FILM DIRECTOR

René Vautier

1928 - 2015

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René Vautier (French: [ʁəne votje]; 15 January 1928 – 4 January 2015) was a French film director. His films, which were often controversial with French authorities, addressed many issues, such as the Algerian War, French colonialism in Africa, pollution, racism, women's rights, and apartheid in South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Vautier has received more than 33,280 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. René Vautier is the 1,434th most popular film director (down from 1,326th in 2019), the 5,052nd most popular biography from France (down from 4,633rd in 2019) and the 154th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, René Vautier ranks 1,434 out of 2,041. Before him are Patty Jenkins, Edvin Laine, Gábor Csupó, Jay Roach, Zhang Shichuan, and Robert Schwentke. After him are Zoltán Huszárik, Vincenzo Natali, Ismail Merchant, Howard Zieff, Pablo Berger, and Alfred Braun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, René Vautier ranks 520. Before him are Christian Poncelet, Yakov Rylsky, Maggie McNamara, Jerome Biffle, Bruce Ames, and Ed Macauley. After him are Dagmar Rom, Sheila Lerwill, George Maharis, Jerry Bock, Robert Byrne, and Manuel Muñoz. Among people deceased in 2015, René Vautier ranks 420. Before him are Thelma Coyne Long, R. K. Laxman, Alan Hodgkinson, Willi Fuggerer, Robert Craft, and Sajida al-Rishawi. After him are Eevi Huttunen, Jeanna Friske, Peder Pedersen, Ivan Šantek, Manorama, and Edward Brooke.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Vautier ranks 5,052 out of 6,770. Before him are Jeannette Campbell (1916), Marc Berdoll (1953), Léon Moreaux (1852), Pascal Fabre (1960), Guy Lacombe (1955), and Henri Emmanuelli (1945). After him are Daniel Xuereb (1959), Eddy Ottoz (1944), Gabriel De Michèle (1941), Cyril Collard (1957), Jeanne Balibar (1968), and Lou Doillon (1982).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, René Vautier ranks 154. Before him are Alain Jessua (1932), Jacques Baratier (1918), Catherine Corsini (1956), François Dupeyron (1950), Pierre Morel (1964), and Bruno Delbonnel (1957). After him are Alexandre Aja (1978), Giorgio Capitani (1927), Olivier Megaton (1965), Christophe Honoré (1970), Jean-François Richet (1966), and Erick Zonca (1956).

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