Georgi Vasilyev | |
---|---|
Born | Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev 25 November 1899 |
Died | 18 June 1946 | (aged 46)
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1924–1943 |
Notable work | Chapaev (1934) |
Awards | Stalin Prize (1941,1942) |
Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev (Russian: Гео́ргий Никола́евич Васи́льев) (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Sergei Vasilyev (often jointly, though incorrectly credited as Vasilyev brothers), he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Georgi Vasilyev received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942.