Aleksandr Rou
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-02-24 (67 years old)
Deathday
1973-12-28
Place of Birth
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Also known As
Alexander Rou
Ал. Роу
Александр Роу
Alexander Row
Aleksandr Rou
Biography
Aleksandr Rou is widely remembered as the “Soviet Walt Disney,” a filmmaker whose fairy-tale movies became cultural touchstones across the Eastern Bloc. Specializing in magical adventures drawn from Russian folklore, Rou crafted films filled with enchanted forests, witches and heroes. His imaginative style, blending folkloric tradition with cinematic spectacle, made him one of the most successful directors in Soviet popular cinema. Beloved by children and adults alike, his works defined the genre of Soviet fairy-tale film and were celebrated throughout the USSR and beyond. Even decades later, Rou’s films remain classics, often rewatched and ...
Acting
1940
as (archive footage)
2004
as Himself (archive footage)
2006
as Himself (archive footage)
Production
1963
as Director
1965
as Director
1970
as Director
1959
as Director
1973
as Director
1958
as Director
1968
as Director
1938
as Director
1961
as Director
1940
as Director
1944
as Director
1944
as Writer
1956
as Director
1961
as Writer
1941
as Director
1961
as Director
2010
as Novel
1952
as Director
1954
as Director
1975
as Writer
1973
as Writer
1937
as First Assistant Director
1937
as Assistant Director
1949
as Director
1936
as First Assistant Director
1970
as Co-Writer
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