FILM DIRECTOR

Karel Reisz

1926 - 2002

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Karel Reisz (21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a Czech-born British filmmaker and film critic, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karel Reisz has received more than 439,409 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Karel Reisz is the 398th most popular film director (down from 395th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 246th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Karel Reisz ranks 398 out of 2,041. Before him are Paolo Sorrentino, Ishirō Honda, Luigi Comencini, Mervyn LeRoy, John McTiernan, and Gene Deitch. After him are Tony Gatlif, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, James L. Brooks, Russ Meyer, Claire Denis, and Alberto Lattuada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Karel Reisz ranks 137. Before him are Thorbjörn Fälldin, Gordon Scott, Amadeo Carrizo, Erich Juskowiak, Bal Thackeray, and Sergio Pininfarina. After him are Jérôme Lejeune, Choi Eun-hee, Ed McBain, Jürgen Moltmann, Jean-Marie Lustiger, and Raul Hilberg. Among people deceased in 2002, Karel Reisz ranks 94. Before him are Branko Stanković, Dee Dee Ramone, Igor Ansoff, J. Lee Thompson, Eugenio Coșeriu, and Lilian, Princess of Réthy. After him are Gustaaf Deloor, Jacques Massu, Nikolai Amosov, Elie Hobeika, Michail Stasinopoulos, and Waylon Jennings.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karel Reisz ranks 256 out of 1,200. Before him are Jaroslav Drobný (1921), Erhard Raus (1889), Vincenz Priessnitz (1799), Beatrice of Luxembourg (1305), Václav Neumann (1920), and Max Dvořák (1874). After him are Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796), Dana Zátopková (1922), Wojciech Żywny (1756), Otto Wichterle (1913), Alois Eliáš (1890), and Vilém Mathesius (1882).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia

Among film directors born in Czechia, Karel Reisz ranks 8. Before him are Jiří Menzel (1938), Jan Švankmajer (1934), Věra Chytilová (1929), Karel Zeman (1910), G. W. Pabst (1885), and Jiří Trnka (1912). After him are Václav Vorlíček (1930), František Čáp (1913), Elmar Klos (1910), Harun Farocki (1944), Otakar Vávra (1911), and Karel Lamač (1897).

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Filmography

The French Lieutenant's Woman
Director
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Aug 28th 19816.4 / 10
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Director
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
Oct 27th 19606.982 / 10
The Gambler
Director
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
Oct 2nd 19746.7 / 10