FILM DIRECTOR

Ralph Bakshi

1938 - Today

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Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American retired animator and filmmaker, known for his fantastical animated films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1994, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, predominantly urban dramas and fantasy films, five of which he wrote. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Bakshi has received more than 3,128,239 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ralph Bakshi is the 548th most popular film director (down from 532nd in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Israel (down from 191st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Israeli Film Director.

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  • 3.1M

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  • 60.07

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ralph Bakshi ranks 548 out of 2,041. Before him are Lindsay Anderson, Henning Carlsen, James Wan, Marcel L'Herbier, Kenneth Anger, and Luigi Zampa. After him are László Benedek, Martin Ritt, Ildikó Enyedi, Uli Edel, Zoltán Fábri, and Gore Verbinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ralph Bakshi ranks 206. Before him are Evel Knievel, Nieves Navarro, Günter Brus, Chas Chandler, Ove Andersson, and Tatsuya Shiji. After him are Perry Anderson, Rauno Aaltonen, Chuan Leekpai, Lee Morgan, Jim Simons, and Larry Niven.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Ralph Bakshi ranks 211 out of 466. Before him are Esther Ofarim (1941), Alice of Champagne (1196), Arnon Milchan (1944), Yuval Ne'eman (1925), Israel Katz (1955), and John of Patmos (50). After him are Meir Shalev (1948), Naomi Shemer (1930), Esther Hayut (1953), Gideon Levy (1953), Yvan Attal (1965), and Nahum Stelmach (1936).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Israel

Among film directors born in Israel, Ralph Bakshi ranks 4. Before him are Amos Gitai (1950), Assi Dayan (1945), and Menahem Golan (1929). After him are Avi Arad (1948), Ari Folman (1962), Elia Suleiman (1960), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), Samuel Maoz (1962), Oren Peli (1970), and Etan Cohen (1974).

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