Samson Samsonov
Samson Samsonov Самсон Самсонов | |
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| Born | Samson Iosifovich Edelstein February 23, 1921 |
| Died | August 31, 2002 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow |
| Years active | 1948–1996 |
| Notable work | An Optimistic Tragedy (1963) |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1991) |
Samson Iosifovich Samsonov (Russian: Самсо́н Ио́сифович Самсо́нов; 23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1991.[1]
Samson Samsonov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1951, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov.
Filmography[edit]
- Poprygunya (Попрыгунья) / The Grasshopper (1955)
- Za vitrinnoy univermaga (За витриной универмага) / Behind Show Windows (1956)
- Ognennye versty (Огненные вёрсты) / Miles of Fire (1957)
- Rovesnik veka (Ровесник века) /Contemporary of the Century (1960)
- Optimisticheskaya tragediya (Оптимистическая трагедия) / Optimistic Tragedy (1963)
- Tri sestry (Три сестры) / The Three Sisters (1964)
- Arena (Арена) / Arena (1967)
- Kazhdyy vecher v odinnadtsat (Каждый вечер в одиннадцать) /Each Evening at Eleven (1969)
- Mnogo shuma iz nichego (Много шума из ничего) / Much Ado About Nothing (1973)
- Chisto angliyskoe ubiystvo (Чисто английское убийство) /A Very English Murder (1974)
- Beshenoe zoloto (Бешеное золото) /The Golden Fleece (1976)
- Zhuravl v nebe (Журавль в небе) / Crane in the Sky (1977)
- Torgovka i poet (Торговка и поэт) / (1980)
- Vosmoye chudo sveta (Восьмое чудо света) / Eighth Wonder of the World (1981)
- Odinokim predostavlyaetsya obshchezhitiye (Одиноким предоставляется общежитие) / Offered for Singles (1983)
- Tantsploshchadka (Танцплощадка) / Dancefloor (1985)
- Neprikayannyy (Неприкаянный) / Stranded (1989)
- Myshelovka (Мышеловка) / The Mousetrap (1990)
- Kazino (Казино) / Casino (1992)
- Milyy drug davno zabytykh let... (Милый друг давно забытых лет...) / Sweet Friend of Years Forgotten Long Ago... (1996)
References[edit]
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 602–603. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
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