FILM DIRECTOR

Mick Jackson

1943 - Today

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Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA Award-winning television film Threads. He is also known for directing projects such as the comedy L.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mick Jackson has received more than 7,662 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mick Jackson is the 835th most popular film director (down from 786th in 2019), the 2,910th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,779th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Film Director.

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  • 7.7k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mick Jackson ranks 835 out of 2,041. Before him are Gianni Amelio, George Marshall, Paul Haggis, Janusz Majewski, Henri Decoin, and Timothy Treadwell. After him are Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Hong Sang-soo, Raoul Coutard, Benjamin Christensen, Rustam Ibragimbekov, and Rosa von Praunheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mick Jackson ranks 379. Before him are Boediono, John Draper, Ilaiyaraaja, Jon Postel, Robert Axelrod, and Tim Schenken. After him are Kuniwo Nakamura, Gordon Matta-Clark, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, Oleg Vidov, Patricia Churchland, and Angelo Anquilletti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mick Jackson ranks 2,910 out of 8,785. Before him are Nat Lofthouse (1925), Steven Wilson (1967), David Murray (1909), Edith Hannam (1878), Richard Addinsell (1904), and John Michael Wright (1617). After him are Paul Simonon (1955), Fay Weldon (1931), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), John Pell (1611), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), and Christina Pickles (1935).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Mick Jackson ranks 62. Before him are Terence Fisher (1904), Laura Mulvey (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), Sally Potter (1949), Edmund Goulding (1891), and Matthew Vaughn (1971). After him are Ronald Neame (1911), Steven Knight (1959), Charles Crichton (1910), Michael Winner (1935), Jack Clayton (1921), and Jonathan Nolan (1976).

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Filmography

The Bodyguard
Director
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
Nov 25o 19926.691 / 10
Volcano
Director
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.
Apr 25o 19975.922 / 10
Denial
Director
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Sep 30o 20166.864 / 10