Simon Nuchtern | |
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Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Simon Nuchtern (born 1936) is a Belgian-born American filmmaker who is based in New York. [1] [2] He has directed, written, and produced a number of low-budget and independent films since the 1960s. [3] [4] [5]
His films include Cowards (1970), a drama which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival; [6] [7] the 3D horror film Silent Madness (1984); [8] and the action film Savage Dawn (1985), starring Lance Henriksen, George Kennedy, and Karen Black. [9]
Nuchtern was president of August Films (established 1967), a production and post-production company. During the 1970s he was involved in the re-editing of several foreign-shot films prior to their distribution in the United States, notably the controversial Snuff (1976), which was marketed to exploit rumors of the existence of real-life snuff films. [10] [3] Following the dissolution of August Films in 1989, he founded a smaller-scale film and video production company, Katina Productions. [11]
He is married to artist Anna Thornhill. [1]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1968 | The Girl Grabbers [12] | ||||
1969 | To Hex with Sex [12] | ||||
1970 | Cowards [13] | Reissued as Love-In '72 with new footage. [14] | |||
1972 | The Broad Coalition [12] | Alternative titles: What Do I Tell the Boys at the Station? [7] and That Man Is Pregnant! [15] | |||
1976 | The Bodyguard [16] | Recut U.S. edition of Japanese film Karate Kiba (1973); directed new prologue. | |||
1976 | Snuff [17] | Filmed in Argentina by Michael and Roberta Findlay as The Slaughter (1971); directed new epilogue for reissue (uncredited). | |||
1981 | Strong Medicine [18] | Directed by Richard Foreman. | |||
1984 | New York Nights [8] | Loosely based on Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde. [19] | |||
1984 | Silent Madness [20] | Filmed in 3D. [5] | |||
1985 | Savage Dawn [16] | ||||
1988 | Rejuvenatrix [4] | Directed by Brian Thomas Jones. |
Simon Nuchtern | |
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Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Simon Nuchtern (born 1936) is a Belgian-born American filmmaker who is based in New York. [1] [2] He has directed, written, and produced a number of low-budget and independent films since the 1960s. [3] [4] [5]
His films include Cowards (1970), a drama which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival; [6] [7] the 3D horror film Silent Madness (1984); [8] and the action film Savage Dawn (1985), starring Lance Henriksen, George Kennedy, and Karen Black. [9]
Nuchtern was president of August Films (established 1967), a production and post-production company. During the 1970s he was involved in the re-editing of several foreign-shot films prior to their distribution in the United States, notably the controversial Snuff (1976), which was marketed to exploit rumors of the existence of real-life snuff films. [10] [3] Following the dissolution of August Films in 1989, he founded a smaller-scale film and video production company, Katina Productions. [11]
He is married to artist Anna Thornhill. [1]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1968 | The Girl Grabbers [12] | ||||
1969 | To Hex with Sex [12] | ||||
1970 | Cowards [13] | Reissued as Love-In '72 with new footage. [14] | |||
1972 | The Broad Coalition [12] | Alternative titles: What Do I Tell the Boys at the Station? [7] and That Man Is Pregnant! [15] | |||
1976 | The Bodyguard [16] | Recut U.S. edition of Japanese film Karate Kiba (1973); directed new prologue. | |||
1976 | Snuff [17] | Filmed in Argentina by Michael and Roberta Findlay as The Slaughter (1971); directed new epilogue for reissue (uncredited). | |||
1981 | Strong Medicine [18] | Directed by Richard Foreman. | |||
1984 | New York Nights [8] | Loosely based on Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde. [19] | |||
1984 | Silent Madness [20] | Filmed in 3D. [5] | |||
1985 | Savage Dawn [16] | ||||
1988 | Rejuvenatrix [4] | Directed by Brian Thomas Jones. |