Harry Kümel

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Antwerp, Belgium

Harry Kümel

Biography

Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940) is a Belgian film director. His 1971 vampire feature Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges; Fr, "The Red Lips"), starring Delphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of Malpertuis (1971), featuring Orson Welles and adapted from the 1943 novel by Jean Ray. He also directed Monsieur Hawarden (1969). From 1969 until the present, Kümel has taught cinema at several film institutes, including The Dutch Film and Television Academy - Amsterdam (NFTA), Institut des Arts de Diffusion - Brussels (IAD), Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound - Brussels ...

Production

1971

1971

Malpertuis

as Director

1965

1969

1968

1991

Eline Vere

as Director

1958

Anna the Maid

as Director of Photography

1958

Anna the Maid

as Director

1958

Anna the Maid

as Writer

1969

Princess

as Dialogue

1971

1978

Paradise Lost

as Director

1960

Aether

as Director

1960

Aether

as Writer

1978

Paradise Lost

as Writer

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