Elem Klimov
Directing
- Born
- July 9, 1933 · Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Volgograd, Russia]
- Died
- October 26, 2003 (age 70)
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.
Known for
Come and See
October 17, 1985
Welcome, or No Trespassing
October 9, 1964
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
September 1, 1981
Larisa
October 1, 1980
Farewell
February 23, 1983
Adventures of a Dentist
February 27, 1967
The Groom
January 1, 1960
Sport, Sport, Sport
June 6, 1970
And Still I Believe
January 6, 1974
Look! The Sky!
January 1, 1962
Behind the camera10
- 1985Come and See Director, Writer
- 1983Farewell Director
- 1981Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin Director
- 1980Larisa Director, Writer
- 1974And Still I Believe Director
- 1970Sport, Sport, Sport Director
- 1967Adventures of a Dentist Director
- 1964Welcome, or No Trespassing Director
- 1962Look! The Sky! Director
- 1960The Groom Director