Grigoriy Chukhray

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Studied at the Moscow Cinema Institute under Soviet film master Mikhail Romm. He found fame after his 1959 film "Ballad of a Soldier" which is considered one of the best Soviet war films and which has played all over the world. See full bio »

Born:

May 23, 1921 in Melitopol, Ukraine

Died:

October 28, 2001 (age 80) in Moscow, Russia

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Ballad of a Soldier Director

(1959)

Clear Skies Director

(1961)

The Forty-First Director

(1956)

There Was an Old Couple Director

(1965)

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Director (9 credits)

1984 Ya nauchu vas mechtat... (Documentary)

1979 Life Is Beautiful

1978 Tryasina

1973 Pamyat (Documentary)

1966 People!

1965 There Was an Old Couple

1961 Clear Skies

1959 Ballad of a Soldier

1956 The Forty-First

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Writer (5 credits)

1984 Ya nauchu vas mechtat... (Documentary)

1979 Life Is Beautiful (revisions to original story)

1978 Tryasina (writer)

1973 Pamyat (Documentary) (writer)

1959 Ballad of a Soldier (as G. Chukhraj)

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Producer (2 credits)

1967 Nachalo nevedomogo veka (producer)

1954 Nazar Stodolya (producer - as Grigori Chukrai)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)

1954 Komandir korablya (assistant director)

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Self (3 credits)

1994-1995 Chtoby Pomnili (TV Series documentary)
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- Chapter 18. Vladimir Ivashov (1995) ... Narrator

- Chapter 4. Izolda Izvitskaya (1994) ... Narrator

1986 Mikhail Romm: ispoved kinorezhisera (Documentary)
Himself

1984 Ya nauchu vas mechtat... (Documentary)
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Grigory Chukhrai | G. Chukhraj | Grigori Chukrai

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Trivia:

One of the Soviet Cinema Thaw main representatives, Newromanticism member Movement (1954-1962) protected by Nikita Khrushchev in front of Soviet PCUS and statal Cinematographistes Union, was later opposed to the Russian dictator who wanted impose the return to Stalinist Socialist Realism. Accused of "ideological deviationism," overcame this trouble and in 1963, presided over the Cinema Festival ... See more »