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Elem Klimov

Director
Biography
Elem Germanovich Klimov (Russian: Эле́м Ге́рманович Кли́мов; 9 July 1933 – 26 October 2003) was a Soviet Russian film director. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. Klimov is best known in the West for his final film, 1985's Come and See (Иди и смотри), which follows a teenage boy in German-occupied Belarus during the German-Soviet War and is often considered one of the greatest war films ever made. He also directed dark comedies, children's movies, and historical pictures.

Personal Info

Occupation Director
Place of Birth Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Birthday 1933-07-09

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Filmography by Year

1
1985
1
1983
1
1981
1
1980
1
1974
1
1970
1
1967
1
1964
1
1962
1
1960

Filmography by Genre

Drama
4
Comedy
2
Documentary
2
Family
1
History
1
War
1