FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Webber

1968 - Today

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Peter Webber (born May 1968) is a British film and television director and producer whose debut feature film as a director was Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Webber has received more than 188,500 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Webber is the 1,798th most popular film director (down from 1,513th in 2019), the 6,344th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,319th in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Webber ranks 1,798 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark Pellington, J. C. Chandor, Samira Makhmalbaf, Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, and Michael Dante DiMartino. After him are Jeff Nathanson, Carlos Atanes, Deepak Tijori, Xavier Giannoli, Chetan Anand, and David Gordon Green.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Peter Webber ranks 604. Before him are Stan Kirsch, Almudena Muñoz, Sergio Porrini, Olaf Lubaszenko, Silvio Fauner, and Emilija Kokić. After him are Kenny Chesney, Vali Gasimov, Jorge Rodríguez, Ma Wenge, Fabián Estay, and Sinitta.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Webber ranks 6,344 out of 8,785. Before him are Louis MacNeice (1907), Simon Yates (1992), Shelley Conn (1976), Cole Palmer (2002), Florence Welch (1986), and Bill Bailey (1965). After him are Lorne Balfe (1976), Ed Stoppard (1974), Rupert Vansittart (1958), Jameela Jamil (1986), Douglas Booth (1992), and Hattie Jacques (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Peter Webber ranks 139. Before him are Julien Temple (1953), Miguel Sapochnik (1974), Laurence Rees (1957), Adam Curtis (1955), Simon Kinberg (1973), and Oliver Parker (1960). After him are Ben Davis (1961), Ben Wheatley (1972), Chris Cunningham (1970), Lynne Ramsay (1969), Bernard Rose (1960), and Bill Forsyth (1946).

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Filmography

Hannibal Rising
Director
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a med student he hones his appetite for the kill.
Feb 6o 20076.2 / 10
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Director
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Dec 12o 20036.6 / 10
Emperor
Director
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Sep 14o 20126.083 / 10