From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. León Klimovsky (16 October 1906–8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director. A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural movement known as cineclub and financed the first movie theater to show art movies. He also founded Argentina's first film club in 1929. After participating as scriptwriter and assistant director of 1944's Se abre el abismo he filmed his first movie, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Player. From this first phase, it can be also highlighted the adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo and Ernesto Sabato's The Tunnel. On the 1950s Klimovsky settled in Spain, where he becomes a "professional" director. He went into spaghetti westerns and so-called exploitation films, filming in Mexico, Italy and Egypt. Perhaps he is best remembered for his contribution to Spain's horror film genre, beginning with La noche de Walpurgis. León Klimovsky confessed to have always dreamt of doing great vanguard movies but ended on filming commercial ones, but without remorse, as doing cinema was a vocational mandate for him. On 1995 he won the "Honor Award" of the Spanish Film Director Association. He died in Madrid of a heart attack. He was brother to the Argentine mathematician and philosopher Gregorio Klimovsky. Description above from the Wikipedia article León Klimovsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 17, 1906
- April 8, 1996 (aged 89)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Director, writer and actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Known for
What are León Klimovsky's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 9
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch León Klimovsky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for León Klimovsky's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
90 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Amo tu cama rica(1991)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
El robobo de la jojoya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Brother from Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Sea Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Dos mejor que uno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Most Beautiful Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Maravillas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Shack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
La Barraca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
El sexo ataca (1ª jornada) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Three Days in November (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Amor casi... libre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Death of a Hoodlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Devil's Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Mean Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
I Saw Her First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
I Hate My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
El talón de Aquiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Vampires' Night Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Vengeance of the Zombies(1973)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Dracula Saga(1973)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
La casa de las Chivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
El hombre que vino del odio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Reverend's Colt(1970)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los hombres las prefieren viudas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Challenge of McKenna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Legion of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Quinto: Fighting Proud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
A Bullet for Rommel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Seven Into Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Death Knows No Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Un hombre vino a matar(1967)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Die Easy in Ghentar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
A Few Dollars for Django(1966)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Una chica para dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Two Thousand Dollars for Coyote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
La colina de los pequeños diablos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Escala en Tenerife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Her and Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Aquella joven de blanco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
School of Seductresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Torrejón City(1962)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Horizontes de luz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Todos eran culpables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
La paz empieza nunca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Un tipo de sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Ama Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
El hombre que perdió el tren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Un bruto para Patricia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Leap to Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
S.O.S., abuelita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Llegaron los franceses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Un indiano en Moratilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Desert Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Viaje de novios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Miedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
El juramento de Lagardere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Miller's Saucy Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
El tren expreso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Comedians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
3 citas con el destino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
La parda Flora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
El pendiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
La vida color de rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Suburbio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Marihuana Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
La Guitarra de Gardel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Se llamaba Carlos Gardel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Rodríguez supernumerario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Siete para un secreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
El jugador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
The Mysterious Uncle Silas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Tres millones... y el amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Albergue de mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Se abre el abismo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Una mujer sin importancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Career shape
A full career of 90 titles from 1945 to 1992.
Highest rated
A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975)
Most popular right now
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)
Film career
- 1991Screen debut· El robobo de la jojoya
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do León Klimovsky's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does León Klimovsky work with?
People who share at least 2 of León Klimovsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Antonio Gimeno shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Paul NaschyShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), Vengeance of the Zombies (1973), The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Naschy
- Emilio Martínez LázaroShared titles: Amo tu cama rica (1991), The Dracula Saga (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Emilio Martínez Lázaro
- Rafael J. SalviaShared titles: Una señora llamada Andrés (1970), Torrejón City (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Rafael J. Salvia
- Tito CarpiShared titles: Reverend's Colt (1970), A Few Dollars for Django (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Tito Carpi
Actors
- María KostyShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), The Dracula Saga (1973), Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)See all 3 shared titles with María Kosty
- Barta BarriShared titles: Strange Love of the Vampires (1975), The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Barta Barri
- José CanalejasShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), Torrejón City (1962)See all 2 shared titles with José Canalejas
- Mariano Vidal MolinaShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), Reverend's Colt (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Mariano Vidal Molina
Cinematographers and editors
- Antonio GimenoShared titles: The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971), Reverend's Colt (1970), Un hombre vino a matar (1967), A Few Dollars for Django (1966), Torrejón City (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Antonio Gimeno
- Miguel Fernández MilaShared titles: The People Who Own the Dark (1976), A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), Strange Love of the Vampires (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Miguel Fernández Mila
- Antonio Ramírez de LoaysaShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), The Dracula Saga (1973), Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
- Francisco SánchezShared titles: The Dracula Saga (1973), Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Francisco Sánchez
Producers
- J.A. Pérez GinerShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), The Dracula Saga (1973), Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)See all 3 shared titles with J.A. Pérez Giner
- Ricardo Muñoz SuayShared titles: A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975), The Dracula Saga (1973), Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Ricardo Muñoz Suay
- Salvadore RomeroShared titles: The People Who Own the Dark (1976), The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Salvadore Romero