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Harry Kümel

Harry Kümel

Directing Born Jan 27, 1940 · Antwerp, Belgium

Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940) is a Belgian film director. His 1971 vampire feature Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges; Fr, "The Red Lips"), starring Delphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of Malpertuis (1971), featuring Orson Welles and adapted from the 1943 novel by Jean Ray. He also directed Monsieur Hawarden (1969). From 1969 until the present, Kümel has taught cinema at several film institutes, including The Dutch Film and Television Academy - Amsterdam (NFTA), Institut des Arts de Diffusion - Brussels (IAD), Royal I...

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Daughters of Darkness
6.2
movie
Daughters of Darkness
Director
1971
Malpertuis
6.4
movie
Malpertuis
Director
1972
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
4.4
movie
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
Writer
1975
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
7.4
movie
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as Self
2012
Tales of the Uncanny
7.0
movie
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
6.1
movie
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
Director
1976
Softly from Paris
5.1
tv
Softly from Paris
Director
1986
Eline Vere
6.0
movie
Eline Vere
Director
1991
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
5.1
movie
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
Director
1986
Paradise Lost
3.4
movie
Paradise Lost
as Photographer
1978
Monsieur Hawarden
6.2
movie
Monsieur Hawarden
Director
1968
The Warden of the Tomb
6.7
movie
The Warden of the Tomb
Director
1965