Lev Saakov was born on November 30, 1909 in Alexandropol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Gyumri, Armenia]. He was a director and writer, known for
Tri vremeni goda (1966),
Vesna na Odere (1968) and
Reportazh s linii ognya (1985). He died on March 9, 1988 in Moscow, USSR.