1921 - 2014
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 176,415 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Miklós Jancsó is the 227th most popular film director (down from 209th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 111th 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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Among film directors, Miklós Jancsó ranks 227 out of 1,581. Before him are Joseph Losey, Anatole Litvak, Terence Young, Douglas Sirk, George Stevens, and Frank Darabont. After him are Richard Fleischer, Margarethe von Trotta, Barbet Schroeder, Lucio Fulci, Yılmaz Güney, and Stephen Frears.
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 221
1902 - 1974
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 222
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 223
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 224
1904 - 1975
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 225
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 226
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 227
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 228
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 229
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 230
1927 - 1996
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 231
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 232
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 233
Among people born in 1921, Miklós Jancsó ranks 79. Before him are Iris Apfel, Farida of Egypt, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Yuri Nikulin, Mario Lanza, and Betty Friedan. After him are Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Karel Appel, Herta Bothe, Paddy Roy Bates, Chris Marker, and Amin al-Hafiz. Among people deceased in 2014, Miklós Jancsó ranks 57. Before him are Gerald Edelman, Dale T. Mortensen, Oscar de la Renta, Yozo Aoki, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, and Gottfried John. After him are Ralph H. Baer, B. K. S. Iyengar, Stuart Hall, Veljko Kadijević, Věra Chytilová, and Hilderaldo Bellini.
1921 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 73
1921 - 1988
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 74
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 75
1921 - 1997
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 76
1921 - 1959
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 77
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 78
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 79
1921 - 2000
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 80
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 81
1921 - 2000
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 82
1921 - 2012
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 83
1921 - 2012
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 84
1921 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 85
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 51
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 52
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 53
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 54
1920 - 2014
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 55
1942 - 2014
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 56
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 57
1922 - 2014
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 58
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 59
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 60
1925 - 2014
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 61
1929 - 2014
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 62
1930 - 2014
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 63
Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Jancsó ranks 127 out of 866. Before him are Judit Polgár (1976), Miklós Rózsa (1907), Max Nordau (1849), Aurel Stein (1862), Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), and Peter Delyan (1009). After him are Marcel Grossmann (1878), Arthur Nikisch (1855), Mária Telkes (1900), László Papp (1926), George I Rákóczi (1593), and Leopold Auer (1845).
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 121
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 122
1849 - 1923
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 123
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 124
1910 - 1998
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 125
1009 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 126
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 127
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 128
1855 - 1922
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 129
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 130
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 131
1593 - 1648
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 132
1845 - 1930
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 133
Among film directors born in Hungary, Miklós Jancsó ranks 3. Before him are Michael Curtiz (1886) and István Szabó (1938). After him are Márta Mészáros (1931), Béla Tarr (1955), Adolph Zukor (1873), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Ján Kadár (1918), László Benedek (1905), Zoltán Fábri (1917), and Charles Vidor (1900).
1886 - 1962
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 1
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 2
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 5
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 6
1906 - 1965
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 7
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 8
1918 - 1979
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 9
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 10
1917 - 1994
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 11
1900 - 1959
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 12