FILM DIRECTOR

Uli Edel

1947 - Today

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Ulrich "Uli" Edel (German pronunciation: [ˈʊli ˈeːdl̩] ; born 11 April 1947) is a German film and television director, best known for his work on films such as Last Exit to Brooklyn, Body of Evidence and The Baader Meinhof Complex. His Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny won a Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TV. Alan Rickman in the title role won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uli Edel has received more than 257,289 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Uli Edel is the 552nd most popular film director (up from 653rd in 2019), the 2,888th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,261st in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Uli Edels by language

Over the past year Uli Edel has had the most page views in the with 33,000 views, followed by German (27,270), and Italian (8,028). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (196.86%), Egyptian Arabic (81.82%), and Macedonian (65.52%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Uli Edel ranks 552 out of 2,041. Before him are Kenneth Anger, Luigi Zampa, Ralph Bakshi, László Benedek, Martin Ritt, and Ildikó Enyedi. After him are Zoltán Fábri, Gore Verbinski, David O. Russell, Anja Breien, George Albert Smith, and Grigori Kozintsev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Uli Edel ranks 249. Before him are Soe Win, Marinho Peres, Marcello Semeraro, Regina Duarte, Novruz Mammadov, and Viktor Klima. After him are Stefan Persson, Sogyal Rinpoche, Maria Farantouri, Su Tseng-chang, Mile Mrkšić, and Ray Wise.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Uli Edel ranks 2,888 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Genzken (1885), Michael Maier (1568), Sebastian Franck (1499), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Hansi Müller (1957), and Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936). After him are Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794), Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1740), Gerhard Schröder (1910), Mina Witkojc (1893), Theodor Boveri (1862), and Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (1648).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Uli Edel ranks 27. Before him are Walter Ruttmann (1887), Oskar Fischinger (1900), Walter Frentz (1907), Alexander Kluge (1932), Henry Koster (1905), and Tom Tykwer (1965). After him are Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), Peter Stein (1937), Bernd Eichinger (1949), Fatih Akin (1973), Werner Schroeter (1945), and Christian Petzold (1960).

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Filmography

Tales from the Crypt
Director
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
7.957 / 10
Twin Peaks
Director
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
8.297 / 10
Christiane F.
Director
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene.
Apr 2o 19817.3 / 10