Mikhail Kalatozov | |
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მიხეილ კალატოზოვი | |
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| Born | Mikheil Kalatozishvili 28 December 1903 [O.S. 15 December] Tiflis, Russian Empire (present-day Georgia) |
| Died | 26 March 1973 (aged 69) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Occupations | |
| 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[a] (28 December 1903 [O.S. 15 December] – 26 March 1973, born Mikheil Kalatozishvili)[b] 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.
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- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 313–316. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ Awards 1958 : All Awards at the official Cannes Film Festival website