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Patricio Kaulen

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Patricio Kaulen

Born April 8, 1921 · Santiago, Chile

Died February 23, 1999 · aged 77

He was born in Santiago on April 8, 1921. He began his career in the cinema as an actor and assistant director of Jorge Délano's feature film Escándalo. Later, he became the technical director of José Bohr's films until he was hired by Chile Films as Production Manager. In 1965 he was named president of Chile Films, a position he held until 1970. During that period he produced 36 documentaries on …

Known For

The CrossroadsThe Crossroads · 1947
The Crossroads
★ 10.01947
Movie
Film set in the seaport, where two men fight for the love of a beautiful young girl.
A Long JourneyA Long Journey · 1967
A Long Journey
★ 6.91967
MovieDrama
The death of his newborn brother will cause a child from the poor neighborhoods of Santiago to walk around the city with the lost cardboard wings that the dead baby lost after the wake, trying to return them to him with the illusion that his little brother can fly to heaven.
Bitter TruthBitter Truth · 1945
Bitter Truth
★ 6.31945
MovieDrama
A very modest employee exchanges her newborn child with the baby of a wealthy family. However, years later, when the young man is about to graduate as a doctor, he begins to investigate his hidden past.
Yo vendo unos ojos negrosYo vendo unos ojos negros · 1948
Yo vendo unos ojos negros
★ 6.51948
MovieDrama
When her father dies, the young protagonist must endure the injustices of her stepmother. Her life changes when Uncle Carlos appears, a generous man who suffers from blindness and who falls in love with the village teacher, who ardently corresponds to him.
Nada más que amorNada más que amor · 1942
Nada más que amor
★ 7.01942
Movie
First feature film by Chilean director Patricio Kaulen.
The House Is EmptyThe House Is Empty · 1945
The House Is Empty
★ 5.71945
MovieDramaHorror
This beautiful, atmospheric Chilean movie (made by an Argentinian director) was unfortunately "cannibalized" by Jerry Warren, who kept about a third of the original footage, together with another third of "La dama de la muerte" (another superb Chilean movie of the same period, made by Argentinian director Carlos Hugo Christensen), then added his own senseless "additional sequences" with John Carradine and Katherine Victor, the final result being the atrocious CURSE OF THE STONE HAND.
La minería en marcha: El agua y el cobreLa minería en marcha: El agua y el cobre · 1957
La minería en marcha: El agua y el cobre
1957
MovieDocumentary
Hollywood es asíHollywood es así · 1944
Hollywood es así
★ 8.01944
MovieDrama
María Contreras (María Maluenda), a young girl from the Andes, wins a contest that allows her to travel to the United States and to triumph in Hollywood as an actress.

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