Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Oleksandr Dovzhenko

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko was a Ukrainian Soviet screenwriter, film producer and director. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as being a pioneer of Soviet montage theory. Although Oleksandr Dovzhenko's parents were uneducated, his semi-literate grandfather encouraged him to study, leading him to become a teacher at the age of 19. Dovzhenko turned to film in 1926 when he landed in Odesa. His ambitious drive led to the production of his second-ever screenplay, Vasya the Reformer (which he also co-directed). He gained greater success with Zvenyhora in 1928 which established him as a major filmmaker of his era. His following "Ukraine Trilogy" (Zvenyhora, Arsenal, and Earth), although underappreciated by some contemporary Soviet critics (who found some of its realism counter-revolutionary), is his most well-known work in the West. For his film Shchors, Dovzhenko was awarded the Stalin Prize (1941); eight years later, in 1949, he was awarded another Stalin Prize for his film Michurin. After spending several years writing, co-writing and producing films at Mosfilm Studios in Moscow, he turned to writing novels. Over a 20-year career, Dovzhenko personally directed only 7 films. He was a mentor to the young Ukrainian Soviet filmmakers Larysa Shepitko and Sergei Parajanov. Dovzhenko died of a heart attack on November 25, 1956 in his dacha in Peredelkino. His wife, Yulia Solntseva, continued his legacy by producing films of her own and completing projects Dovzhenko was not able to create. The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv were named after him in his honour following his death.

  • Popularity : 2.84
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1894-09-10
  • Place of Birth : Viunyshche, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now part of Sosnytsia, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]
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Oleksandr Dovzhenko Movies

  • 1940
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    Our Cinema

    Our Cinema

    9 1940 HD

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  • 1966
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    Sonata about the artist

    Sonata about the artist

    1 1966 HD

    The film is about Ivan Honchar, an ardent collector of Ukrainian antiquities, who turned his Kyiv apartment into a unique museum.

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  • 1992
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    Dovzhenko. Diary. 1941-1945

    Dovzhenko. Diary. 1941-1945

    1 1992 HD

    An outstanding poet, student of Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Mykola Vinhranovsky reads excerpts from his teacher's diary, comments on it - thereby...

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  • 1980
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    Larisa

    Larisa

    6.1 1980 HD

    Elem Klimov's documentary ode to his wife, director Larisa Shepitko, who was killed in an auto wreck.

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  • 1927
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    The Diplomatic Pouch

    The Diplomatic Pouch

    4.2 1927 HD

    The film's plot is based on the real murder of the Soviet diplomatic courier Theodor Nette abroad. The pouch of the Soviet diplomat, which is stolen...

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  • 2007
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    How The Steel Was Tempered - On Screen and In Life

    How The Steel Was Tempered - On Screen and In Life

    1 2007 HD

    How the film was made, how the events described in the film actually happened, about Nikolai Ostrovsky and much more.

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  • 1930
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    Earth

    Earth

    6.7 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    Aerograd

    Aerograd

    4.6 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Aerograd

    Aerograd

    4.6 1935 HD

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  • 1928
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    Zvenygora

    Zvenygora

    6.4 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    Arsenal

    Arsenal

    6.8 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Arsenal

    Arsenal

    6.8 1929 HD

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  • 1939
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    Shors

    Shors

    5.2 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    Ivan

    Ivan

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Diplomatic Pouch

    The Diplomatic Pouch

    4.2 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Love's Berries

    Love's Berries

    4.9 1926 HD

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  • 1949
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    Life in Bloom

    Life in Bloom

    5.6 1949 HD

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  • 1951
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    Farewell, America!

    Farewell, America!

    3.8 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Farewell, America!

    Farewell, America!

    3.8 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine

    Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine

    4.7 1945 HD

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  • 1940
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    Liberation

    Liberation

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    Bukovyna, Ukrainian Land

    Bukovyna, Ukrainian Land

    3.4 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    Ukraine in Flames

    Ukraine in Flames

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1926
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    Vasya, the Reformer

    Vasya, the Reformer

    7 1926 HD

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  • 1945
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    Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine

    Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine

    4.7 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Ukraine in Flames

    Ukraine in Flames

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1994
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    Ukrainian Night of the 33rd

    Ukrainian Night of the 33rd

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1930
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    Earth

    Earth

    6.7 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Earth

    Earth

    6.7 1930 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Golden Gates

    The Golden Gates

    5.7 1971 HD

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  • 1949
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    Life in Bloom

    Life in Bloom

    5.6 1949 HD

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  • 1928
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    Zvenygora

    Zvenygora

    6.4 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Zvenygora

    Zvenygora

    6.4 1928 HD

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  • 1958
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    Poem of the Sea

    Poem of the Sea

    5.3 1958 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Unforgettable

    The Unforgettable

    5.6 1967 HD

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  • 1992
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    Dovzhenko. Diary. 1941-1945

    Dovzhenko. Diary. 1941-1945

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1940
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    Liberation

    Liberation

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Liberation

    Liberation

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1926
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    Love's Berries

    Love's Berries

    4.9 1926 HD

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  • 1988
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    Downfall of Dieties

    Downfall of Dieties

    5 1988 HD

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  • 1961
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    Chronicle of Flaming Years

    Chronicle of Flaming Years

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1939
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    Shors

    Shors

    5.2 1939 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Diplomatic Pouch

    The Diplomatic Pouch

    4.2 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Diplomatic Pouch

    The Diplomatic Pouch

    4.2 1927 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Enchanted Desna

    The Enchanted Desna

    5.6 1964 HD

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  • 1929
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    Arsenal

    Arsenal

    6.8 1929 HD

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  • 1926
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    Love's Berries

    Love's Berries

    4.9 1926 HD

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