Roman Karmen

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-11-29 (73 years old)

Deathday

1979-04-29

Place of Birth

Odessa, Russian Empire

Roman Karmen

Biography

Roman Karmen (1906–1978) was a pioneering Soviet film director, war cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, journalist, screenwriter, pedagogue, and publicist. Born Efraim Leyzorovich Korenman, Karmen became one of the most prominent figures in Soviet cinema, known for his exceptional contributions to war documentation and his ability to capture history in the making. He began his career as a journalist before transitioning to filmmaking, where his early work focused on documenting revolutionary events and political developments. Karmen's most notable contributions were as a war cinematographer during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, w...

Acting

1940

Our Cinema

as (archive footage)

1966

World Without a Game

as Archive footage

2023

Filmmakers for the Prosecution

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Production

1959

Sea Conquerors

as Director

1959

1963

1955

Vietnam

as Director

1955

Vietnam

as Writer

1955

Vietnam

as Director of Photography

1942

1972

1972

1945

Albania

as Director

1941

1941

One Day in Soviet Russia

as Director of Photography

1943

Oryol Battle

as Additional Photography

1963

The Magic Beam

as Director

1958

1939

Spain

as Director

1969

Comrade Berlin

as Director

1969

1963

To Die in Madrid

as Archival Footage Coordinator

1961

Island Ablazed

as Director

1961

Island Ablazed

as Camera Operator

1961

1953

1953

1936

1946

Nuremberg Trials

as Director

1937

Spain 1936

as Camera Operator

1953

The Caspian Story

as Camera Operator

1952

USSR Air Fleet Day

as Camera Operator

1942

To Protect Native Moscow

as Camera Operator

1958

1945

The Fall of Berlin

as Camera Operator

1944

1946

Албания

as Director

1946

Албания

as Director of Photography

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