FILM DIRECTOR

Uwe Boll

1965 - Today

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Uwe Boll (German: [ˈuːvə ˈbɔl]; born June 22, 1965) is a German filmmaker. In the 2000s he adapted a number of video game franchises to film. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his 2005 Alone in the Dark adaptation is considered one of the worst films ever made. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uwe Boll has received more than 2,926,369 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Uwe Boll is the 794th most popular film director (down from 724th in 2019), the 3,877th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,442nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular German Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Uwe Bolls by language

Over the past year Uwe Boll has had the most page views in the with 300,703 views, followed by German (89,273), and Russian (45,902). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (61.33%), Ukrainian (33.79%), and Swedish (26.04%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Uwe Boll ranks 794 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Verhoeven, Sally Potter, Baltasar Kormákur, Martin Brest, Michel Audiard, and Aleksei Balabanov. After him are Ivan Pyryev, Bruno Bozzetto, Arturo Ripstein, George Sidney, Atom Egoyan, and Karen Shakhnazarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Uwe Boll ranks 149. Before him are Valérie Trierweiler, Velimir Perasović, Bryan Singer, Mathilda May, Joely Richardson, and Lennie James. After him are Amanda Tapping, Jocelyn Angloma, Sergi López, Mario Lemieux, Tommy Flanagan, and Ice MC.

Others Born in 1965

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Uwe Boll ranks 3,877 out of 7,253. Before him are Dora Gerson (1899), Günther Schwägermann (1915), Michael Verhoeven (1938), Tatjana Patitz (1966), Johann Baptist Allgaier (1763), and Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537). After him are Friedrich Kittler (1943), Gerhard Friedrich Müller (1705), Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864), Heinrich Gelzer (1847), Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1681), and Karoline von Günderrode (1780).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Uwe Boll ranks 41. Before him are Konrad Wolf (1925), Gustav von Wangenheim (1895), Marc Forster (1969), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935), Joseph Vilsmaier (1939), and Michael Verhoeven (1938). After him are Edgar Reitz (1932), Wolfgang Becker (1954), Percy Adlon (1935), Wolfgang Staudte (1906), Ludwig Berger (1892), and Helmut Käutner (1908).

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Filmography

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Director
A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son – two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.
Nov 29o 20074.7 / 10
BloodRayne
Director
In 18th-century Romania, after spending much of her life in a traveling circus, human-vampire hybrid Rayne escapes and plots to take down her father, Kagan, the evil vampire king. When she's discovered by three vampire hunters, she manages to convince them to spare her life and join her cause. But slaying a vampire as powerful as Kagan will be no easy task.
Oct 22o 20054.096 / 10
Alone in the Dark
Director
Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.
Jan 28o 20053.231 / 10