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Ilya Kopalin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ilya Petrovich Kopalin, Ilia Kopaline
Soviet film director (1900–1976)
Film & TV
Pavlovskaya, Zvenigorod
Ilya Petrovich Kopalin (1900–1976) was a Soviet film director renowned for his impactful documentaries. He is best remembered for capturing some of the most historic moments of the 20th century, including the Yalta Conference, where he filmed Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt, as well as the momentous flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into space. Kopalin's work as a filmmaker…
Known for
- World Without a Game — Self1966
- The Magic Beam — Self (archive footage)1963
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Field of work
- documentary film
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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- place of burial
- Kuntsevo Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1900-07-20
- date of death
- 1976-06-12
- Commons category
- Ilya Kopalin
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