Directed credits
39
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 39Directed series: 0All crew credits: 53
TMDB ID: 116197
IMDb ID: nm0868355
Known for: Directing
Born: May 5, 1924
Died: September 8, 1978
Age: 54
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1940 - 2024
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 5.9
Wikidata: Q716563
Also known as
Leopoldo Torres Nilsson • Leo Towers • Babsy
Frequent jobs
Director (27)Assistant Director (9)Director of Operations (1)Second Assistant Art Director (1)Writer (8)Producer (3)Associate Producer (1)Book (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to Torre) was the son of Argentine pioneer film director Leopoldo Torres Ríos, with whom he collaborated between 1939 and 1949. He debuted in 1947 with the short El muro. His mother was an Argentinian citizen of Swedish descent. His uncle was cinematographer Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
5.1
Diary of a Pig War
Director
1975 Movie
5.4
Kid Head
Director
1975 Movie
6.3
Painted Lips
Director
1974 Movie
6.2
The Seven Madmen
Director
1973 Movie
5.9
The Mafia
Director
1972 Movie
8.5
Güemes, la tierra en armas
Director
1971 Movie
7.3
The Knight of the Sword
Director
1970 Movie
5.4
Martín Fierro
Director
1968 Movie
5.8
Los traidores de San Ángel
Director
1967 Movie
4.8
Monday's Child
Director
1967 Movie
7.5
The Eavesdropper
Director
1966 Movie
5.9
The Female: Seventy Times Seven
Director
1962 Movie
5.5
Homage at Siesta Time
Director
1962 Movie
6.4
The Hand in the Trap
Director
1961 Movie
Un guapo del 900
Director
1960 Movie
6.5
Fin de fiesta
Director
1960 Movie
6.2
La caída
Director
1959 Movie
5.4
The Kidnapper
Director
1958 Movie
7.2
The House of the Angel
Director
1957 Movie
The trees of Buenos Aires
Director
1957 Movie
10.0
El protegido
Director
1956 Movie
8.0
Graciela
Director
1956 Movie
5.0
Para vestir santos
Director
1955 Movie
7.7
La Tigra
Director
1954 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
6.3
Piedra libre
Writer
1976 Movie
7.0
The Dependent
Producer
1969 Movie
6.2
La caída
Director
1959 Movie
5.4
Martín Fierro
Director
1968 Movie
El derrotado
Book
2011 Movie
7.7
La Tigra
Director
1954 Movie
5.4
The Kidnapper
Director
1958 Movie
Orca
Assistant Director
1942 Movie
Sinvergüenza
Assistant Director
1940 Movie
5.9
The Female: Seventy Times Seven
Director
1962 Movie
6.3
Painted Lips
Director
1974 Movie
6.4
The Hand in the Trap
Director
1961 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
El derrotado
Book
2011 Movie
Fiebre amarilla
Writer
1982 Movie
6.3
Piedra libre
Writer
1976 Movie
6.0
Farewell, Sui Géneris
Producer
1976 Movie
6.6
Jewish Gauchos
Producer
1975 Movie
6.0
La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro
Associate Producer
1974 Movie
7.0
The Dependent
Producer
1969 Movie
5.0
Once Upon a Tractor
Writer
1965 Movie
6.6
The Terrace
Writer
1963 Movie
5.3
Summerskin
Writer
1961 Movie
El hombre de las sorpresas
Screenplay
1949 Movie
7.0
El hijo de la calle
Writer
1949 Movie
6.8
Pelota de trapo
Writer
1948 Movie
5.5
Santos Vega vuelve
Writer
1947 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
