FILM DIRECTOR

João César Monteiro

1939 - 2003

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João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939, in Figueira da Foz – 3 February 2003, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João César Monteiro has received more than 67,882 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. João César Monteiro is the 603rd most popular film director (up from 655th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 244th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, João César Monteiro ranks 603 out of 2,041Before him are Grigory Chukhray, Albert Lamorisse, Christopher Doyle, Donald P. Bellisario, Michel Hazanavicius, and Shirin Neshat. After him are Stuart Rosenberg, Werner Schroeter, John Glen, Christian Petzold, Mamoru Hosoda, and Yoji Yamada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, João César Monteiro ranks 227Before him are John Amos, Nobuyuki Oishi, Giorgio Gaber, Louis Andriessen, Valery Ryumin, and Angelo Sormani. After him are Jaime Paz Zamora, Abdelmajid Lakhal, Carlos do Carmo, Panajot Pano, Dean Corll, and Elena Obraztsova. Among people deceased in 2003, João César Monteiro ranks 147Before him are Nello Pagani, Henryk Jabłoński, Giorgio Gaber, Marc-Vivien Foé, Ahmadou Kourouma, and Sam Phillips. After him are Hope Lange, Milton George Henschel, Wilfred Thesiger, Hume Cronyn, Fadwa Tuqan, and Robert Stack.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João César Monteiro ranks 245 out of 633Before him are Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483), António Simões (1943), José Torres (1938), António de Andrade (1580), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), and Damião de Góis (1502). After him are Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), John of Biclaro (540), Carlos do Carmo (1939), Maria de Medeiros (1965), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), and Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Portugal

Among film directors born in Portugal, João César Monteiro ranks 2Before him are Manoel de Oliveira (1908). After him are Eduardo Serra (1943), Pedro Costa (1958), and Miguel Gomes (1972).