Nguyễn Khắc Lợi

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Nguyễn Khắc Lợi

Directing August 23, 1932

Phú Thọ, Vietnam

Nguyễn Khắc Lợi (August 23, 1932 – August 2, 2024) was a Vietnamese director, known for both his documentary films and his war dramas, many of which are literary adaptations. He b…

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Nguyễn Khắc Lợi (August 23, 1932 – August 2, 2024) was a Vietnamese director, known for both his documentary films and his war dramas, many of which are literary adaptations. He began his career as a secondary camera operator for Roman Karmen's "Việt Nam" (1955), and belonged to the first generation of Vietnamese filmmakers who were sent to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Soviet Russia to study their craft. Later in his life, he became one of the first mentors at the Hanoi Academy of Theater and Cinema. Among his mentees is screenwriter and director Phạm Nhuệ Giang.

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  1. 2003
  2. 2002
    Hanoi 12 Days and Nights

    Movie Assistant Director

  3. 1988
    The General Retires

    Movie Director

  4. 1988
    Fairytale for 17-Year-Olds

    Movie Editor

  5. 1986
    An Affair Behind Bars

    Movie Director

  6. 1984
    Cơn Lốc Biển

    Movie Director

  7. 1982
    Land of No Solitude

    Movie Director

  8. 1982
  9. 1977
    A Club with No Name

    Movie Director

  10. 1975
    Two Mothers

    Movie Director

  11. 1966
    The Fight Still Goes On

    Movie Director