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Joris Ivens (1898–1989)

Joris Ivens was born on November 18, 1898 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for The Seine Meets 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 June 28, 1989 in Paris, France. See full bio »

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(age 90) in Paris, France

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Known For

The Seine Meets Paris
The Seine Meets Paris Director
(1957)
The Mistral
The Mistral Director
(1966)
A Tale of the Wind
A Tale of the Wind Director
(1988)
The Football Incident
The Football Incident Director
(1976)
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 1988 A Tale of the Wind (Documentary)
 1980 The Drugstore (Documentary)
 1977 Les kazaks (Documentary)
 1977 Les ouigours (Documentary short)
 1976 The Football Incident (Documentary short)
 1976 How Yukong Moved the Mountains (Documentary)
 1970 The People and Their Guns (Documentary)
 1968 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (Documentary)
 1967 Far from Vietnam (Documentary)
 1966 The Mistral (Documentary short)
 1966 The Threatening Sky (Documentary short)
 1966 Rotterdam Europort (Short documentary)
 1964 Le train de la victoire (Short)
 1963 Le petit chapiteau (Documentary short)
 1963 Valparaiso (Documentary short)
 1962 Demain à Nanguila (Documentary)
 1961 Pueblo en armas (Documentary short)
 1961 Travel Notebook (Documentary short)
 1960 L'Italia non è un paese povero (Documentary)
 1958 Before Spring (Documentary)
 1958 The War of the 600 Million People (Documentary)
 1957 The Seine Meets Paris (Documentary short)
 1957 Die Windrose (Documentary)
 1956 Bold Adventure (co-director)
 1955 My Child (Short)
 1954 Das Lied der Ströme (Documentary)
 1951 Friendship Triumphs (Documentary)
 1951 Peace Will Win (Documentary)
 1947 Pierwsze lata (Documentary)
 1946 Indonesia Calling (Documentary short)
 1945 Know Your Enemy - Japan (Documentary) (uncredited)
 1943 Action Stations (Documentary)
 1943 Corvette Port Arthur (Documentary short)
 1942 Our Russian Front (Documentary short)
 1940 Power and the Land (Documentary short)
 1939 The 400 Million (Documentary)
 1937 The Spanish Earth (Documentary)
 1934 Borinage (Documentary short)
 1933 New Earth (Documentary short)
 1932 Song of Heroes (Documentary)
 1931 Philips-Radio (Documentary short)
 1930 Zuiderzeewerken (Short)
 1929 Breaking (Short)
 1929 Rain (Documentary short)
 1928 Studies in Movement (Documentary short)
 1928 The Bridge (Documentary short)
 1911 The Tipi (Short)
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

J. Ivens

Spouse:

Marceline Loridan Ivens  (his death) | See more »
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Honorary citizen of his birthplace Nijmegen in the Netherlands. See more »

Nickname:

The Flying Dutchman
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