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 Enrique Muiño and the

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picture '' Alfonsina'' which starred actress Amelia Bence. 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 French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emp ...

'' (1947) *'' Stella'' (1943) Credited as Kurt Land. *''

La casta Susana ''La Casta Susana'' is a 1944 Argentine film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stor ...

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

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

Lauracha ''Lauracha'' is a List of Argentine films of 1946, 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 ...

'' (1946) Credited as Kurt Land.

Producer

* '' Seven Women'' (1944)

Director

* '' Hoy canto para ti'' (1950) * '' ¡Qué hermanita!'' (1951) * ''Vuelva el primero'' (1952) * '' Como yo no hay dos'' (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) * '' Mercado negro'' (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. Ca ...

'' (1954) * '' Los problemas de papá'' (1954) * '' Adiós problemas'' (1955) * '' La Delatora'' (1955) * '' Bacará'' (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 mobste ...

'' (1960) * '' La Culpa'' (1969) * '' El sátiro'' (1970) * ''El Hombre del año'' (1970)

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