
About
Aleksandr Ptushko
Overview
Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, 19 April [O.S. 6 April] 1900 – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," because of his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis H. O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Some critics, such as Tim Lucas and Alan Upchurch, have also compared Ptushko to Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, who made fantasy and horror films with similarities to Ptushko's work and made similarly innovative use of color cinematography and special effects.
He began his film career as a director and animator of stop motion short films, and became a director of feature-length films combining live action, stop motion, creative special effects, and Russian mythology. Along the way he would be responsible for a number of firsts in Russian film history (including the first feature-length animated film, and the first film in color), and would make several extremely popular and internationally praised films full of visual flair and spectacle.
Known for
Acting |
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1988 | The fairy-tale world of Aleksandr Ptushko | Actor | self (archivefootage) | 58 Average |
The Incident At The Stadium | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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1972 | Ruslan and Ludmila | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | The Tale of Tsar Saltan | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1964 | A Tale of Lost Times | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1961 | Scarlet Sails | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1959 | The Day the Earth Froze | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1956 | The Sword and the Dragon | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1953 | The Magic Voyage of Sinbad | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1949 | Three Encounters | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1946 | The Stone Flower | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1945 | Teremok | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1939 | The Golden Key | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1938 | The Merry Musicians | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1937 | The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1935 | The New Gulliver | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1932 | Lord of Life | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
The Incident At The Stadium | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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1972 | Ruslan and Ludmila | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1967 | Viy | Writing | Screenplay | 62 Fair |
1967 | The Tale of Tsar Saltan | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1938 | The Merry Musicians | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1938 | The Dog and the Cat | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1938 | Small But Fierce | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1937 | The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1936 | The Giant Turnip | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Fox and the Wolf | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1935 | The New Gulliver | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1932 | Lord of Life | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
The Incident At The Stadium | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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1961 | My Friend, Kolka! | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
Art |
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1967 | Viy | Art | Art Direction | 62 Fair |
1945 | The Lost Letter | Art | Creative Director | 58 Average |
1945 | A Winter Tale | Art | Creative Director | 58 Average |
1944 | Sinbad the Sailor | Art | Creative Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | Telephone | Art | Creative Director | 58 Average |
1937 | The Fox and the Grapes | Art | Creative Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Wolf and the Crane | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Giant Turnip | Art | Creative Director | N/A N/A |
1932 | Lord of Life | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
The Incident At The Stadium | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
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Camera |
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1942 | Batyr of the Steppes | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
Crew |
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1967 | Viy | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 62 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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1944 | Zoya | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Director | 58 Average |
1943 | In the Name of the Motherland | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Director | 58 Average |
1943 | A Good Lad | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Director | 58 Average |
1942 | The District Secretary | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Director | 58 Average |
1942 | Lad from Our Town | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Director | 58 Average |
1936 | Capt. Grant's Family | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Director | 58 Average |