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Aleksandr Dovzhenko(1894-1956)

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  • Director
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A still in the film which is dedicated to one of the great Soviet montage masters Aleksandr Dovzhenko. And it's also inspired by his works.
Aleksandr Dovzhenko was born on 10 September 1894 in Vyunishche, Sosnitsa Ueyzd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sosnitsa, Sosnitsa Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for Earth (1930), Shors (1939) and Life in Bloom (1949). He was married to Yuliya Solntseva. He died on 25 November 1956 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
BornSeptember 10, 1894
DiedNovember 25, 1956(62)
BornSeptember 10, 1894
DiedNovember 25, 1956(62)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Earth (1930)
Earth
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1930
Evgeniy Samoylov in Shors (1939)
Shors
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1939
Life in Bloom (1949)
Life in Bloom
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1949
Zvenigora (1928)
Zvenigora
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1928

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Writer

  • Aleksandr Ivashkevich, Lana Vatsel, Graeme Dallas, Kätlin Hallik, Lesia Lypchuk, and Siim Pyvi in Mother. In the Name of the Millions (2014)
    Mother. In the Name of the Millions
    7.1
    Short
    • original story (1949)
    • 2014
  • Yaroslav Havryliuk and Tetiana Nazarova in Zahybel bohiv (1988)
    Zahybel bohiv
    7.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1988
  • Zolotye vorota (1971)
    Zolotye vorota
    5.5
    • memoirs
    • 1971
  • Nezabyvaemoe (1967)
    Nezabyvaemoe
    6.6
    • story "The Ukraine in Flames"
    • 1967
  • Enchanted Desna (1964)
    Enchanted Desna
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1964
  • Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961)
    Chronicle of Flaming Years
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Boris Zelensky in Poem of the Sea (1958)
    Poem of the Sea
    6.5
    • writer (as A. Dovzhenko)
    • 1958
  • Proshchay, Amerika! (1949)
    Proshchay, Amerika!
    5.9
    • writer (as A. Dovzhenko)
    • 1949
  • Life in Bloom (1949)
    Life in Bloom
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Native Land (1945)
    Native Land
    7.4
    • author's text
    • 1945
  • Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoy Ukraine i izgnanie nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predely ukrainskikh sovietskikh zemel (1945)
    Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoy Ukraine i izgnanie nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predely ukrainskikh sovietskikh zemel
    7.1
    • narration by
    • 1945
  • Ukraine in Flames (1943)
    Ukraine in Flames
    6.9
    • narration text (as A. Dovzhenko)
    • 1943
  • Osvobozhdeniye (1940)
    Osvobozhdeniye
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Evgeniy Samoylov in Shors (1939)
    Shors
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Stepan Shagaida in Frontier (1935)
    Frontier
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1935

Director

  • Proshchay, Amerika! (1949)
    Proshchay, Amerika!
    5.9
    • Director (as A. Dovzhenko)
    • 1949
  • Life in Bloom (1949)
    Life in Bloom
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Native Land (1945)
    Native Land
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoy Ukraine i izgnanie nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predely ukrainskikh sovietskikh zemel (1945)
    Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoy Ukraine i izgnanie nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predely ukrainskikh sovietskikh zemel
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Ukraine in Flames (1943)
    Ukraine in Flames
    6.9
    • creative director (as A. Dovzhenko)
    • 1943
  • Osvobozhdeniye (1940)
    Osvobozhdeniye
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Evgeniy Samoylov in Shors (1939)
    Shors
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Bukovina, zemlya Ukrainskaya (1939)
    Bukovina, zemlya Ukrainskaya
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Stepan Shagaida in Frontier (1935)
    Frontier
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Ivan (1932)
    Ivan
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Earth (1930)
    Earth
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Vladimir Stenberg and Georgii Stenberg in Arsenal (1929)
    Arsenal
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Zvenigora (1928)
    Zvenigora
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1928
  • The Diplomatic Pouch (1927)
    The Diplomatic Pouch
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Vasya reformator (1926)
    Vasya reformator
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1926

Editor

  • Osvobozhdeniye (1940)
    Osvobozhdeniye
    5.3
    • Editor
    • 1940
  • Earth (1930)
    Earth
    7.2
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Vladimir Stenberg and Georgii Stenberg in Arsenal (1929)
    Arsenal
    7.1
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Zvenigora (1928)
    Zvenigora
    7.0
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Izrail Bograd in The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
    The End of St. Petersburg
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1927
  • Yagodka lyubvi (1926)
    Yagodka lyubvi
    6.4
    Short
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1926

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alexandre Dovjenko
  • Born
    • September 10, 1894
    • Vyunishche, Sosnitsa Ueyzd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sosnitsa, Sosnitsa Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • November 25, 1956
    • Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia](heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Yuliya Solntseva1928 - November 25, 1956 (his death)

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    Taught at the legendary Russian film school VGIK; his most famous student was the genius Sergei Parajanov the best friend of Mikhail Vartanov who was also educated at VGIK

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