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Ivan Govar

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born August 24, 1935Died February 14, 1988 (52 years)
Ivan Govar, born Yvan Govaerts, was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career at a young age, directing his first short film, Nous n'irons plus au bois, in 1955 at the age of 19. Govar went on to direct several feature films, including Le toubib, médecin du gang (1956), La Croix des vivants (1962), and Deux heures à tuer (1966). Despite working with notable actors such as Michel Simon and Pierre Brasseur, his films did not achieve significant commercial success. Govar was married to actress and former Miss France Irène Tunc from 1958 until their divorce in 1964. Following personal and professional challenges, he retired from filmmaking at the age of 30.

Known For

  • Two Hours to Kill
  • Que personne ne sorte
  • Ce soir on tue
  • Cross of the Living
  • Le toubib, médecin du gang

Ivan Govar Filmography

1964
Que personne ne sorte · as Screenplay
1962
Cross of the Living · as Screenplay

1956
Le toubib, médecin du gang · as René Minelli, Gangster
1955
1955

1956
1955

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