FILM DIRECTOR

Marco Ferreri

1928 - 1997

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Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of the greatest European cinematic provocateurs of his time and had a constant presence in prestigious festival circuit - including eight films in competition in Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Bear win in 1991 Berlin Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marco Ferreri has received more than 163,457 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Marco Ferreri is the 229th most popular film director (down from 217th in 2019), the 1,413th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,298th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Film Director.

Marco Ferreri is most famous for being a filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his films "La Grande Bouffe" and "The Last Woman."

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Marco Ferreris by language

Over the past year Marco Ferreri has had the most page views in the with 60,266 views, followed by English (20,893), and French (19,028). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (152.00%), Greek (132.15%), and Sardinian (70.84%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Marco Ferreri ranks 229 out of 2,041. Before him are Tony Richardson, Chris Marker, Mario Monicelli, Chantal Akerman, Nicholas Ray, and Mario Bava. After him are Arthur Penn, Věra Chytilová, Gus Van Sant, Edwin S. Porter, Gabriel Axel, and Ruggero Deodato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Marco Ferreri ranks 89. Before him are James Garner, Tony Richardson, Patrick McGoohan, Robert Sheckley, Elias James Corey, and Hans Blix. After him are Walter Mondale, Wolfgang von Trips, Sara Montiel, Burt Bacharach, Gustav Leonhardt, and James Ivory. Among people deceased in 1997, Marco Ferreri ranks 64. Before him are Colonel Tom Parker, Roland Topor, Georg Solti, Gerda Christian, Narciso Yepes, and Yuri Nikulin. After him are Barbara, Son Sen, George Wald, Mate Boban, Maria Prymachenko, and Miguel Najdorf.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marco Ferreri ranks 1,413 out of 5,161. Before him are Arsenius the Great (354), Giovanni Bononcini (1670), Mario Bava (1914), Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), Amadeus II, Count of Savoy (1050), and Giuliano Amato (1938). After him are Antipope Honorius II (1010), Giuseppina Strepponi (1815), Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858), Saint Sabina (100), Saverio Mercadante (1795), and Calpurnia (-77).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Marco Ferreri ranks 26. Before him are Lina Wertmüller (1928), Joe D'Amato (1936), Liliana Cavani (1933), Nanni Moretti (1953), Mario Monicelli (1915), and Mario Bava (1914). After him are Ruggero Deodato (1939), Lucio Fulci (1927), Damiano Damiani (1922), Ermanno Olmi (1931), Valerio Zurlini (1926), and Giuseppe De Santis (1917).

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Filmography

Tales of Ordinary Madness
Director
Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.
Sep 11o 19816.096 / 10
Dillinger Is Dead
Director
A man decides to cook for himself and finds a revolver (which may have belonged to John Dillinger) hidden in his kitchen.
Jan 24o 19697.1 / 10
La Grande Bouffe
Director
Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.
May 16o 19737.2 / 10