Mikhail Kalatozov
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-12-28 (70 years old)
Deathday
1973-03-27
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also known As
Michail Kalatosow
Михаил Калатозов
Mikhaïl Konstantinovitch Kalatozov
Mikheïl Kalatozichvili
Mikhail Kalatozov
Biography
Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov (28 December 1903 – 27 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. He is most well known for his films The Cranes Are Flying and Soy Cuba. In 1969, he received the People's Artist of the USSR accolade. His film The Cranes Are Flying won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Kalatozov studied economics and changed many professions before starting his film career as an actor and later — as a cinematographer. He directed several documentary films, including Their Kingdom (with Nutsa Gogoberidze, the first...
Acting
Production
1969
as Director
1964
as Director
1957
as Director
1950
as Director
1960
as Director
1956
as Director
1931
as Director
1969
as Additional Writing
1954
as Director
1930
as Director
1928
as Director
1941
as Director
1956
as Director
1927
as Director
1927
as Director
1928
as Director
1929
as Director
1930
as Director
1946
as Director
1928
as Writer
1930
as Director of Photography
1930
as Camera Operator
1939
as Director
1943
as Director
1943
as Screenplay
1927
as Screenplay
1927
as Camera Operator
1930
as Screenplay
1957
as Producer
1928
as Director of Photography
1928
as Director of Photography
1958
as Producer
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