About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1900-03-08
Place of birth:
Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Website:
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Aleksandr Medvedkin

Overview

Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992).

He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.

Known for

Acting
2011 The Silence of Pelešjan Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1993 The Last Bolshevik Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1984 Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man Actor Self N/A
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1979 Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder Actor Self N/A
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1973 The Train Rolls On Actor Himself 59
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1930 Stop Thief! Actor Blundering Tractor Driver N/A
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Directing
1984 Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man Directing Director N/A
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1979 Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder Directing Director N/A
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1977 Beijing - Anxiety of Mankind Directing Director N/A
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1976 Caution! Maoism! Directing Director N/A
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1971 Night over China Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Letter to a Chinese Friend Directing Director 59
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1962 Zakon podlosti Directing Director N/A
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1956 An Unquiet Spring Directing Director N/A
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1954 First Spring Directing Director N/A
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1946 Liberated Earth Directing Director 59
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1941 We Await Your Victorious Return Directing Director 58
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1939 Blossoming Youth Directing Director N/A
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1938 The New Moscow Directing Director 58
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1936 The Miracle Worker Directing Director 59
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1934 Happiness Directing Director 58
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1933 The Story of Tit... or the Tale of the Large Spoon Directing Director 59
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1932 Kinopoezd - Cinetrain Directing Director N/A
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1932 Yak zhivyosh, tovarishch girnyak Directing Director N/A
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1930 Stop Thief! Directing Director N/A
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1929 Watch Your Health Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1984 Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Night over China Writing Writer N/A
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1969 The Letter to a Chinese Friend Writing Writer 59
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1956 An Unquiet Spring Writing Writer N/A
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1949 Ambulance Writing Screenplay N/A
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1938 The New Moscow Writing Screenplay 58
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1936 The Miracle Worker Writing Writer 59
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1934 Happiness Writing Writer 58
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Production
1932 How's Life, Comrade Miner? Production Producer N/A
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1932 Gazeta #4 Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1941 We Await Your Victorious Return Crew Script 58
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