About

Known credits:
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Birthday:
1900-08-02
Place of birth:
Pavlovskaya, Zvenigorod
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Ilya Kopalin

Overview

Ilya Petrovich Kopalin (1900–1976) was a Soviet film director renowned for his impactful documentaries. He is best remembered for capturing some of the most historic moments of the 20th century, including the Yalta Conference, where he filmed Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt, as well as the momentous flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into space. Kopalin's work as a filmmaker focused on documenting significant events in Soviet history, earning him recognition as a key figure in Soviet documentary filmmaking.

Known for

Acting
1966 World Without a Game Actor Himself N/A
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Directing
1961 First Flight to the Stars Directing Director N/A
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1955 Warsaw Meetings Directing Director N/A
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1955 A Celebration of Our Youth Directing Director N/A
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1953 Velikoye proshchaniye Directing Director 59
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1948 Day of the Victorious Country Directing Director N/A
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1945 Berlin Conference Directing Director N/A
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1945 Crimean Conference Directing Director N/A
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1943 The Court Is in Session Directing Director N/A
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1942 To Protect Native Moscow Directing Director N/A
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1942 Moscow Strikes Back Directing Director 58
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1941 Towards the Sun Directing Director N/A
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1934 Three Songs About Lenin Directing Assistant Director 59
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1931 One of Many Directing Director N/A
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1930 In the Bryansk Polesie Directing Director N/A
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1927 Moscow Directing Director 59
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Production
1926 A Sixth Part of the World Production Location Manager 59
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Editing
1942 Moscow Strikes Back Editing Editor 58
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