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Timur Bekmambetov

Russian film director

Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian filmmaker and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy film Night Watch, the action thriller Wanted, and the historical horror film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, as well as for the screenlife films Unfriended, Searching and War of the Worlds.

Known for

  • Night Watch (2004), Director. The fantasy film he is best known for.
  • Wanted (2008), Director. Action thriller among his best-known films.
  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Director. Historical horror film among his best-known work.
  • Searching (2018).

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What movies and TV shows has Timur Bekmambetov been in?
Timur Bekmambetov appears in Mercy (2026) and Wanted (2008) on The Remote.
When was Timur Bekmambetov born?
Timur Bekmambetov was born on 25 June 1961.

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