What Soviet film director of Georgian origin directed a film about the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psych as a result of WWII?
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The Cranes Are Flying The Cranes Are Flying (Russian: Летят журавли , translit. "Letyat zhuravli") is a 1957 Soviet film about World War II. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War II (known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War). It was directed at Mosfilm by the Georgian-born Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and stars Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It won the "Palme d'Or" at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, the only Soviet film to win that award, although "The Turning Point" (1946) was one of eleven films awarded that year's Grand Prix, the predecessor of the "Palme d'Or".
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Mikhail Kalatozov Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov (Georgian: მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი , Russian: Михаи́л Константи́нович Калато́зов ) (28 December 1903 — 27 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). His movie "The Cranes Are Flying" won several international awards, including Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
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Crime and Punishment (1970 film) Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание ) is a 1970 Soviet drama film in two parts directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, based on the eponymous novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Nato Vachnadze Natalia "Nato" Vachnadze (Georgian: ნატო ვაჩნაძე ), born Natalia Andronikashvili (Georgian: ნატო ანდრონიკაშვილი ) , (14 June 1904 – 14 June 1953) was a Georgian film actress. She started her career in the silent film era, usually playing the screen character of an Ingénue, an innocent and passionate young woman. She continued to work as an actress during the sound era until her death in a plane crash in 1953. One of the first film stars of the Soviet Union she received numerous honors, including the title of People's Artist of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Stalin prize.
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Aleksandr Medvedkin Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин ; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989), was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1934 film "Happiness". His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's film "The Last Bolshevik" (1992).
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Vasilij Kvachantiradze Vasil Kvachantiradze (Georgian: ვასილ შალვას ძე კვაჭანტირაძე Russian: Квачантирадзе, Василий Шалвович (Kvachantiradze, Vasily Shalvovich)); January 1907 – February 9, 1950) was a top Soviet sniper during World War II. He entered Red Army service in 1941 and is credited with confirmed kills numbering at least 215 officers and soldiers of the German Wehrmacht during the Vitebsk-Orsha Offensive, and around 534 confirmed kills total during Operation Bagration or during the war.
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Georgian Legion (1941–45) The Georgian Legion (German: "Georgische Legion" , Georgian: ქართული ლეგიონი , "kartuli legioni") was a military formation of Nazi Germany during World War II, composed of ethnic Georgians. It was formed by Georgian émigrés and prisoners of war, and its declared aim was the eventual restoration of Georgia's independence from the Soviet Union. Some components of the Georgian Legion fell under the operational control of Waffen SS.
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Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet revolutionary and political leader. Governing the Soviet Union as its dictator from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, he served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and as Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953. Ideologically a Marxist and a Leninist, Stalin helped to formalise these ideas as Marxism–Leninism while his own policies became known as Stalinism.
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Dodo Abashidze David "Dodo" Abashidze (Georgian: დავით [დოდო] აბაშიძე ; Russian: Дави́д Ива́нович Абаши́дзе ; 1 May 1924 – 26 January 1990) was a Soviet Georgian film actor and director. He appeared in 50 films between 1954 and 1988.
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Fall of Berlin – 1945 Fall of Berlin – 1945, The Fall of Berlin, or just Berlin is a Soviet documentary film about the Battle of Berlin, titled in Russian
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Efim Dzigan Efim Lvovich Dzigan (Russian: Ефим Дзиган ; 14 December 1898 – 31 December 1981) was a Soviet film director. Dzigan was born in Moscow. In 1938, his film "If War Comes Tomorrow" was presented in Cannes; in 1941, Dzigan was awarded the Stalin Prize for it.
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Georgy Rogozin Georgy Georgievich Rogozin (Russian: Георгий Георгиевич Рогозин , 7 August 1942 – 6 March 2014) was a Doctor of Juridical Science, Major general retired FSB, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Academician of International Informatization Academy, rector, head of the workshop on the preparation of psychological portraits of the individual (criminology), 1st Vice-President, Russian Union of energy efficiency, Emeritus member of Presidium of the Federation "Koshiki karate" of Russia, and Director of Strategic Planning "Elbim bank". He was a key figure in the protection of the President of Russia and a member of a documentary film "The Call of the Abyss" (Russian: Зов бездны ) and "Storm of consciousness" (Russian: Штурм сознания ), which aroused wide public resonance.
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Friend (1987 film) Friend (Russian: Друг , "Drug " ) is a 1987 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. The film tells the story of the friendship between a binge drinker (Sergey Shakurov) and a talking dog which understands what it means to be a real person better than humans and tries to help the man become whole again.
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A Necklace for My Beloved A Necklace for My Beloved (Georgian: სამკაული ჩემი სატრფოსათვის translit. "Samkauli satrposatvis", Russian: Ожерелье для моей любимой ) is a 1971 Georgian comedy-drama film directed by Tengiz Abuladze and co-written with Tamaz Meliava.
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Street Days Street Days (Georgian: ქუჩის დღეები , translit. Kuchis dgeebi) is a 2010 Georgian drama film directed by Levan Koguashvili. The film was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but didn't make the final shortlist.
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Yevgeni Ivanov-Barkov Yevgeni Ivanov-Barkov (Russian: Евгений Алексеевич Ивано́в-Барко́в) (4 March 1892 - 18 May 1965) was a Soviet film director who had a significant role in the development of Turkmen cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Nikto, krome nas... Nikto, krome nas... is a 2008 Russian war film directed by Sergey Govorukhin.
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E.A. — Extraordinary Accident E.A. — Extraordinary Accident (Russian: Ч. П. — Чрезвычайное происшествие , "Ch. P. - Chrezvychainoe proisshestvie " ) is a 1958 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko. It was the box office leader of 1959 in the Soviet Union having had more than 47 million viewers. The film is based on real events of the capture of the Soviet tanker "Tuapse" in 1954.
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The Decembrists (film) The Decembrists (Russian: Декабристы , "Dekabristy " ) is a 1927 Soviet silent historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky.
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Georgiy Daneliya Georgiy Daneliya (Georgian: გიორგი დანელია "Giorgi Danelia"; Russian: Гео́ргий Никола́евич Дане́лия ; born 25 August 1930), also known as Giya Daneliya, is a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter known throughout the Soviet Union for his "lyric (or sad) comedies" (as he styles them). He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1989.
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Solomon Mikhoels Solomon (Shloyme) Mikhoels (Yiddish: שלמה מיכאעלס‎ , Russian: Cоломон (Шлойме) Михоэлс , 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1890 – 13 January 1948) was a Soviet Jewish actor and the artistic director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater. Mikhoels served as the chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee during World War II. However, as Joseph Stalin pursued an increasingly anti-Semitic line after the War, Mikhoels's position as a leader of the Jewish community led to increasing persecution from the Soviet state. In 1948, Mikhoels was murdered on the orders of Stalin and his body was run over to create the impression of a traffic accident.
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The Savur Grave The Savur Grave (Georgian:Savur-Mogila) is a 1926 Soviet silent adventure film directed by Ivane Perestiani. It is the sequel to the 1923 film "Red Devils".