Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913,

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– 13 July 1997

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) was an

n born

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of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in

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, Land moved to

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in the 1930s and began as a

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, editing for some 20 films in the 1940s. However, by the early 1950s he became interested in directing and directed a number of popular

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in the 1950s such as the

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film '' Adiós problemas'' starring

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and the

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picture '' Alfonsina'' which starred actress

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. He also worked regularly with classic Argentine actress

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. He directed his last film in 1970 in

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. He died in

in 1997.

Selected filmography

Editor

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Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities ...

'' (1947) *''

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'' (1943) Credited as Kurt Land. *''

La casta Susana ''La Casta Susana'' is a 1944 Argentine film released on October 11 of that year. It is based on the operetta ''Die keusche Susanne ''Die keusche Susanne'' (''Chaste Susanne'') is an operetta in three acts by Jean Gilbert. The German libretto ...

'' (1944) Credited as Kurt Land. *''

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'' (1945) Credited as Kurt Land. *''

Lauracha ''Lauracha'' is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Arturo García Buhr, Ernesto Arancibia, Antonio Ber Ciani and Enrique Cahen Salaberry and starring Amelia Bence and García Buhr. The film was adapted for the screen by Hugo Mac Douga ...

'' (1946) Credited as Kurt Land.

Producer

* '' Seven Women'' (1944)

Director

* ''

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'' (1950) * '' ¡Qué hermanita!'' (1951) * ''Vuelva el primero'' (1952) * ''

Como yo no hay dos ''Como yo no hay dos'' is a 1952 Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, ...

'' (1952) * ''

Asunto terminado ''Asunto terminado'' is a 1953 Argentinean film, directed by Kurt Land, written by Abel Santa Cruz. The movie was based on the play by André-Paul Antoine, "Métier de femme" and starred Juan Carlos Thorry and Malvina Pastorino. The movie was ...

'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

La telaraña ''La telaraña'' (English title:''The cobweb'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano. Rafael Llamas and Angelines Fernández starred as protagonists, Paz Villegas starred as main antagonist. Cas ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Adiós problemas'' (1955) * '' La Delatora'' (1955) * ''

Bacará ''Bacará'' is a 1955 Argentine drama film directed by Kurt Land and starring Ana Mariscal and Jorge Rivier. Cast * Ana Mariscal as Lucía * Jorge Rivier as Alberto Debreil * Nathán Pinzón as Julián * Maruja Montes as Yvonne * Mario Lozan ...

'' (1955) * '' Surcos en el mar'' (1956) * ''Estrellas de Buenos Aires'' (1956) * '' Alfonsina'' (1957) * '' Dos basuras'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

El asalto ''El Asalto'' ("") is a 1960 Argentine black-and-white film crime drama film directed and by Kurt Land. The film was based on a book by Enrique Silberstein and premiered in Buenos Aires. It starred Alberto de Mendoza. Plot A group of mobsters ...

'' (1960) * '' La Culpa'' (1969) * ''

El sátiro ''El sátiro'' (in English: "The Satyr") is a 1980 Mexican comedy film directed by Raúl Zenteno and starring Mauricio Garcés, Patricia Rivera, and Alberto Rojas. Plot A Don Juan (Mauricio Garcés), a successful businessman in the lingerie busin ...

'' (1970) * ''El Hombre del año'' (1970)

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