Oleksandr Dovzhenko | |
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Born | Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko September 10, 1894 |
Died | November 25, 1956 | (aged 62)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Nationality | |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1926–1956 |
Spouse | Yuliya Solntseva |
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko[1] (Russian: Александр Петрович Довженко, Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Довженко; September 10 [O.S. August 29] 1894 – November 25, 1956), was a Ukrainian[2] Soviet director, film producer and screenwriter.[3][4] He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as being a pioneer of Soviet montage theory.
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