Viktor Ivanov (film director)

Viktor Ivanov
Віктор Іванов
Ivanov's memorial plaque in 2010
Born31 January [O.S. 13 February] 1909
Kazatin, Berdichevsky Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
(now Koziatyn, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine)
Died18 June 1981(1981-06-18) (aged 72)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Burial placeBaikove Cemetery
Alma mater
OccupationFilm director
Years active1950–1981
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
Parents
  • Mykhailo Spyrydonovych[1] (father)
  • Tetiana Andriivna[1] (mother)
Awardssee here

Viktor Mykhailovych Ivanov (Ukrainian: Віктор Михайлович Іванов; 31 January [O.S. 13 February] 1909 – 18 June 1981)[2] was a Ukrainian Soviet film director who is known as the creator of the comedy film Chasing Two Hares. He was referred to be a one in a million director by Alexander Dovzhenko, and Sergei Eisenstein personally brought him to his creative workshop.[3] Additionally, he is a recipient the Order of the Red Star, Honored Art Worker of Ukraine and the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize.

  1. ^ a b https://komr.gov.ua/news/113-rokiv-tomu-u-kozyatyni-narodyvsya-maybutniy-rezhyser-kinohita-svitovogo-rivnya-za-dvoma
  2. ^ "Іванов Віктор Михайлович". Козятинська міська рада — офіційний сайт, гаряча лінія (04342) 2-01-05. Петиції та звернення, документи міської ради, ЦНАП, ОСББ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ УІНП. "1909, народився сценарист і кінорежисер Віктор Іванов". УІНП (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 March 2024.