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FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Haneke

1942 - Today

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Michael Haneke (German: [ˈhaːnəkə]; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre, as well as cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Haneke has received more than 2,134,772 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Haneke is the 42nd most popular film director (down from 41st in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Germany (down from 259th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Film Director.

Michael Haneke is most famous for his films, which typically explore the darker side of human nature.

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  • 2.1M

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  • 69.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Haneke ranks 42 out of 1,581Before him are Paul Verhoeven, Vittorio De Sica, Wim Wenders, Andrzej Wajda, Ken Loach, and Tinto Brass. After him are James Cameron, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, Éric Rohmer, and Abbas Kiarostami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michael Haneke ranks 25Before him are Isabel Allende, Ted Kaczynski, Ronnie James Dio, Brian Jones, Brian Wilson, and Dino Zoff. After him are Calvin Klein, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Werner Herzog, Ian McShane, John Wayne Gacy, and Javier Solana.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 281 out of 6,142Before him are Max Horkheimer (1895), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Carl Zeiss (1816), Joseph Beuys (1921), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), and Constanze Mozart (1762). After him are August Kekulé (1829), Georgius Agricola (1494), Karl May (1842), Karl Weierstrass (1815), Sepp Dietrich (1892), and Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 3Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902) and Wim Wenders (1945). After him are Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Werner Herzog (1942), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Roland Emmerich (1955), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), and Robert Siodmak (1900).

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