FILM DIRECTOR

John Seale

1942 - Today

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John Clement Seale ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir as both a camera operator and director of photography gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Seale has received more than 408,559 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John Seale is the 1,055th most popular film director (up from 1,165th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Australia (up from 225th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Australian Film Director.

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  • 47.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Seale ranks 1,055 out of 2,041. Before him are Noah Baumbach, Eduardo Serra, Ted Wilde, Richard Dembo, Fyodor Bondarchuk, and Zalman King. After him are Kihachi Okamoto, Richard Williams, Safi Faye, Cameron Crowe, Nina Companeez, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, John Seale ranks 462. Before him are Fernando Atzori, Bibi Besch, John E. Blaha, Françoise Dürr, Lima, and Pedro Morales. After him are Colin Groves, Vladimir Yermoshin, Valdis Birkavs, Marc Alaimo, Lorenzo Piretto, and Modibo Keita.

Others Born in 1942

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Seale ranks 199 out of 1,143. Before him are Rick Springfield (1949), Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916), William McMahon (1908), Fanny Durack (1889), Norma Croker (1934), and Shirley Strickland (1925). After him are Gerald Patterson (1895), Scott Morrison (1968), Arthur Benjamin (1893), Greg Egan (1961), John Russell (1858), and Lleyton Hewitt (1981).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, John Seale ranks 11. Before him are John Pilger (1939), Baz Luhrmann (1962), Bruce Beresford (1940), John Farrow (1904), Russell Mulcahy (1953), and Phillip Noyce (1950). After him are Fred Schepisi (1939), Leigh Whannell (1977), Gillian Armstrong (1950), James McTeigue (1967), John Hillcoat (1961), and Craig Gillespie (1967).

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Filmography

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Nov 16th 20017.909 / 10
Mad Max: Fury Road
Director
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
May 13th 20157.6 / 10
Dead Poets Society
Director
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Jun 2nd 19898.3 / 10