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FILM DIRECTOR

Wim Wenders

1945 - Today

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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wim Wenders has received more than 2,626,448 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Wim Wenders is the 38th most popular film director (down from 36th in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from Germany (down from 250th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Film Director.

Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker who is most famous for his work in the 1970s and 1980s. His films are often about people on the fringes of society.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wim Wenders ranks 38 out of 1,581. Before him are Quentin Tarantino, Billy Wilder, Roberto Rossellini, John Ford, Paul Verhoeven, and Vittorio De Sica. After him are Andrzej Wajda, Ken Loach, Tinto Brass, Michael Haneke, James Cameron, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Wim Wenders ranks 17. Before him are Tom Selleck, Daniel Ortega, Helen Mirren, Björn Ulvaeus, Jupp Heynckes, and Lemmy. After him are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Eddy Merckx, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Ritchie Blackmore, Yoshinori Ohsumi, and Mircea Lucescu.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wim Wenders ranks 266 out of 6,142. Before him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Klaus Barbie (1913), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), Pope Damasus II (1000), and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868). After him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Max Scheler (1874), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Adolf Dassler (1900), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), and Max von Laue (1879).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Wim Wenders ranks 2. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902). After him are Michael Haneke (1942), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Werner Herzog (1942), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Roland Emmerich (1955), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), and Robert Siodmak (1900).

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Filmography

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