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León Klimovsky

Directing 89 (deceased) years old Buenos Aires, Argentina ★ 0.5
Born: October 17, 1906
Died: April 8, 1996

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

León Klimovsky (16 October 1906–8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director.

A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural movement known as cineclub and financed the first movie theater to show art movies. He also founded Argentina's first film club in 1929.

After participating as scriptwriter and assistant director of 1944's Se abre el abismo he filmed his first movie, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Player. From this first phase, it can be also highlighted the adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo and Ernesto Sabato's The Tunnel.

On the 1950s Klimovsky settled in Spain, where he becomes a "professional" director. He went into spaghetti westerns and so-called exploitation films, filming in Mexico, Italy and Egypt. Perhaps he is best remembered for his contribution to Spain's horror film genre, beginning with La noche de Walpurgis. León Klimovsky confessed to have always dreamt of doing great vanguard movies but ended on filming commercial ones, but without remorse, as doing cinema was a vocational mandate for him.

On 1995 he won the "Honor Award" of the Spanish Film Director Association. He died in Madrid of a heart attack. He was brother to the Argentine mathematician and philosopher Gregorio Klimovsky.

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Known For

La Barraca
La Barraca Director 1979
Torrejón City
Torrejón City Director 1962
El jugador
El jugador Director 1947
Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest
Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest Director 1971
Death Knows No Time
Death Knows No Time Director 1968

Filmography

Acting Credits (12)

Directing Credits (71)

The Shack
The Shack Director 1979
La Barraca
La Barraca Director 1979
Trauma
Trauma Director 1978
¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal?
¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal? Director 1977
Three Days in November
Three Days in November Director 1977
The Kidnapping
The Kidnapping Director 1976
The People Who Own the Dark
The People Who Own the Dark Director 1976
Death of a Hoodlum
Death of a Hoodlum Director 1975
The Night of the Walking Dead
The Night of the Walking Dead Director 1975
A Dragonfly for Each Corpse
A Dragonfly for Each Corpse Director 1975
The Devil's Possessed
The Devil's Possessed Director 1974
Mean Mother
Mean Mother Director 1974
I Hate My Body
I Hate My Body Director 1974
The Vampires' Night Orgy
The Vampires' Night Orgy Director 1973
Vengeance of the Zombies
Vengeance of the Zombies Director 1973
The Dracula Saga
The Dracula Saga Director 1973
Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf
Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf Director 1972
La casa de las Chivas
La casa de las Chivas Director 1972
El hombre que vino del odio
El hombre que vino del odio Director 1972
Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest
Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest Director 1971
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman Director 1971
Reverend's Colt
Reverend's Colt Director 1970
Los hombres las prefieren viudas
Los hombres las prefieren viudas Director 1970
Challenge of McKenna
Challenge of McKenna Director 1970
Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba
Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba Director 1969
Quinto: Fighting Proud
Quinto: Fighting Proud Director 1969
A Bullet for Rommel
A Bullet for Rommel Director 1969
Seven Into Hell
Seven Into Hell Director 1968
Death Knows No Time
Death Knows No Time Director 1968
Rattler Kid
Rattler Kid Director 1967
Die Easy in Ghentar
Die Easy in Ghentar Director 1967
A Few Dollars for Django
A Few Dollars for Django Director 1966
Una chica para dos
Una chica para dos Director 1966
Two Thousand Dollars for Coyote
Two Thousand Dollars for Coyote Director 1966
La colina de los pequeños diablos
La colina de los pequeños diablos Director 1965
Escala en Tenerife
Escala en Tenerife Director 1964
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid Director 1964
Her and Fear
Her and Fear Director 1964
Aquella joven de blanco
Aquella joven de blanco Director 1964
School of Seductresses
School of Seductresses Director 1962
Torrejón City
Torrejón City Director 1962
Horizontes de luz
Horizontes de luz Director 1962
Todos eran culpables
Todos eran culpables Director 1962
La paz empieza nunca
La paz empieza nunca Director 1960
Un tipo de sangre
Un tipo de sangre Director 1960
Ama Rosa
Ama Rosa Director 1960
El hombre que perdió el tren
El hombre que perdió el tren Director 1960
Un bruto para Patricia
Un bruto para Patricia Director 1960
Salto a la gloria
Salto a la gloria Director 1959
S.O.S., abuelita
S.O.S., abuelita Director 1959
Llegaron los franceses
Llegaron los franceses Director 1959
Un indiano en Moratilla
Un indiano en Moratilla Director 1958
Desert Warrior
Desert Warrior Director 1957
Viaje de novios
Viaje de novios Director 1956
Miedo
Miedo Director 1956
El juramento de Lagardere
El juramento de Lagardere Director 1955
The Miller's Saucy Wife
The Miller's Saucy Wife Director 1955
El tren expreso
El tren expreso Director 1955
3 citas con el destino
3 citas con el destino Director 1954
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo Director 1953
La parda Flora
La parda Flora Director 1952
The Tunnel
The Tunnel Director 1952
El pendiente
El pendiente Director 1951
La vida color de rosa
La vida color de rosa Director 1951
Suburbio
Suburbio Director 1951
The Marihuana Story
The Marihuana Story Director 1950
La Guitarra de Gardel
La Guitarra de Gardel Director 1949
Se llamaba Carlos Gardel
Se llamaba Carlos Gardel Director 1949
El jugador
El jugador Director 1947
Se abre el abismo
Se abre el abismo Assistant Director 1945
Una mujer sin importancia
Una mujer sin importancia Script Supervisor 1945

Writing Credits (21)

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