1909 - 1969
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 318
Sławomir Mrożek
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 319
Stefan Wyszyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 320
Heinz Reinefarth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 321
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Poland
Among film directors born in Poland, Jean Epstein ranks 10. Before him are Dziga Vertov (1896), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Jerzy Grotowski (1933), Jerzy Skolimowski (1938), Agnieszka Holland (1948), and Robert Wiene (1873). After him are Jerzy Stuhr (1947), Krzysztof Zanussi (1939), Walerian Borowczyk (1923), Jerzy Hoffman (1932), Paweł Pawlikowski (1957), and Andrzej Munk (1921).
Dziga Vertov
1896 - 1954
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 4
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5
Jerzy Grotowski
1933 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 6
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 7
Agnieszka Holland
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
Robert Wiene
1873 - 1938
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 9
Jean Epstein
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
Jerzy Stuhr
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
Krzysztof Zanussi
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 12
Walerian Borowczyk
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 13
Jerzy Hoffman
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 14
Paweł Pawlikowski
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 15
Andrzej Munk
1921 - 1961
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 16