Kurt Land
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Austria
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n born Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Vienna
Vienna
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, Land moved to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in the 1930s and began as an extensive film editor editing for some 20 films in the 1940s. However by the early 1950s he became interested in directing and directed a number of popular Argentine films
Cinema of Argentina
The cinema of Argentina has a tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century, and continues to play a role in the culture of Argentina....
in the 1950s such as the 1955
1955 in film
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
film Adiós problemas
Adiós problemas
Adiós problemas is a 1955 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Kurt Land and written by Abel Santacruz...
starring Enrique Muiño and the 1957
1957 in film
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...
picture Alfonsina
Alfonsina
Alfonsina is a 1957 Argentine biographical film directed by Kurt Land and written by José María Fernández Unsáin. The film stars Amelia Bence as the poet Alfonsina Storni and actor Guillermo Murray.-Plot:...
which starred actress Amelia Bence
Amelia Bence
Amelia Bence is an Argentine film actress.-Career:Born as María Amelia Botwinik, Amelia Bence is one of the divas of the Golden Age of the Argentinian cinema...
. He also worked regularly with classic Argentine actress Olga Zubarry
Olga Zubarry
Olga Adela Zubarriain is a retired Argentine film actress. Born in Parque de los Patricios, she is a fan of Huracan, a famous soccer team in Buenos Aires. She made almost 80 appearances in film between 1943 and 1997 spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema.She began her career at Lumiton studios in...
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He directed his last film in 1970 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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. He died in New York City
New York City
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in 1997.