Mikhail Kalatozov
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Biography
Mikhail Kalatozov (28 December 1903 – 27 March 1973; born Mikheil Kalatozishvili) was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema film director best known for his films The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and Soy Cuba (1964). The former won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. In 1969, he received the People's Artist of the USSR accolade. Kalatozov studied economics and changed many professions before starting his career as an actor and later — as a cinematographer. He directed several documentaries, including Their Kingdom (1928, with Nu…
Also known as
Mikhaïl Konstantinovitch Kalatozov · Mikheïl Kalatozichvili · მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი · მიხეილ კალატოზოვი · Михаил Калатозишвили · Michail Kalatosow
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Known For
The Cranes Are Flying
1957 · Movie
The Case of the Murder of Tariel Mklavadze
1925 · Movie
I Am Cuba
1964 · Movie
Letter Never Sent
1960 · Movie
The Red Tent
1969 · Movie
Their Kingdom
1928 · Movie
True Friends
1954 · Movie
Wings of Victory
1941 · Movie
Георгий Данелия. Великий обманщик
2015 · Movie
Three Lives
1924 · Movie
The Variegateds Case
1958 · Movie
Giuli
1927 · Movie