FILM DIRECTOR

Miklós Jancsó

1921 - 2014

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Miklós Jancsó (Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈjɒnt͡ʃoː]; 27 September 1921 – 31 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, 1967), and Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, 1971). Jancsó's films are characterized by long takes, and their plot often takes place in historical periods and at rural settings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miklós Jancsó has received more than 193,028 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Miklós Jancsó is the 187th most popular film director (up from 227th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 127th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Film Director.

Miklós Jancsó is most famous for his films, which are often characterized by long takes, slow motion, and a lack of dialogue.

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  • 7.32

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  • 2.78

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Miklós Jancsó ranks 187 out of 2,041. Before him are Francesco Rosi, Blake Edwards, Theo van Gogh, Kathryn Bigelow, Jean Vigo, and Jean Negulesco. After him are Henry Hathaway, Dino Risi, Marco Bellocchio, Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, and Wes Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Miklós Jancsó ranks 65. Before him are Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli, Viktor Kulikov, Zizinho, György Cziffra, and Mario Lanza. After him are Farida of Egypt, Paul Watzlawick, Gérard Debreu, Karel Appel, Amin al-Hafiz, and Françoise Gilot. Among people deceased in 2014, Miklós Jancsó ranks 51. Before him are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gyula Grosics, Pete Seeger, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Gerald Edelman, and Udo Jürgens. After him are Dale T. Mortensen, Hans Hollein, David Easton, Ernesto Laclau, Stephanie Kwolek, and Jean-Claude Duvalier.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Jancsó ranks 122 out of 1,077. Before him are Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Marcel Grossmann (1878), George I Rákóczi (1593), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Judit Polgár (1976), and Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872). After him are Péter Medgyessy (1942), Piali Pasha (1515), Gyula Horn (1932), George II Rákóczi (1621), Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431), and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Miklós Jancsó ranks 3. Before him are Michael Curtiz (1886), and István Szabó (1938). After him are Béla Tarr (1955), Márta Mészáros (1931), Adolph Zukor (1873), Ladislao Vajda (1906), László Benedek (1905), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Ján Kadár (1918), and Charles Vidor (1900).

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