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Simon Nuchtern

Simon Nuchtern 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.

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Simon Nuchtern
Born1936 (age 89–90)
Belgium
OccupationFilmmaker

Simon Nuchtern (born 1936) is a Belgian-born American filmmaker who is based in New York.12 He has directed, written, and produced a number of low-budget and independent films since the 1960s.345

His films include Cowards (1970), a drama which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival;67 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.103 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

Selected filmography

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
1968 The Girl Grabbers 12
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1969 To Hex with Sex 13
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1970 Cowards 14
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 Reissued as Love-In '72 with new footage.15
1972 The Broad Coalition 13
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 Alternative titles: What Do I Tell the Boys at the Station? 7 and That Man Is Pregnant! 16
1976 The Bodyguard 17
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 Recut U.S. edition of Japanese film Karate Kiba (1973); directed new prologue.
1976 Snuff 18
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 Filmed in Argentina by Michael and Roberta Findlay as The Slaughter (1971); directed new epilogue for reissue (uncredited).
1981 Strong Medicine 19
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 Directed by Richard Foreman.
1984 New York Nights 8
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 Alternative title: Shackin' Up. Loosely based on Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde.20
1984 Silent Madness 21
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 Filmed in 3D.5
1985 Savage Dawn 17
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1988 Rejuvenatrix 4
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 Directed by Brian Thomas Jones.
References

References

  1. Taylor, Angela (March 18, 1976). "There They Are in Aaron Burr's House in SoHo – Dreaming". New York Times.
  2. Ebron, Betty Liu (November 1, 1987). "Romance on the Run". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Thrower, Stephen (2014). Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents (3rd ed.). Surrey, England: Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254462.
  4. Borseti, Francesco (2016). It Came from the 80s! Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN 9781476625638.
  5. Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958–1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. p. 266. ISBN 9781476600420.
  6. "Cowards (Directors' Fortnight)". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. Starr, Mark (November 13, 1972). "Bothol Promise". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Cohen, Barney (September 9, 1984). "Where B Means Brutal". New York Times.
  9. Puchalski, Steven (2002). Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies. Headpress/Critical Vision. p. 251. ISBN 9781900486217.
  10. Kerekes, David (2016). Killing for Culture: From Edison to Isis: A New History of Death on Film. Headpress. ISBN 9781909394353.
  11. "About - Katina Productions". Katina Productions. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. Hoffman, Sam (31 October 1968). "Garbage Gutters out in Bush League". The Republican – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Simon Nuchtern - Filmography". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  14. Greenspun, Roger (July 24, 1970). "'Cowards' gives war views at the Carnegie". New York Times. p. 16.
  15. Henenlotter, Frank. "Love-In 72 Review". Something Weird Video. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  16. Hammen, Scott (November 9, 1976). "Old film is neither topical nor funny". The Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Singer, Michael (1995). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Los Angeles, CA: Lone Eagle Publishing. p. 288.
  18. Rockoff, Adam (2015). The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer's Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781476761831.
  19. Canby, Vincent (November 25, 1981). "Richard Foreman's 'Strong Medicine'". New York Times.
  20. Mannikka, Eleanor. "New York Nights (1984)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  21. Maslin, Janet (June 1, 1985). "Film: 'Silent Madness,' Sorority House Horror". New York Times.
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