Elem Klimov

Film director

1933 – 2003

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Who was Elem Klimov?

Elem Germanovich Klimov was a Soviet Russian film director. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. He is best known in the West for his final film, 1985's Come and See, a powerful tale of a teenage boy in German-occupied Belarus during the German-Soviet War, but he also directed dark comedies, children's movies, and historical pictures.

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Born
Jul 9, 1933
Volgograd
Also known as
  • E. Klimov
  • Elem Germanovich Klimov
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Nationality
  • Russia
  • Soviet Union
Profession
Education
  • Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Died
Oct 26, 2003
Moscow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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