Sergei Gerasimov (film director)

Sergei Gerasimov
Gerasimov touring Disneyland with a camera, 1958
Born	Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov (1906-05-21)21 May 1906 Kundravy, Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire (now Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia)
Died	26 November 1985(1985-11-26) (aged 79) Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupations	Film director screenwriter actor
Years active	1924–1985
Spouse	Tamara Makarova

Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov (Russian: Серге́й Апполина́риевич Гера́симов; 21 May 1906 – 26 November 1985) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. The oldest film school in the world, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), bears his name.