FILM DIRECTOR

Rafael Gil

1913 - 1986

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Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film La guerra de Dios (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His film La noche del sábado (1950) was nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his film El beso de Judas (1954) was also nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Gil has received more than 29,724 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Gil is the 1,292nd most popular film director, the 1,772nd most popular biography from Spain and the 28th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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  • 30k

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  • 52.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rafael Gil ranks 1,292 out of 2,041. Before him are Céline Sciamma, Georgy Tovstonogov, Peter Hall, Owen Roizman, Rian Johnson, and Nikos Koundouros. After him are Iosif Kheifits, André Roosevelt, Alain Jessua, Buddy Van Horn, Neil Burger, and Nunnally Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Rafael Gil ranks 322. Before him are Masaji Kiyokawa, Amado Azar, Marco Cimatti, Gerard Wodarz, Halima Nosirova, and Walt Ader. After him are Hilda Gobbi, Mary Frizzell, Oswald Zappelli, Bernard Lovell, Walter Susskind, and Aleksandr Chakovsky. Among people deceased in 1986, Rafael Gil ranks 251. Before him are Snorri Hjartarson, Yukiko Okada, Harry Benjamin, Sulo Bärlund, Forrest Tucker, and Josef Streb. After him are Yakima Canutt, Yaşar Erkan, Hans Pesser, Robert Alda, Erik Svensson, and James Fifer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Gil ranks 1,772 out of 3,355. Before him are José María Calatrava y Peinado (1781), Rita Barberá (1948), Federico Chueca (1846), María Pedraza (1996), Antonio Adán (1987), and Antonio Maceda (1957). After him are Enrique Saura (1954), Mercedes Sampietro (1947), Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero (1790), Manuel Rivas (1957), Fran (1969), and Ana Palacio (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Rafael Gil ranks 28. Before him are Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Pilar Miró (1940), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Antonio Mercero (1936), José Luis Cuerda (1947), and Jaume Balagueró (1968). After him are Javier Aguirresarobe (1948), Pablo Berger (1963), Montxo Armendáriz (1949), Albert Serra (1975), Fernando Colomo (1946), and David Trueba (1969).

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