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Aleksandr Zarkhi
Born
Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi

(1908-02-18)18 February 1908
Died27 January 1997(1997-01-27) (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1928–1986

Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Зархи; 18 February 1908 – 27 January 1997) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Hero of Socialist Labour (1978).[1]

His film Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival in 1981.[2]

Filmography

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  • The Song of Metal (Песнь о металле) (1928); documentary
  • Wind in the Face (Ветер в лицо) (1930); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • Noon (Полдень) (1931); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • My Motherland (Моя Родина) (1933); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • Hectic Days (Горячие денечки) (1935); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • Baltic Deputy (Депутат Балтики) (1937); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • Member of the Government (Член правительства) (1940); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • His Name Is Sukhe-Bator (Его зовут Сухэ-Батор) (1942); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • The Last Hill (Малахов курган)(1944); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • In the Name of Life (Во имя жизни) (1946); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • The Precious Seed (Драгоценные зерна) (1948); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits
  • The Fires of Baku (Огни Баку) (1950); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits and Rza Tahmasib
  • Kolkhoz Rassvet (Колхоз "Рассвет") (1951); documentary
  • Pavlinka (Павлинка) (1952); TV play
  • Nesterka (Нестерка) (1954)
  • The Height (Высота) (1957)
  • People on the Bridge (Люди на мосту) (1960)
  • My Younger Brother (Мой младший брат) (1962)
  • Hello, Life! (1963)
  • Anna Karenina (Анна Каренина) (1967)
  • Towns and Years (Города и годы) (1973)
  • Story of an Unknown Actor (Повесть о неизвестном актере) (1976)
  • Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (Двадцать шесть дней из жизни Достоевского) (1981)
  • Chicherin (Чичерин) (1986)

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 752–753. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ "Berlinale 1981: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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