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Harry Kümel

Harry Kümel

Director·b. 1940·Antwerp, Belgium

6 horror credits

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 (RITS), and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

Director3 films

Malpertuis

Malpertuis

Director

1972
Daughters of Darkness

Daughters of Darkness

Director

1971 3.5
The Warden of the Tomb

The Warden of the Tomb

Director

1965

Writer3 films

My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie

My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie

Writer

1975
Daughters of Darkness

Daughters of Darkness

Screenplay

1971 3.5
The Warden of the Tomb

The Warden of the Tomb

Writer

1965

Actor2 films

Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

Self

2020
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

Self

2017