FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Surtees

1906 - 1985

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Robert L. Surtees (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won three Academy Awards for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Surtees has received more than 5,522 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Robert Surtees is the 1,363rd most popular film director (down from 1,275th in 2019), the 9,285th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,937th in 2019) and the 356th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Surtees ranks 1,363 out of 2,041. Before him are Leon Shamroy, Peter Segal, Marco Tullio Giordana, Allen Daviau, Peter Zadek, and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. After him are Attila Dargay, Gabriele Muccino, Usmar Ismail, Taylor Sheridan, Mike Hodges, and Brett Ratner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Robert Surtees ranks 370. Before him are Albert Heremans, Richard Lawrence, Bernhard Britz, Dragoslav Mihajlović, Sara Sadíqova, and Helene Costello. After him are Bunny Austin, Dušan Marković, Hugh Gaitskell, Franco Comotti, Bengt Edlén, and Vilmos Zombori. Among people deceased in 1985, Robert Surtees ranks 244. Before him are Scott Brady, Nicholas Colasanto, Qaysin Quli, Luise Ullrich, Victor Carlund, and Romolo Catasta. After him are Albert Maltz, André Bjerke, Jan Peka, Nelson Riddle, Carlos Mota Pinto, and Alvah Bessie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Surtees ranks 9,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Allen Daviau (1942), Terry Kath (1946), Fritz Weaver (1926), Terry Branstad (1946), Scott Gorham (1951), and George Adams (1940). After him are Booth Tarkington (1869), Ethan Phillips (1955), George Steinbrenner (1930), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), Herbert Stothart (1885), and John Oliver Creighton (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Surtees ranks 356. Before him are Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), Alexander Hall (1894), Tim Miller (1964), Leon Shamroy (1901), Peter Segal (1962), and Allen Daviau (1942). After him are Taylor Sheridan (1970), Brett Ratner (1969), Gregg Araki (1959), Judd Apatow (1967), Dave Filoni (1974), and Rich Moore (1963).

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Filmography

The Graduate
Director
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
Dec 21st 19677.641 / 10
Ben-Hur
Director
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Nov 18th 19597.883 / 10
The Sting
Director
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Dec 25th 19738.023 / 10