Mikhail Kalatozov
Also known as Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov, Mikheil Kalatozishvili
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1903-1973)
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Directing · Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Mikhail Kalatozov (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 film director best known for his films The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and Soy Cuba (1964). The former won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. In 1969, he received the People's Artist of the USSR accolade.…
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- Георгий Данелия. Великий обманщик — Self2015
- Wings of Victory1941
- The Case of the Murder of Tariel Mklavadze1925
- Three Lives1924
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Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov (Georgian: მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი, Russian: Михаил Константинович Калатозов; 28 December 1903 – 26 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. He is known for his films The Cranes Are Flying and I Am Cuba, winning the Palme d'Or for the former at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Kalatozov received the State Stalin Prize in 1951. In 1969, he was named a People's Artist of the USSR.
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