Ivan Aleksandrovič Pyr'ev

Film & TV

Kamen, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Empire

Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (17 November 1901 – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema. He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57) and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry. Pyryev was born in…

Known for

• Legends of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2016
• Glumov's Diary — Fascist Clown1923

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Key facts

Born

Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev , ( 1901-11-17 ) 17 November 1901, Kamen , Tomsk Governorate , Russian Empire

Died

7 February 1968 (1968-02-07) (aged 66), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union

Resting place

Novodevichy Cemetery , Moscow

Occupations

Film director, screenwriter, actor, pedagogue

Years active

1921–1968

Spouse s

Ada Voytsik , Marina Ladynina , Lionella Pyryeva

Children

Erik Pyryev, Andrei Ladynin

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ivan

Gender

male

Citizenship

Soviet Union

Place of birth

Kamen-na-Obi

Place of death

Moscow

Spouse

Lionella Pyreva

Child

Andrey Ladynin

Occupation

public figure

Employer

Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors

Political party

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Languages spoken

Russian

Field of work

social engagement

Genre

drama fiction

Image

Pyrev I.A.jpg

Work location

Soviet Union

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