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Elem Klimov

Directing
70 years oldStalingrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Volgograd, Russia]

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 Details

Born
July 9, 1933 - October 26, 2003 (age 70)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Volgograd, Russia]
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Elem Germanowitsch Klimow
Elem Germanovič Klimov
Элем Климов
Elem Guermanovitch Klimov