Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Зархи; 18 February 1908 – 27 January 1997) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Hero of Socialist Labour (1978).[1]
Aleksandr Zarkhi | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi 18 February 1908 |
| Died | 27 January 1997 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1928–1986 |
His film Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival in 1981.[2]
Filmography edit
- The Song of Metal (Песнь о металле) (1928); documentary
- Wind in the Face (Ветер в лицо) (1930); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- Noon (Полдень) (1931); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- My Motherland (Моя Родина) (1933); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- Hectic Days (Горячие денечки) (1935); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- Baltic Deputy (Депутат Балтики) (1937); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- Member of the Government (Член правительства) (1940); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- His Name Is Sukhe-Bator (Его зовут Сухэ-Батор) (1942); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- The Last Hill (Малахов курган)(1944); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- In the Name of Life (Во имя жизни) (1946); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- The Precious Seed (Драгоценные зерна) (1948); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
- The Fires of Baku (Огни Баку) (1950); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits and Rza Tahmasib
- Kolkhoz Rassvet (Колхоз "Рассвет") (1951); documentary
- Pavlinka (Павлинка) (1952); TV play
- Nesterka (Нестерка) (1954)
- The Height (Высота) (1957)
- People on the Bridge (Люди на мосту) (1960)
- My Younger Brother (Мой младший брат) (1962)
- Hello, Life! (1963)
- Anna Karenina (Анна Каренина) (1967)
- Towns and Years (Города и годы) (1973)
- Story of an Unknown Actor (Повесть о неизвестном актере) (1976)
- Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (Двадцать шесть дней из жизни Достоевского) (1981)
- Chicherin (Чичерин) (1986)
Awards and honours edit
- Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1940)
- Two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1965)
- People's Artist of the USSR (1969)
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1978)
- Order of Lenin (1978)
- Order of the October Revolution (1986)
References edit
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 752–753. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ "Berlinale 1981: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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