Esfir Shub
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-03-16 (65 years old)
Deathday
1959-09-21
Place of Birth
Surazh, Russian Empire
Also known As
Esther Il'inichna Shub
Эсфирь Шуб
Esfir Shub
Biography
Esfir Shub, also referred to as Esther Il'inichna Shub, was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor in both the mainstream and documentary fields. She was one of few women to play a significant role behind the scenes in the Soviet film industry. She is best known for her trilogy of films, Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927), The Great Road (1927), and The Russia of Nicholas II and Leo Tolstoy (1928). Shub is credited as the creator of compilation film. Esfir Shub was born into a family of landowners. She studied literature in Moscow, but after Revolution she began to attend the classes at the Institute for Women's Higher Education and then ...
Acting
2018
as Herself
1972
as Herself (archive footage)
Production
1927
as Editor
1927
as Editor
1927
as Writer
1927
as Director
1937
as Director
1937
as Scenario Writer
1937
as Editor
1927
as Director
1939
as Director
1928
as Director
1926
as Editor
1926
as Editor
1929
as Director
1928
1928
1929
as Directing Lighting Artist
1932
1932
as Director
1932
1947
as Director
1927
as Writer
1927
as Editor
1927
as Editor
1929
as Writer
1942
as Director
1947
as Writer
1947
as Editor
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