Which director won more Oscar awards, Jacques Tourneur or Ralph Nelson?
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Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (] ; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir "Out of the Past" and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including "Cat People", "I Walked with a Zombie" and "The Leopard Man". He is also known for directing "Night of the Demon", that was released by Columbia Pictures.
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Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. He was best known for directing the Oscar winning films "Lilies of the Field" (1963), "Father Goose" (1964), and "Charly" (1968).
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The Two Orphans (1933 film) The Two Orphans (French:Les deux orphelines) is a 1933 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Rosine Deréan, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gabriel Gabrio. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The film was based on the play "The Two Orphans" which had been turned into several films. Tourneur altered the story slightly by moving it forward from the French Revolution to the Napoleonic Era.
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Nelson McCormick (director) Nelson McCormick is an American director and producer of film and television.
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Jephté Bastien Jephté Bastien is a Canadian film director. His debut film, "Sortie 67", won the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a first-time film director at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011.
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Serge Bourguignon Serge Bourguignon (born 3 September 1928) is a French film director and screenwriter. His film "Sundays and Cybele" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962.
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John Ford filmography John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. During this time he directed more than 140 films. Born in Maine, Ford enter the filmmaking industry shortly after graduating from high school with the help of his older brother, Francis Ford, who had established himself as a leading man and director for Universal Studios. After working as an actor, assistant director, stuntman, and prop man – often for his brother – Universal gave Ford the opportunity to direct in 1917. Initially working in short films, he quickly moved into features, largely with Harry Carey as his star. In 1920 Ford left Universal and began working for the Fox Film Corporation. During the next ten years he directed more than 30 films, including the westerns "The Iron Horse" (1924) and "3 Bad Men" (1926), both starring George O'Brien, the war drama "Four Sons" and the Irish romantic drama "Hangman's House" (both 1928 and both starring Victor McLaglen). In the same year of these last two films, Ford directed his first all-talking film, the short "Napoleon's Barber". The following year he directed his first all-talking feature, "The Black Watch".
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Édouard Luntz Édouard Luntz (8 August 1931 – 26 February 2009) was a French film director. He directed nine films between 1959 and 1973. His 1966 film "Les coeurs verts" was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1970 film "Le dernier saut" was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
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Nelson Stoll Nelson Stoll is an American sound engineer. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on over 60 films since 1970.
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I Stand Alone (film) I Stand Alone is a 1998 French art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, and Martine Audrain. The original French title is Seul contre tous, which means "Alone against all". The film, focusing on several pivotal days in the life of a butcher facing abandonment, isolation, rejection and unemployment, was the director's first feature-length production, and is a sequel to his 1991 short film "Carne".
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Jacques Rouxel (production designer) Jacques Rouxel is a French production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "Cyrano de Bergerac".
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Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American independent film producer, director, screenwriter, entertainment businessman, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Much of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Admired by members of the French New Wave and "Cahiers du cinéma", in 1964 Corman was the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française, as well as the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, a prolific multimedia company that helped to cement Fox as a major American television network, and is a long-time member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award.
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Revenge of the Conquered Revenge of the Conquered (Italian: "Drakut il vendicatore" , literally "Drakut the Avenger") is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Burt Nelson and Wandisa Guida. It grossed 244 million lire at the Italian box office.
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Jacques Baratier Jacques Baratier (8 March 1918 – 27 November 2009) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films. His film "Goha" won the Jury Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. His 1962 film "La poupée" was entered for the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Ralph Murphy Ralph Murphy (May 1, 1895 – February 10, 1967) was an American film director. Born in Rockville, Connecticut, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television. From 1941–44 he was married to Gloria Dickson, whom he directed in "I Want a Divorce".
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Jack Nelson (actor) Jack Nelson (October 15, 1882 – November 10, 1948) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 88 films between 1910 and 1935. He also directed 58 films between 1920 and 1935. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and died in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, one of the greats not only in his day but over the history of the sport.
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George R. Nelson George R. Nelson (May 22, 1927 – August 25, 1992) was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for three more in the category Best Art Direction.
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The Rains of Ranchipur The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 American drama film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Frank Ross from a screenplay by Merle Miller, based on the novel "The Rains Came" by Louis Bromfield. The music score was by Hugo Friedhofer and the cinematography by Milton R. Krasner.
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Poetic realism Poetic realism was a film movement in France of the 1930s. More a tendency than a movement, poetic realism is not strongly unified like Soviet Montage or French Impressionism but were individuals who created this lyrical style. Its leading filmmakers were Pierre Chenal, Jean Vigo, Julien Duvivier, Marcel Carné, and, perhaps the movement's most significant director, Jean Renoir. Renoir made a wide variety of films some influenced by the leftist Popular Front group and even a lyrical short feature film. Frequent stars of these films were Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Simone Signoret, and Michèle Morgan.
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Dilemma of Two Angels Dilemma of Two Angels (French: Impasse des Deux Anges) is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret and Marcel Herrand. It was the final film directed by Tourneur in a career that stretched back to the silent era and included nearly a hundred films.
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Norman J. Warren Norman John Warren (born 25 June 1942 in Hammersmith, London) is an English film director best known for such 1970s horror films as "Satan's Slave" (1976), "Prey" (1977) and "Terror" (1978). Warren is also known for sex comedies such as "Spaced Out" (also known as "Outer Spaced" and "Outer Touch", 1979).