About

Known credits:
108
Birthday:
1898-11-18
Place of birth:
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Website:
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Joris Ivens

Overview

The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters.

Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s.

Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.

Known for

Acting
2010 Memória Cubana Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2008 Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk Actor N/A
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1989 A Tale of the Wind Actor Self 59
Average
1986 Havre Actor le docteur Digitalis 59
Average
1980 Ciné-mafia Actor N/A
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1970 The People and Their Guns Actor N/A
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1966 The Threatening Sky Actor Interviewer N/A
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1966 World Without a Game Actor Himself N/A
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1933 New Earth Actor 59
Average
1912 The Flaming Arrow Actor Flaming Arrow 58
Average

Directing
1989 A Tale of the Wind Directing Director 59
Average
1983 Borinage Directing Director 59
Average
1977 The Kazakhs Directing Director 59
Average
1977 The Uyghurs Directing Director 59
Average
1976 The Football Incident Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Pharmacy: Shanghai Directing Director N/A
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1976 How Yukong Moved the Mountains Directing Director 58
Average
1970 The People and Their Guns Directing Director N/A
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1969 Some Evidence Directing Director N/A
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1968 The 17th Parallel Directing Director 59
Average
1967 Far from Vietnam Directing Director 59
Average
1966 The Threatening Sky Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Mistral Directing Director 59
Average
1966 Rotterdam-Europoort Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Valparaiso Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Le train de la victoire Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Small Tent Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Cuba, a People Armed Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Italy Is Not a Poor Country Directing Director N/A
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1960 Demain à Nanguila Directing Director N/A
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1958 Letters from China Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 The Seine Meets Paris Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Wind Rose Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Bold Adventure Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Mein Kind Directing Director N/A
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1954 Song of the Rivers Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Peace Race 1952 Directing Director N/A
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1951 Friendship Triumphs Directing Director N/A
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1951 Peace Will Win Directing Director 58
Average
1950 The First Years Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Polsko Directing Director N/A
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1946 Indonesia Calling Directing Director 58
Average
1945 Know Your Enemy: Japan Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1943 Corvette Port Arthur Directing Director N/A
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1943 Action Stations Directing Director N/A
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1942 Our Russian Front Directing Director 59
Average
1940 Power and the Land Directing Director 58
Average
1939 The 400 Million Directing Director 58
Average
1937 The Spanish Earth Directing Director 59
Average
1933 New Earth Directing Director 59
Average
1932 Song of Heroes Directing Director 59
Average
1932 Creosote Directing Director N/A
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1931 Philips-Radio Directing Director 59
Average
1930 Zuiderzee works Directing Director 59
Average
1930 We Are Building Directing Director N/A
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1929 Rain Directing Director 61
Fair
1929 Branding Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Bridge Directing Director 59
Average
1928 Movement Studies in Paris Directing Director 59
Average
1912 The Flaming Arrow Directing Director 58
Average
1912 The Tipi Directing Director N/A
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Pueblo en armas Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1989 A Tale of the Wind Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1989 A Tale of the Wind Writing Dialogue 59
Average
1983 Borinage Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 The Kazakhs Writing Writer 59
Average
1970 The People and Their Guns Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1968 The 17th Parallel Writing Writer 59
Average
1966 The Mistral Writing Scenario Writer 59
Average
1966 Rotterdam-Europoort Writing Writer 59
Average
1958 Letters from China Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1957 The Seine Meets Paris Writing Writer 59
Average
1954 Song of the Rivers Writing Writer 59
Average
1951 Peace Will Win Writing Writer 58
Average
1946 Indonesia Calling Writing Writer 58
Average
1940 Power and the Land Writing Writer 58
Average
1939 The 400 Million Writing Writer 58
Average
1937 The Spanish Earth Writing Writer 59
Average
1936 Der Kampf Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1933 New Earth Writing Writer 59
Average
1932 Creosote Writing Scenario Writer N/A
N/A
1931 Philips-Radio Writing Writer 59
Average
1930 Zuiderzee works Writing Writer 59
Average
1930 We Are Building Writing Scenario Writer N/A
N/A
1929 Rain Writing Writer 61
Fair
1912 The Flaming Arrow Writing Scenario Writer 58
Average
Pueblo en armas Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
1957 The Wind Rose Production Producer 58
Average

Camera
1983 Borinage Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1933 New Earth Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1932 Creosote Camera Camera Operator N/A
N/A
1930 Zuiderzee works Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1930 We Are Building Camera Camera Operator N/A
N/A
1929 Rain Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair

Crew
1962 To Arms, We Are Fascists! Crew Thanks 59
Average
1928 The Bridge Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1928 Movement Studies in Paris Crew Cinematography 59
Average

Editing
1976 How Yukong Moved the Mountains Editing Editor 58
Average
1960 Italy Is Not a Poor Country Editing Editor N/A
N/A
1954 Song of the Rivers Editing Editorial Coordinator 59
Average
1950 The First Years Editing Editor 59
Average
1946 Indonesia Calling Editing Editor 58
Average
1932 Song of Heroes Editing Editor 59
Average
1932 Creosote Editing Editor N/A
N/A
1930 We Are Building Editing Editor N/A
N/A
1929 Rain Editing Editor 61
Fair
1928 The Bridge Editing Editor 59
Average
1928 Movement Studies in Paris Editing Editor 59
Average