Elem Klimov
Elem Klimov

Elem Klimov

Known forDirecting

GenderMale

BirthdaySun Jul 09 1933

DeathdaySun Oct 26 2003

Place of birthStalingrad, Soviet Union

Also known asElem Germanowitsch Klimow, Elem Germanovič Klimov, ЭлСм Климов, Elem Guermanovitch Klimov

Biography

Elem Germanovich Klimov (Russian: ЭлС́м ГС́рманович 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 ΠΈ 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.

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