About

Known credits:
72
Birthday:
1877-08-08
Place of birth:
Khanzhonkovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Website:
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Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

Overview

In 1906 he opened the A. Khanzhonkov Trading House (since 1912 - A. Khanzhonkov & K JSC), the first Russian company selling and renting foreign films. Since 1907, he began production of game productions and chronicles. One of the founders of Russian cinematography. Vladislav Starevich, Eugene Bauer, Petr Chardynin, Vera Kholodnaya, Ivan Mozhuhin, Vera Caralli, Vitold Polonsky, Ivan Perestiani and others. In 1920, he emigrated after the nationalization of film enterprises. He lived in Constantinople, Milan, Venice and other European cities. In 1922 he was elected honorary chairman of the Union of Russian Cinema Figures of Germany. In 1923, at the invitation of Rusfilm, he returned to the USSR, worked as a consultant in Goskino, head. production of "Proletkino". In 1926 he was arrested among others. However, they had extra opportunities to work in professions. Rehabilitated in 1934. In the same year, in connection with the 15th anniversary of Soviet cinema, he received a personal state award. The author of memoirs published in the book "The First Years of Russian Cinematography" (1937) and other publications; essays published in the 1960s. He died on September 26, 1945 in Yalta, in poverty and complete oblivion.

Known for

Directing
1911 Defence of Sevastopol Directing Director 58
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Writing
1911 Defence of Sevastopol Writing Writer 58
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Production
1918 Boulevard Slush Production Producer N/A
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1918 Miss Meri Production Producer N/A
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1918 Dream And Life Production Producer N/A
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1918 Engineer Prite's Project Production Producer 58
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1917 Twilight Production Producer N/A
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1917 Assassination Attempt on the Governor Production Producer N/A
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1917 Annushka's Case Production Producer N/A
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1917 The Alarm Production Producer N/A
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1917 A Revolutionary Production Producer 58
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1917 A Woman’s Truth Production Producer N/A
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1917 The Dying Swan Production Producer 59
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1917 In the Land of Love Production Producer N/A
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1916 Nelly Raintseva Production Producer 58
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1916 Nina Production Producer N/A
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1916 The Retribution Production Producer N/A
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1916 Another's Soul Production Producer N/A
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1916 Lina's Adventure in Sochi Production Producer N/A
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1916 The Moon Beauty Production Producer N/A
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1916 Mysterious World Production Producer N/A
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1916 Who Ruined This Life? Production Producer N/A
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1916 A Life for a Life Production Producer 58
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1916 Human Abysses Production Producer N/A
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1916 Yuriy Nagorniy Production Producer N/A
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1916 Mirages Production Producer 58
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1915 After Death Production Producer 59
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1915 The Happiness of Eternal Night Production Producer 58
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1915 Love of a State Councillor Production Producer N/A
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1915 Daydreams Production Producer 58
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1915 Children of the Age Production Producer 58
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1915 Leon Drey Production Producer N/A
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1915 The 1002nd Ruse Production Producer 58
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1915 The Pearl Necklace Production Producer N/A
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1915 Idols Production Producer N/A
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1915 Song of Triumphant Love Production Producer N/A
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1914 The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights Production Producer N/A
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1914 Do You Remember?.. Production Producer 58
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1914 In the Hands of Merciless Fate Production Producer N/A
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1914 Wicked Night Production Producer N/A
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1914 The Child Of Science Production Producer N/A
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1914 Cold Souls Production Producer N/A
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1914 Mysterious Someone Production Producer N/A
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1914 Chrysanthemums Production Producer 58
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1914 Glory to Us, Death to the Enemy Production Producer 58
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1914 Life in Death Production Producer N/A
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1914 Her Heroic Feat Production Producer N/A
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1914 Silent Witnesses Production Producer 58
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1914 Tears Production Producer N/A
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1914 Child of the Big City Production Producer 58
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1914 Only Once a Year Production Producer N/A
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1913 Khaz-Bulat Production Producer N/A
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1913 Twilight of a Woman's Soul Production Producer 59
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1913 The Little House in Kolomna Production Producer 58
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1913 Sorrows of Sarah Production Producer 58
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1913 Accession of the Romanov Dynasty Production Producer N/A
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1912 The Cameraman's Revenge Production Producer 60
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1912 The Man Production Producer N/A
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1912 The Spring's Stream Production Producer N/A
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1912 The In-Law Production Producer 58
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1912 A Trip To The Moon Production Producer N/A
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1911 Defence of Sevastopol Production Producer 58
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1911 In A Lively Place Production Producer N/A
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1910 Vadim Production Producer 58
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1910 Mermaid Production Producer 58
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1910 At Midnight in the Graveyard Production Producer N/A
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1910 Boyar Orsha Production Producer 59
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1909 Viy Production Producer N/A
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1909 The Enchantress Production Producer N/A
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1909 Vanka the Steward Production Producer N/A
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1909 A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding Production Producer 58
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1908 Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow Production Producer 58
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