Serafim Karalexis is a

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. He began as an

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maker while attending

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's School of Fine and Applied Arts. He imported the film " I Am Curious (Yellow)" into the US, which eventually went to the

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. BYRNE v. KARALEXIS 96 U.S. 976He was responsible for

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going to the

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for concerts in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and

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as an HBO Special. He has produced and distributed over 30 films in the US.

Filmography

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'' (1995) (associate producer) *''

Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( , rus, Анна Павловна Павлова ), born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova ( rus, Анна Матвеевна Павлова; – 23 January 1931), was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th ...

'' (1983) (associate producer) *'' Death Promise'' (1977) (producer) *'' The Super Weapon'' (1976) (producer) *''The Black Dragon's Revenge'' (1975) (executive producer) *''

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'' (1974) (associate producer) *'' The Real Bruce Lee'' (1973) (producer) *'' I Am Curious Yellow'' (1967) (distributor) *'' The Punk Rock Movie'' (1977) (associate producer) *'' The Death of Bruce Lee'' (1975) (producer) *'' Super Weapon'' (1980) (producer)

External links

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/02/24/the-black-dragon *

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