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Home/People/Harry Kümel
Harry Kümel profile photo
Born
Jan 27, 1940
Age 86
Place of Birth
Antwerp, Belgium
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

13
Movies
0
TV Shows
13
Directed
Also Known As
Harry Kumel
Harrie Kümel
IMDb Profile

Harry Kümel

Directing

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 (RITS), and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
Tales of the Uncanny poster

Tales of the Uncanny

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

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

as Self
2017
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss poster

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

as Self
2012
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness poster

Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

as self
2006
Malpertuis Archive poster

Malpertuis Archive

Cast
2005
Malpertuis Revisited poster

Malpertuis Revisited

Cast
2005
Orson Welles Uncut poster

Orson Welles Uncut

as Self
2005
Hollywood by Bike poster

Hollywood by Bike

as Himself
1993
Janssen & Janssens draaien een film poster

Janssen & Janssens draaien een film

as Self
1990
De droomproducenten poster

De droomproducenten

as Self
1984
Het Beest poster

Het Beest

as Man op autostrade
1982
Paradise Lost poster

Paradise Lost

as Photographer
1978
Anna the Maid poster

Anna the Maid

as Voice-over introduction
1958