León Klimovsky

Directing

León Klimovsky

Born 1906-10-17 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. León Klimovsky (16 October 1906–8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director. A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural movement known as cineclub and financed the first movie theater to show art movies. He also founded Argentina's first film club in 1929. After participating as scriptwriter and assistant director of 1944's Se abre el abismo he filmed his first movie, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Player. From this first phase, it can be also highlighted the adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo and Ernesto Sabato's The Tunnel. On the 1950s Klimovsky settled in Spain, where he becomes a "professional" director. He went into spaghetti westerns and so-called exploitation films, filming in Mexico, Italy and Egypt. Perhaps he is best remembered for his contribution to Spain's horror film genre, beginning with La noche de Walpurgis. León Klimovsky confessed to have always dreamt of doing great vanguard movies but ended on filming commercial ones, but without remorse, as doing cinema was a vocational mandate for him. On 1995 he won the "Honor Award" of the Spanish Film Director Association. He died in Madrid of a heart attack. He was brother to the Argentine mathematician and philosopher Gregorio Klimovsky. Description above from the Wikipedia article León Klimovsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Amo tu cama rica poster
6.7

Pedro goes out searching for a girl, but the night doesn't seem to be good. While he is talking with a friend, he sees Sara breaking up with a boy. He goes after her, and they end up sleeping in his house. Time goes by and they continue together. But Sara has too many men around and Pablo can't stand that. Their relation is difficult, they love each other but, at the same time, they can not be together.

Amo tu cama rica

1992

El robobo de la jojoya poster
4.4

Two brothers plan to steal the precious jewel of Nefertiti's eye in a famous exhibition hall, but they are not the only ones who want it. There is a scuffle in which a policeman dies and one of the robbers falls on the dead man.

El robobo de la jojoya

1991

The Most Beautiful Night poster
4.3

Federico, an executive of national television, begins to suspect that his wife Elena, an actress who retired prematurely after marriage, is cheating him with another man. The symptoms are that Elena sighs, looks far into heaven and is aware of the exact time a comet passes. In other words, she expects her most beautiful night.

The Most Beautiful Night

1984

The Brother from Space poster
4.0

A spaceship lands in a small town in Arizona, leaving behind mysterious capsules from which a strange creature emerges and turns out to be the only survivor. Jenny, a blind girl who works as a singing teacher and has paranormal powers, senses the presence of the alien, who is lost and in need of help.

The Brother from Space

1988

The Sea Serpent poster
5.3

A serpent, created by radioactivity, threatens a Spanish coastal town.

The Sea Serpent

1985

El sexo ataca (1ª jornada) poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

El sexo ataca (1ª jornada)

1979

Dos mejor que uno poster
6.3

Rafa and Jeromo are a curious couple of friends. Their friendship began in childhood as well as his love for Silvia, which have been in love since childhood. Silvia Jeromo elected, and Rafa decided to disappear. Years later he returns and finds that the couple is experiencing a serious emotional crisis...

Dos mejor que uno

1984

Maravillas poster
5.2

A young Catholic girl takes viewers through a changing Spanish political and social landscape as she develops from her confirmation day to adulthood. Her first experience with the real Spain comes when her Jewish godfathers cannot come to her confirmation. One of the godfathers, using a ring, poses an early challenge to her innocence that puts her in danger. He later returns, indirectly introducing her to a new boyfriend. If he is one of the symbols for Jewish life under Franco, or for a Judeo-Christian interaction, that interaction is complex. The young woman encounters different lovers as she grows into adulthood, but at the same time she is burdened with financially supporting her father and his own rather decadent lifestyle. Again, this difference in generations could be understood as a difference between the "new" and "old" Spain; it is up to the viewers to interpret the story elements as they decide.

Maravillas

1981

Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor

1982

S.O.S., abuelita poster
9.0

Clemen is very sad. After three years of marriage, Raul, her husband, is moving away from it and, what is worse, is getting dangerously close to other women. Desperate, she cries under the portrait of his late grandmother. And the miracle occurs. Granny leaves the frame and proposes to take its place Clemen. Clemen remains painted on the wall, while his grandmother set about reconquering Raul.

S.O.S., abuelita

1959

I Saw Her First poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

I Saw Her First

1974

Amor casi... libre poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Amor casi... libre

1976

Behind the camera

Torrejón City poster
5.0

Tom Rodriguez, a young cowboy, arrives in Torrejón City. However in Torrejón City the unsuspecting Tom is mistaken for the famous outlaw Tim El Malo and the people want to lynch him.

Torrejón City

1962

Torrejón City poster
5.0

Tom Rodriguez, a young cowboy, arrives in Torrejón City. However in Torrejón City the unsuspecting Tom is mistaken for the famous outlaw Tim El Malo and the people want to lynch him.

Torrejón City

1962

The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman poster
5.4

Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?

The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman

1971

El hombre que perdió el tren poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

El hombre que perdió el tren

1960

A Lady Called Andrew poster
7.0

From the Olymp the gods keep an eye on a married couple whose disputes are endangering the stability of their marriage. In order to repair the relationship they use unconventional methods...

A Lady Called Andrew

1970

Suburbio poster
6.5

Two sisters struggle to get out of a Buenos Aires suburb, where debts with a loan shark have kept them apart. But soon the inhabitants of the neighborhood forget their differences before the appearance of an epidemic.

Suburbio

1951

A Few Dollars for Django poster
5.5

Django, bounty killer, hunter and repentant bandit wants to start a new life. No more bullets and blood, after years of killing and horror. Django wants to replace the sherrif and restore law and order to lawless land, but faces the history and bloodshed of his own past. Helped by the love of the daughter of a bandit Django can finally bring his life of violence to and end and spend his days in peace... If he can live that long!

A Few Dollars for Django

1966

Reverend's Colt poster
5.4

Reverend Miller arrives in Tucson where he wants to build a church. But on the very day of his arrival a gang carries out a raid on the bank and the people of Tucson, who are suspicious of the new reverend because he carries a gun, immediately blame him for the robbery. The sheriff saves him from lynching by putting him in jail. Then he asks the priest to find the gang and the booty; thus Miller becomes the Reverend Colt. His exceptional skill means that he can shoot hats off people's heads and their pistols from their pockets, but he never kills.

Reverend's Colt

1970

The Devil's Possessed poster
6.8

An evil ruler uses witchcraft and evil spirits to keep his subjects in line, but the his reign of terror prompts the people to revolt.

The Devil's Possessed

1974

Vengeance of the Zombies poster
4.4

An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.

Vengeance of the Zombies

1973

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse poster
6.1

A killer is cleaning up the streets of Milan by murdering those considered as deviant. An ornamental dragonfly, soaked in the blood of the victim, is left on each body.

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse

1975

The Vampires' Night Orgy poster
4.4

A busload of tourists stops in to visit a small European town. What they don't know is that the town is completely inhabited by vampires.

The Vampires' Night Orgy

1973

Desert Warrior poster
7.0

Omar Sultan's army has been defeated. However, Prince Said, son of the Sultan died, encourages people to form an army and fight again to Ibrahim. The town gets excited and running quickly, while crossing the desert, they encounter the enemy caravans and raid without knowing that one of them is Fatima, daughter of Ibrahim, who poses as a singer of the harem. Said, dazzled by the beauty of the girl, released. But soon after, Fatima, who also doesn´t know the origin of the robber, sees him again, and among them born a strong attraction.

Desert Warrior

1957

Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf poster
5.8

Waldemar Daninsky comes to swinging seventies' London, seeking a cure to his malady. Unfortunately, he meets Dr. Jekyll who injects him with a serum that turns him into the lascivious killer Mr. Hyde. In his top hat and black cloak, Hyde haunts the fleshpots of Soho, while two gorgeous women fight for possession of his wolfman soul...

Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf

1972

I Hate My Body poster
4.7

The brain of a male engineer is transplanted into a female’s body. He soon finds it very frustrating to cope with the daily sexist discrimination most women deal with. For example, he is surprised when no one will hire a female engineer. When he is faced with dealing with female sexuality, he quickly begins exhibiting lesbian tendencies.

I Hate My Body

1974

The Dracula Saga poster
6.5

Count Dracula's pregnant granddaughter arrives at his castle, along with her husband, who is not a vampire. While she prepares to give birth to a new member of the Dracula line, her husband secretly launches into a series of affairs with the Count's resident "brides."

The Dracula Saga

1973

Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest poster
6.0

Sando Kid is a medic on the battlefields of the civil war and a pacifist. One day he witnesses Yankee captain Grayton ruthlessly killing wounded and unarmed soldiers. He manages to survive thanks to the help of a friend and learns how to use a gun. From now on, he will sign up to the rangers and hunt down bandits. He soon crosses paths with Grayton again, who now has become a ruthless business man, trying to rob farmers of their land. Together with his henchmen, Grayton might be more than Sando Kid can handle, if it wasn't for Dollar, a black-clad bounty hunter who likes to wear a chain of teeth around his neck, and really likes the Kid.

Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest

1971

A Bullet for Rommel poster
6.0

During World War II, a tough officer organizes a commando raid into Germany.

A Bullet for Rommel

1969

El jugador poster
7.7

A man devotes his life to gambling to try to alleviate the pain that an impossible love has caused him.

El jugador

1947

The Night of the Walking Dead poster
5.1

In a 19th century village, a young aristocrat suffering from a terminal disease finds herself being drawn to the underground world of vampires and their strange rituals.

The Night of the Walking Dead

1975

The People Who Own the Dark poster
4.9

A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they discover the existence of a sinister group called The People Who Own The Dark.

The People Who Own the Dark

1976

Two Thousand Dollars for Coyote poster
6.0

Sam Foster, a bounty hunter, is wounded during a shootout and took refuge at the home of Jimmy and Mary, two brothers who live in a small farm. She cared for and healed him, explaining the concern he feels for his brother to the company he keeps. Sam discovers that Jimmy is one of the outlaws pursued and, despite their friendship, goes on his quest to catch a bandit.

Two Thousand Dollars for Coyote

1966

School of Seductresses poster
8.0

Three friends in love, are ignored because of their lack of gift to conquer. After learning of the existence of a school of seduction, are enrolled as students.

School of Seductresses

1962

The Kidnapping poster
4.7

Inspired by the famous Patty Hearst case, this thriller centers around a young woman who's kidnapped and brainwashed by a crime ring and ends up succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome.

The Kidnapping

1976