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Joris Ivens(1898-1989)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens was born on 18 November 1898 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for La Seine a rencontré Paris (1957), The Mistral (1966) and A Tale of the Wind (1988). He was married to Marceline Loridan Ivens, Helen van Dongen and Germaine Krull. He died on 28 June 1989 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 18, 1898
DiedJune 28, 1989(90)
BornNovember 18, 1898
DiedJune 28, 1989(90)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

La Seine a rencontré Paris (1957)
La Seine a rencontré Paris
7.4
Short
  • Director
  • 1957
The Mistral
7.5
Short
  • Director
  • 1966
A Tale of the Wind (1988)
A Tale of the Wind
6.7
  • Director
  • 1988
Far from Vietnam (1967)
Far from Vietnam
7.3
  • Director(segments "Bomb Hanoi!", "Johnson pleure")
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • A Tale of the Wind (1988)
    A Tale of the Wind
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • The Drugstore
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Les kazaks (1977)
    Les kazaks
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Les ouigours (1977)
    Les ouigours
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • The Football Incident
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes (1976)
    Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The People and Their Guns
    • Director
    • 1970
  • 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (1968)
    17th Parallel: Vietnam in War
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Far from Vietnam (1967)
    Far from Vietnam
    7.3
    • Director (segments "Bomb Hanoi!", "Johnson pleure")
    • 1967
  • The Mistral
    7.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Le ciel - La terre
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Rotterdam Europort (1966)
    Rotterdam Europort
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Le train de la victoire
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Le petit chapiteau
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Valparaiso (1963)
    Valparaiso
    7.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963

Writer

  • A Tale of the Wind (1988)
    A Tale of the Wind
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Les kazaks (1977)
    Les kazaks
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Les ouigours (1977)
    Les ouigours
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • The People and Their Guns
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • The Mistral
    7.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Le ciel - La terre
    6.8
    Short
    • commentary
    • 1966
  • Demain à Nanguila (1962)
    Demain à Nanguila
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Pueblo en armas
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Letters from China (1958)
    Letters from China
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1958
  • The War of the 600 Million People
    • writer
    • 1958
  • La Seine a rencontré Paris (1957)
    La Seine a rencontré Paris
    7.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Das Lied der Ströme (1954)
    Das Lied der Ströme
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Peace Will Win (1951)
    Peace Will Win
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Indonesia Calling (1946)
    Indonesia Calling
    6.3
    Short
    • writer
    • 1946
  • Power and the Land (1940)
    Power and the Land
    6.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1940

Cinematographer

  • Les ouigours (1977)
    Les ouigours
    7.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (1968)
    17th Parallel: Vietnam in War
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Le petit chapiteau
    6.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Pierwsze lata
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1947
  • The 400 Million (1939)
    The 400 Million
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • The Spanish Earth (1937)
    The Spanish Earth
    6.5
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Borinage (1934)
    Borinage
    7.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1934
  • Nieuwe gronden (1933)
    Nieuwe gronden
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1933
  • Philips-Radio (1931)
    Philips-Radio
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1931
  • Zuiderzeewerken
    7.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Branding
    6.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Rain (1929)
    Rain
    7.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • The Bridge (1928)
    The Bridge
    6.9
    Short
    • photographed by
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Official site
    • European Foundation Joris Ivens
  • Alternative name
    • J. Ivens
  • Born
    • November 18, 1898
    • Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • June 28, 1989
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Marceline Loridan Ivens1976 - June 28, 1989 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Fought in the Dutch army during World War I.
  • Nickname
    • The Flying Dutchman

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