Elem Germanovich Klimov (; 9 July 1933 – 26 October 2003) was a SovietRussianfilm director. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. He is best known in the West for his final film, 1985's Come and See (Иди и смотри), a powerful tale of a teenage boy in German-occupiedBelarus during the German-Soviet War, but he also directed dark comedies, children's movies, and historical pictures.