FILM DIRECTOR

John Woo

1946 - Today

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John Woo Yu-sen (Chinese: 吳宇森; born 22 September 1946) is a Hong Kong film director known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. The recipient of various accolades, including a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing, as well as a Golden Horse Award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award and a Saturn Award, he is regarded as a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Woo has received more than 3,701,693 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). John Woo is the 120th most popular film director (up from 129th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from China (up from 199th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

John Woo is most famous for his Hong Kong action films, such as The Killer and Hard Boiled.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Woo ranks 120 out of 2,041. Before him are Manoel de Oliveira, Jules Dassin, Peter Jackson, Jerzy Grotowski, David Lean, and Sergei Bondarchuk. After him are Howard Hawks, Victor Fleming, Jiří Menzel, Wes Craven, Claude Lelouch, and René Clément.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, John Woo ranks 68. Before him are Sally Field, Bolo Yeung, Danny Glover, Tansu Çiller, Berti Vogts, and Ilie Năstase. After him are Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Rade Šerbedžija, Michele Placido, Chris Slade, Uri Geller, and Daniel Libeskind.

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In China

Among people born in China, John Woo ranks 197 out of 1,610. Before him are Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Jiang Wei (202), Jack Ma (1964), Jie of Xia (-1728), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), and Xiahou Dun (155). After him are Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Lin Zexu (1785), Wong Fei-hung (1925), Meng Tian (-250), and Zhang Zuolin (1875).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, John Woo ranks 2. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950). After him are Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), Edward Yang (1947), Lo Wei (1918), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Xie Jin (1923), and James Wong Howe (1899).

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Filmography

An American Werewolf in London
Director
American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.
Aug 21o 19817.407 / 10
The Devils
Director
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Jul 16o 19717.494 / 10
Persuasion
Director
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.
May 1o 19957.1 / 10