Mikhail Kalatozov

Mikhail Kalatozov

BIOGRAPHY

Mikhail Kalatozishvili (28 December 1903 – 27 March 1973), was a Georgian film director 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 Georgian female film director)[2] and Salt for Svanetia (1930). In 1933 he enrolled to the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. In 1936 he headed the Kartuli Pilmi film studio, then he was suggested a place at the USSR State Committee for Cinematography. In 1939 he moved to Leningrad to work at the Lenfilm studio as a film director. During World War II he directed several propaganda films and worked as a cultural attaché at the Soviet embassy in the United States.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
28 December 1903
Death Day
27 March 1973
Place of Birth
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also Known As
Michail Kalatosow, Mikhaïl Konstantinovitch Kalatozov, Mikheïl Kalatozichvili, Михаил Калатозов, მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი, მიხეილ კალატოზოვი, Михаил Калатозишвили, Mikhail Kalatozov

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