William Klein

American photographer-filmmaker (1926–2022)

0.41body-of-work score · ranked #1519 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: April 19, 1926 · Manhattan
Died: September 10, 2022 · Paris
Nationality: United States, France
Work: photographer, fashion photographer, screenwriter, director
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
Far from VietnamLoin du Vietnam
1967 · France · documentary, drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1968 #9
0.301 citation
2
Mr. Freedom
1969 · France · comedy
Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 11 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1959Broadway by Light
1964Cassius le grand
1966Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1967Far from Vietnam
1969Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther
1969Festival panafricain d’Alger 1969
1969Mr. Freedom
1974Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
1977The Model Couple
1998In and out of fashion
1999Messiah