FILM DIRECTOR

Nikolai Ekk

1902 - 1976

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Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: Николай Владимирович Экк; 14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin (Russian: Ивакин). Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolai Ekk has received more than 20,728 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Ekk is the 1,534th most popular film director, the 194th most popular biography from Latvia and the 5th most popular Latvian Film Director.

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  • 42.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nikolai Ekk ranks 1,534 out of 2,041. Before him are Deepa Mehta, Zaza Urushadze, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Elmer Clifton, Alice Rohrwacher, and Steven Lisberger. After him are Dick Richards, Samuel Maoz, Niki Caro, Martha Coolidge, Tom McGrath, and Bimal Roy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Nikolai Ekk ranks 318. Before him are Sida Košutić, George Murphy, Pua Kealoha, Fred Tootell, Luis Lucchetti, and Frank Vaughn. After him are Rudolf Schoeller, Mary Nolan, William Cockburn, Leon Ames, Eddie Lang, and Walter Dietrich. Among people deceased in 1976, Nikolai Ekk ranks 257. Before him are Sybil Thorndike, Piero Scotti, Justin McCarthy, Hans Theilig, Hisakichi Toyoda, and August Heim. After him are Hugo Wieslander, Renata Viganò, Tadeusz Friedrich, Cathy Downs, DeHart Hubbard, and Alfredo Pitto.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Nikolai Ekk ranks 194 out of 323. Before him are George Gulack (1905), Jānis Akuraters (1876), Māris Gailis (1951), Inese Vaidere (1952), Einars Repše (1961), and Vitālijs Astafjevs (1971). After him are Inta Kļimoviča (1951), Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Roberts Zīle (1958), Andris Šķēle (1958), Ainars Bagatskis (1967), and Renārs Kaupers (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Latvia

Among film directors born in Latvia, Nikolai Ekk ranks 5. Before him are Sergei Eisenstein (1898), Eduard Tisse (1897), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), and Fridrikh Ermler (1898).

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