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FILM DIRECTOR

Philip Kaufman

1936 - Today

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Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning nearly five decades. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award along with nominations for an Academy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versatility and independence often directing eclectic and controversial films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Kaufman has received more than 1,286,723 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Philip Kaufman is the 540th most popular film director (down from 433rd in 2019), the 3,596th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,824th in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 25

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  • 3.42

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Philip Kaufman ranks 540 out of 1,581. Before him are Alessandro Blasetti, Mikhail Romm, Patricio Guzmán, Juraj Jakubisko, Jean Eustache, and Larry Clark. After him are Friz Freleng, Gore Verbinski, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ildikó Enyedi, Jim Abrahams, and Peter Hyams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Philip Kaufman ranks 195. Before him are Carla Fracci, Hazem El Beblawi, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Metin Oktay, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bobby Seale. After him are Canaan Banana, Frederic Forrest, Norma Aleandro, Keir Dullea, Vice Vukov, and Jim Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Kaufman ranks 3,596 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Stack (1919), Barry Bostwick (1945), Doris Miller (1919), Franz Kline (1910), Timothy Hutton (1960), and Maso di Banco (1250). After him are Vernor Vinge (1944), Mariska Hargitay (1964), Big Mama Thornton (1926), Jeff Lindsay (1952), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), and Paul Gallico (1897).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Philip Kaufman ranks 139. Before him are Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Tom Holland (1943), Don Bluth (1937), Frederick Wiseman (1930), Natacha Rambova (1897), and Larry Clark (1943). After him are Friz Freleng (1906), Gore Verbinski (1964), Jim Abrahams (1944), Peter Hyams (1943), Joe Johnston (1950), and John Milius (1944).

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Filmography

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