Aleksei Kapler | |
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Born | Лазарь Яковлевич Каплер 15 September 1903 (in Julian calendar) Kyiv |
Died | 11 September 1979 (aged 75) |
Partner(s) | Svetlana Alliluyeva, Tatyana Zlatogoroda |
Aleksei Yakovlevich Kapler (also Alexei, Russian: Алексей Яковлевич Каплер, born Lazar Yankelevich Kapler; 28 September 1903 – 11 September 1979) was a prominent Soviet filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and writer.[1][2][3][4][5] He was known as screenwriter of many Soviet movies, such as Lenin in 1918, Amphibian Man, The Blue Bird and Striped Trip, as well as one of the anchors and directors of TV program Kinopanorama (a cinema overview).[citation needed] In 1941, Kapler was awarded the Stalin Prize.