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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Haneke has received more than 2,369,148 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Michael Haneke is the 53rd most popular film director (down from 42nd in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Germany (down from 281st in 2019) and the 4th 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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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Haneke ranks 53 out of 2,041. Before him are Roberto Rossellini, Isao Takahata, Emir Kusturica, Alan Parker, Takeshi Kitano, and Oliver Stone. After him are Tony Scott, Luc Besson, Paul Verhoeven, Brian De Palma, Aki Kaurismäki, and Werner Herzog.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michael Haneke ranks 28. Before him are John Wayne Gacy, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Ted Kaczynski, Daniel Barenboim, Brian Jones, and Calvin Klein. After him are Alassane Ouattara, Werner Herzog, Javier Solana, José Eduardo dos Santos, Lou Reed, and Ian McShane.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 326 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustav Stresemann (1878), Franz Halder (1884), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779), and Friedrich Bessel (1784). After him are Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781), August Kekulé (1829), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Einhard (770), Karl Haushofer (1869), and Fritz Sauckel (1894).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 4. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Wim Wenders (1945), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945). After him are Werner Herzog (1942), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), F. W. Murnau (1888), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Roland Emmerich (1955), Max Ophüls (1902), and Margarethe von Trotta (1942).

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