FILM DIRECTOR

Laurence Rees

1957 - Today

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Laurence Rees (born 1957) is an English historian. He is a BAFTA winning historical documentary filmmaker and a British Book Award winning author of several books about Adolf Hitler, the Nazis and the atrocities committed, especially by them, during the 20th century. He is the former Head of BBC TV History Programmes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurence Rees is the 2,003rd most popular film director (down from 1,741st in 2024), the 7,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,115th in 2019) and the 154th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Laurence Rees ranks 2,003 out of 2,041. Before him are Gracia Querejeta, Klaus Härö, John Ridley, André Øvredal, Karyn Kusama, and Sai Paranjpye. After him are Jalmari Helander, S. S. Rajamouli, John Carney, Rajkumar Hirani, Oles Sanin, and Zak Penn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Laurence Rees ranks 745. Before him are Steve Sampson, Nick Price, Richard M. Linnehan, Darryl Dawkins, Katherine Freese, and Elizabeth Hand. After him are Terry McAuliffe, Dwane Casey, Gurdas Maan, Amanda Redman, Jeh Johnson, and PZ Myers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Laurence Rees ranks 7,091 out of 8,785. Before him are Christina Cole (1981), Richard Hawley (1967), Willie Morgan (1944), Phil Daniels (1958), Alfred E. Goodey (1878), and Liam Rosenior (1984). After him are Steve Bould (1962), Shane Embury (1967), Luke Mably (1976), Steve Pemberton (1967), Erin Doherty (1992), and Freddie Stroma (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Laurence Rees ranks 154. Before him are Chris Cunningham (1970), Bernard Rose (1960), Ben Davis (1961), Sharon Maguire (1960), James Watkins (1973), and Simon Beaufoy (1966). After him are Andrew Haigh (1973), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Ben Wheatley (1972), Richard Taylor (1965), Joe Walker (1963), and Paul King (1978).

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