Kurt Land

Kurt Landesberger (19 February, 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July, 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director of the 1950s and 1960s.

Kurt Land
Born19 February, 1913
Vienna, Austria
Died13 July, 1997
New York City, United States
OccupationFilm director
Amalia Sánchez Ariño and Enrique Muiño on set of Adiós problemas in 1955

Born in Vienna, Land moved to Argentina in the 1930s and began as an extensive film editor editing for some 20 films in the 1940s. However, by the early 1950s he became interested in directing and directed a number of popular Argentine films in the 1950s such as the 1955 film Adiós problemas starring Enrique Muiño and the 1957 picture Alfonsina which starred actress Amelia Bence. He also worked regularly with classic Argentine actress Olga Zubarry.

He directed his last film in 1970 in Buenos Aires. He died in New York City in 1997.

Selected filmography

Editor
  • Madame Bovary (1947)
  • Stella (1943) Credited as Kurt Land.
  • La casta Susana (1944) Credited as Kurt Land.
  • Villa Rica del Espíritu Santo (1945) Credited as Kurt Land.
  • Lauracha (1946) Credited as Kurt Land.

Producer

Director
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