Alexander Drankov

Alexander Osipovich Drankov
DiedJanuary 3, 1949(1949-01-03) (aged 68)
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Film producer, photographer, cameraman
WebsiteAlexander Osipovich Drankov on IMDb

Alexander Osipovich Drankov (Russian: Алекса́ндр О́сипович Дранко́в; 1880 – 1949) was a Russian and Soviet photographer, cameraman, film director, and film producer. He is considered a pioneer of Russian pre-revolutionary cinematography.[1][2]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 194–196. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Youngblood, Denise J. (1999). The Magic Mirror: Moviemaking in Russia 1908 - 1918. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-16234-6.