Mikhail Kalatozov

This article is about the film director. For his grandson and film director, see Mikheil Kalatozishvili (born 1959).
Mikhail Kalatozov
Born
Mikheil Konstantinovich Kalatozishvili

(1903-12-28)28 December 1903
Tiflis, Caucasus Krai, Russian Empire
Died26 March 1973(1973-03-26) (aged 69)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer
Years active1928–1971
Notable workThe Cranes Are Flying (1957)
I Am Cuba (1964)
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1969)
AwardsStalin 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.

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 313–316. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Awards 1958 : All Awards at the official Cannes Film Festival website