FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Yates

1929 - 2011

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Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He is known for directing such films as Bullitt (1968), John and Mary (1969), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Breaking Away (1979), and The Dresser (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Yates has received more than 565,228 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Peter Yates is the 522nd most popular film director (down from 509th in 2019), the 1,928th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,925th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Peter Yates by language

Over the past year Peter Yates has had the most page views in the with 80,173 views, followed by French (10,052), and German (7,700). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (119.21%), Swedish (76.27%), and Estonian (65.04%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Yates ranks 522 out of 2,041. Before him are Mike Leigh, Néstor Almendros, James Wong, Luis García Berlanga, Claude Autant-Lara, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After him are Seijun Suzuki, Tom Tykwer, Benoît Jacquot, Ulrich Seidl, Mikhail Romm, and Gorō Miyazaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Peter Yates ranks 181. Before him are Andrew Bertie, Frano Selak, Gastone Moschin, Fred Sinowatz, Ronnie Biggs, and Joe Pass. After him are Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Karl Koller, Eric Carle, Tayeb Salih, Anna Walentynowicz, and Edison Denisov. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Yates ranks 131. Before him are Jack Kevorkian, Inese Jaunzeme, Lazar Mojsov, Josef Suk, Susannah York, and Édouard Glissant. After him are Andy Whitfield, Hella Haasse, Osamu Dezaki, Montserrat Figueras, Lena Nyman, and Michael Dummett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Yates ranks 1,928 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Davis (1927), George Whitefield (1714), Cynric (450), John A. Macdonald (1815), Eddie Irvine (1965), and Tobias Smollett (1721). After him are Louisa Adams (1775), Richard Long (1945), John Gould (1804), June Whitfield (1925), Adele (1988), and Andy Whitfield (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Peter Yates ranks 34. Before him are David Yates (1963), Ken Russell (1927), Derek Jarman (1942), John Badham (1939), Michael Apted (1941), and Mike Leigh (1943). After him are Ken Annakin (1914), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Hugh Hudson (1936), George Albert Smith (1864), David Byrne (1952), and Chris Menges (1940).

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Filmography

The Guns of Navarone
Director
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Apr 27o 19617.31 / 10
Bullitt
Director
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
Oct 17o 19687.133 / 10
Krull
Director
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Jul 29o 19836.025 / 10