FILM DIRECTOR

Jules Dassin

1911 - 2008

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Julius Dassin (December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008) was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, where he continued his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jules Dassin has received more than 755,355 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Jules Dassin is the 115th most popular film director (down from 108th in 2019), the 776th most popular biography from United States (down from 705th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Film Director.

Jules Dassin is most famous for his work in the French film noir genre. His films include The Naked City, Rififi, and Night and the City.

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  • 38

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  • 2.71

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jules Dassin ranks 115 out of 2,041. Before him are David Fincher, John Huston, Terrence Malick, Kenji Mizoguchi, Otar Iosseliani, and Manoel de Oliveira. After him are Peter Jackson, Jerzy Grotowski, David Lean, Sergei Bondarchuk, John Woo, and Howard Hawks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jules Dassin ranks 29. Before him are Klaus Fuchs, Maurice Allais, Wilhelm Mohnke, Polykarp Kusch, Joseph Barbera, and Jean Harlow. After him are Milovan Đilas, William Alfred Fowler, Bernard Katz, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, William Howard Stein, and Niels Kaj Jerne. Among people deceased in 2008, Jules Dassin ranks 28. Before him are Jørn Utzon, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Yma Sumac, Michael Crichton, Jacques Piccard, and Roy Scheider. After him are Heath Ledger, Jörg Haider, George Emil Palade, John Archibald Wheeler, Leonid Hurwicz, and Mel Ferrer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jules Dassin ranks 776 out of 20,380. Before him are Albert Ellis (1913), Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), Greg Abbott (1957), Stan Kroenke (1947), and James E. Webb (1906). After him are Robert Burns Woodward (1917), David J. Wineland (1944), Jim Jones (1931), Brandon Lee (1965), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), and Joe DiMaggio (1914).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jules Dassin ranks 31. Before him are Mel Brooks (1926), John Carpenter (1948), Robert Altman (1925), David Fincher (1962), John Huston (1906), and Terrence Malick (1943). After him are Howard Hawks (1896), Victor Fleming (1889), Wes Craven (1939), William Hanna (1910), George A. Romero (1940), and D. W. Griffith (1875).

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Filmography

Rififi
Director
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Apr 13o 19557.829 / 10
The Naked City
Director
The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.
Mar 4o 19487.193 / 10
Night and the City
Director
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
Jun 15o 19507.5 / 10