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Simon Nuchtern

b. 1936

Belgian-born American filmmaker (born 1936)

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Born 1936. Simon Nuchtern is a film producer and film director.

Simon Nuchtern (born 1936) is a Belgian-born American filmmaker who is based in New York. He has directed, written, and produced a number of low-budget and independent films since the 1960s.

His films include Cowards (1970), a drama which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival; the 3D horror film Silent Madness (1984);

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. Following the dissolution of August Films in 1989, he founded a smaller-scale film and video production company, Katina Productions.

Reissued as Love-In '72 with new footage.

Recut U.S. edition of Japanese film Karate Kiba (1973); directed new prologue. Filmed in Argentina by Michael and Roberta Findlay as The Slaughter (1971); directed new epilogue for reissue (uncredited).

Alternative title: Shackin' Up. Loosely based on Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde.

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1936, Belgium
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Who is Simon Nuchtern?

belgian-born American filmmaker (born 1936)

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Simon Nuchtern was born in 1936 in Belgium.

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Simon Nuchtern is a film producer and film director.

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