Nadav Levitan ( he, נדב לויתן; 21 April 1945 – 9 January 2010) was an Israeli film director, screenwriter, writer, and

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. He directed nine films between 1981 and 1999. His film '' Stalin's Disciples'' (in Hebrew ''Stalin's Children'', ילדי סטאלין), was screened in the

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section at the

1988 Cannes Film Festival The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron How ...

. He was married to Israeli musician

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, who recorded many of his songs. Levitan died on 10 January 2010 of an undisclosed lung ailment.

Filmography

* '' An Intimate Story'' (1981) * '' Ha-Kala'' (1985) * '' Banot'' (1985) * '' Stalin's Disciples'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Too Early to Be Quiet, Too Late to Sing'' (1995) * ''

No Names on the Doors ''No Names on the Doors'' ( he, אין שמות על הדלתות) is a 1997 Israeli drama directed by Nadav Levitan. The film was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Montpellier Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film F ...

'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Frank Sinatra Is Dead'' (1999)

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* 1945 births 2010 deaths Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters Respiratory disease deaths in Israel Deaths from lung disease {{Israel-film-director-stub