Mikhail Kalatozov | |
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Born | Mikheil Konstantinovich Kalatozishvili 28 December 1903 |
Died | 26 March 1973 | (aged 69)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer |
Years active | 1928–1971 |
Notable work | The Cranes Are Flying (1957) I Am Cuba (1964) |
Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1969) |
Awards | Stalin Prize (1951) |
Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov (Georgian: მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი, Russian: Михаил Константинович Калатозов; 28 December 1903 – 26 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema.[1] He is most well known for his films The Cranes Are Flying and I Am Cuba, winning the Palme d'Or for the former at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.[2] In 1969, Kalatozov was named a People's Artist of the USSR.