FILM DIRECTOR

Ralph Bakshi

1938 - Today

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Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator, filmmaker and painter. 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 2,794,685 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ralph Bakshis by language

Over the past year Ralph Bakshi has had the most page views in the with 405,603 views, followed by Russian (23,712), and Spanish (21,727). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (152.68%), Simple English (104.88%), and Armenian (100.72%)

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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Filmography

Cool World
Director
A bizarre accident lands Frank Harris in Cool World, a realm of cartoons. Years later, cartoonist Jack Deebs, who's been drawing Cool World, crosses over as well. He sets his lustful sights on animated femme fatale Holli Would, but she's got plans of her own to become real, and it's up to Frank to stop her.
Jul 10o 19925.516 / 10
The Lord of the Rings
Director
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Nov 15o 19786.579 / 10
Fritz the Cat
Director
A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.
Apr 12o 19726.145 / 10