FILM DIRECTOR

Tony Kaye

1952 - Today

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Tony Kaye (born 8 July 1952) is an English director of films, music videos, advertisements, and documentaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Kaye has received more than 30,853 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Tony Kaye is the 970th most popular film director (down from 953rd in 2019), the 3,295th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,339th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tony Kaye ranks 970 out of 2,041. Before him are John Flynn, Dariusz Wolski, Danis Tanović, Hal Needham, Vladimir Bortko, and Damien Chazelle. After him are Vatroslav Mimica, Nanni Loy, Fyodor Khitruk, Michel Boisrond, Gary Ross, and Ramanand Sagar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Tony Kaye ranks 338. Before him are Charlie Whiting, Quim Monzó, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Sushma Swaraj, Vladimir Gusinsky, and Édouard Fritch. After him are Rodolfo Neri Vela, Norbert Haug, Lee Ritenour, Liu He, Dragan Šakota, and Wojciech Fibak.

Others Born in 1952

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Kaye ranks 3,295 out of 8,785. Before him are Lydia Becker (1827), Henry Wood (1869), Jon Pertwee (1919), Emil Voigt (1883), Charles Blagden (1748), and Ajahn Brahm (1951). After him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Roland Orzabal (1961), Gilbert Adair (1944), Jack Sheppard (1702), Matthew Hopkins (1620), and John Hutchinson (1884).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Tony Kaye ranks 74. Before him are Jonathan Nolan (1976), Martin McDonagh (1970), Anthony Harvey (1930), Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), and Peter R. Hunt (1925). After him are Nick Park (1958), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mike Figgis (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), John Alcott (1930), and Charles Jarrott (1927).

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Filmography

American History X
Director
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Jul 1st 19988.3 / 10
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Director
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Apr 24th 20117.6 / 10
Lake of Fire
Director
An unflinching look at the how the battle over abortion rights has played out in the United States over the last 15 years.
Sep 9th 20067.2 / 10