About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1903-01-22
Place of birth:
Yekaterinburg, Russian Empire
Website:
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Grigori Aleksandrov

Overview

Grigori Vasilyevich Aleksandrov or Alexandrov (original family name was Mormonenko; 23 January 1903 - 16 December 1983) was a prominent Soviet film director who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1947 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1973. He was awarded the Stalin Prizes for 1941 and 1950.

Initially associated with Sergei Eisenstein, with whom he worked as a co-director, screenwriter and actor, Aleksandrov became a major director in his own right in the 1930s, when he directed Jolly Fellows and a string of other musical comedies starring his wife Lyubov Orlova.

Though Aleksandrov remained active until his death, his musicals, amongst the first made in the Soviet Union, remain his most popular films. They rival Ivan Pyryev's films as the most effective and light-hearted showcase ever designed for Stalin-era USSR.

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Known for

Acting
1998 Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy Actor Himself 59
Average
1979 Que Viva Mexico! Actor Self 59
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1974 Starling and Lyre Actor General (uncredited) 59
Average
1967 I Don't Want to Be Filmed Actor режиссёр Александров N/A
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1958 Sergei Eisenstein Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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1943 Seeds of Freedom Actor ('Potemkin' sequence) (archive footage) N/A
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1925 Battleship Potemkin Actor Chief Officer Giliarovsky 70
Good
1925 Strike Actor Factory Foreman 63
Fair
1923 Glumov's Diary Actor Glumov 2, Golutvin 58
Average

Directing
1985 Lyubov Orlova Directing Director N/A
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1979 Que Viva Mexico! Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1974 Starling and Lyre Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Russkiy Suvenir Directing Director 58
Average
1953 Velikoye proshchaniye Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Man of Music Directing Director 58
Average
1949 Meeting on the Elbe Directing Director 58
Average
1947 Spring Directing Director 59
Average
1943 A Family Directing Director 59
Average
1940 The Shining Path Directing Director 58
Average
1940 Time in the Sun Directing Director 59
Average
1938 Volga - Volga Directing Director 59
Average
1936 Circus Directing Director 59
Average
1934 Jolly Fellows Directing Director 59
Average
1934 Death Day Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1933 Thunder Over Mexico Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1932 Hurray Mexico! Directing Director 59
Average
1930 Sentimental Romance Directing Director 59
Average
1929 The General Line Directing Director 59
Average
1928 October (Ten Days that Shook the World) Directing Director 61
Fair
1925 Battleship Potemkin Directing First Assistant Director 70
Good
1925 Strike Directing Assistant Director 63
Fair

Writing
1985 Lyubov Orlova Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Que Viva Mexico! Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1974 Starling and Lyre Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 Companion of the Queen Writing Writer N/A
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1960 Russkiy Suvenir Writing Writer 58
Average
1952 Man of Music Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1947 Spring Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 Volga - Volga Writing Writer 59
Average
1936 Circus Writing Writer 59
Average
1934 Jolly Fellows Writing Writer 59
Average
1931 The Disaster in Oaxaca Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1930 Sentimental Romance Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1930 Misery and Fortune of Woman Writing Writer 59
Average
1929 The General Line Writing Writer 59
Average
1928 October (Ten Days that Shook the World) Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1925 Strike Writing Screenplay 63
Fair

Camera
1940 Liberation Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Crew
1967 Ten Days That Shook the World Crew Script 59
Average
1953 Martyn Borulya Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1979 Que Viva Mexico! Editing Editor 59
Average
1930 Sentimental Romance Editing Editor 59
Average
1925 Battleship Potemkin Editing Editor 70
Good