Director

Herz Frank

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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 0All crew credits: 22

TMDB ID: 1203057

IMDb ID: nm0290954

Known for: Directing

Born: January 17, 1926

Died: March 3, 2013

Age: 87

Place of birth: Ludza, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2018

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.2

Wikidata: Q1325975

Also known as

Hercs Franks • Герц Франк • Г. Франк

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Director (16)Director of Photography (1)Writer (5)

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Biography

Herz Frank (17 January 1926- 3 March 2013) was one of the most famous documentary filmmakers of Latvia. At the beginning of 1960he was among the first to establish the so-called Riga poetic documentary school – the Latvian “new wave”. Since then Herz Frank’s filmography includes more than 80 films, many of which have justly been included in the golden funds of Latvian film history. During his life Herz Frank has received Life contribution award in cinema, among which is also the recognition by the Latvian National film festival (2001).

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