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Oleksandr Dovzhenko
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Soviet Ukrainian screenwriter, film producer and director (1894–1956)
Oleksandr Dovzhenko was a Soviet Ukrainian filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed movies during the early-to-mid 20th century. He is historically significant as a pioneering figure in Soviet cinema whose work helped shape the development of film as an artistic medium during a transformative period in cinema history.
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Film & TV
Viunyshche, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now part of Sosnytsia, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko (Russian: Александр Петрович Довженко, Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Довженко; September 10 [O.S. August 29] 1894 – November 25, 1956), was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod…
Known for
- Dovzhenko. Full of Compromise — Self (archive footage)2025
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko. Odesa Dawn — Self (archive footage)2014
- Dovzhenko. Ukrainian Homer of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2013
- How The Steel Was Tempered - On Screen and In Life2007
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko in Memories — Self (archive footage)2004
- Dovzhenko. Diary. 1941-1945 — (archival footage)1992
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The Contemplations After Life — Self (archive footage)1992
- Larisa — Self (archive footage)1980
- Sonata about the artist — (voice)1966
- Triumph Over Violence — Self (archive footage)1965
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oleksandr
- Family name
- Dovzhenko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Sosnytsia
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Spouse
- Yuliya Solntseva
- Occupation
- director
- Political party
- Borotbists
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Ukrainian
- Genre
- documentary film
- Image
- Alexander Dovzhenko.jpg
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Alexander Dovzhenko
- date of birth
- 1894-09-10
- date of death
- 1956-11-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Ukrainians
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- end of work period
- 1956-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Alexander Dovzhenko
- name in native language
- Олександр Петрович Довженко
- writing language
- Russian
- Commons Creator page
- Alexander Dovzhenko
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko (Russian: Александр Петрович Довженко, Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Довженко; September 10 [O.S. August 29] 1894 – November 25, 1956), was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as being a pioneer of Soviet montage theory.
Biography
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