Elem Klimov

Born: 1933-07-09

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.


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Larisa

as Self
Released: 1980-10-01

Elem Klimov's documentary ode to his wife, director Larisa Shepitko, who was killed in an auto...

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Boys from Our Courtyard

as Fyodor
Released: 1961-01-10

A short film about young delinquents terrorizing a neighbourhood.

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The Story of the Film 'Come and See'

as Self
Released: 1985-12-31

A promotional featurette for the 1985 film "Come and See" including on-set footage from the...

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Talks with Larisa

as uncredited
Released: 1999-12-31

This 1999 program, broadcast on the Russian television channel Kultura, features an introduction...

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