FILM DIRECTOR

Elem Klimov

1933 - 2003

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Elem Germanovich Klimov (Russian: Элем Германович Климов; 9 July 1933 – 26 October 2003) was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker. He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematograph, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. Klimov is best known for his final film, Come and See (Иди и смотри), which follows a teenage boy in German-occupied Byelorussia during World War Two and which received universal acclaim. His work also includes black comedies, children's movies, and period dramas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elem Klimov is the 285th most popular film director (down from 276th in 2019), the 530th most popular biography from Russia (down from 516th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Elem Klimov ranks 285 out of 2,041. Before him are Ousmane Sembène, Andrew Davis, Damiano Damiani, Mikhail Kalatozov, Gabriel Axel, and Wes Anderson. After him are George Stevens, Tsui Hark, John Frankenheimer, Youssef Chahine, Frank Darabont, and Leonid Gaidai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Elem Klimov ranks 115. Before him are Henry Hartsfield, Sheldon Adelson, Philippe de Broca, Elizabeth Montgomery, Lea Massari, and Cissy Houston. After him are Najah al-Attar, Miloš Milutinović, Narriman Sadek, Jeremy Brett, Manu Dibango, and David Hamilton. Among people deceased in 2003, Elem Klimov ranks 71. Before him are Ilan Ramon, Isao Iwabuchi, Annemarie Schimmel, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Georg Henrik von Wright, and Robert Atkins. After him are Miloš Milutinović, Bob Hope, Lu'ay al-Atassi, Marie Trintignant, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, and David Hemmings.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Elem Klimov ranks 530 out of 3,761. Before him are Valentin Ivanov (1934), Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (1832), Chaim Rumkowski (1877), Yuriy Yekhanurov (1948), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), and Valeri Polyakov (1942). After him are Ales Bialiatski (1962), Korney Chukovsky (1882), Vladimir Arsenyev (1872), Mikhail Fradkov (1950), Alexander Pokryshkin (1913), and Nicholas of Japan (1836).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Elem Klimov ranks 8. Before him are Konstantin Stanislavski (1863), Nikita Mikhalkov (1945), Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874), Andrei Konchalovsky (1937), Lev Kuleshov (1899), and Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893). After him are Leonid Gaidai (1923), Alexander Sokurov (1951), Eldar Ryazanov (1927), Ladislas Starevich (1882), Grigori Aleksandrov (1903), and Mikhail Romm (1901).

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