Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian movie director and novelist. He was known for being the director of If the Wind Frightens You. His 1963 movie Life and Death in Flanders was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1969 movie Palaver was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His last movie, De ooggetuige, won the audience prize at the Ghent Film Festival in 1995.
Degelin was born in Diest, Belgium. He died on 20 May 2017 at his home in Kessel-Lo, a borough of Leuven, Belgium from pneumonia at the age of 90.
