Harry Kümel
Known for

Directing

Credits

33

Gender

Man

Birthday

27 Jan 1940 (84)

Place of birth

Antwerp, Belgium

Also known as
Harry Kumel
Harrie Kümel

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

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2020Tales of the UncannySelf
2017Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinemahimself
2012Horror Europa with Mark GatissSelf
2006Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darknessself
1993Hollywood by BikeHimself
1990Janssen & Janssens draaien een filmSelf
1984De droomproducentenSelf
1982Het BeestMan op autostrade
1978Paradise LostPhotographer
1958Anna the MaidVoice-over introduction
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1991Eline VereDirector
1986Softly from ParisDirector
1986The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish TalesDirector
1978Paradise LostDirector
1978Paradise LostWriter
1976The Arrival of Joachim StillerWriter
1976The Arrival of Joachim StillerDirector
1975My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & JulieWriter
1971Daughters of DarknessDirector
1971Daughters of DarknessScreenplay
1971MalpertuisDirector
1969PrincessDialogue
1969The White SlaveWriter
1969Josef von Sternberg, A RetrospectiveWriter
1969Josef von Sternberg, A RetrospectiveDirector
1968Monsieur HawardenDirector
1965The Warden of the TombDirector
1965The Warden of the TombWriter
1960AetherDirector
1960AetherWriter
1958Anna the MaidDirector of Photography
1958Anna the MaidDirector
1958Anna the MaidWriter