
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori Vasilyevich Aleksandrov or Alexandrov (original family name was Mormonenko; 23 January 1903 - 16 December 1983) was a prominent Soviet film director who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1947 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1973. He was awarded the Stalin Prizes for 1941 and 1950.
Initially associated with Sergei Eisenstein, with whom he worked as a co-director, screenwriter and actor, Aleksandrov became a major director in his own right in the 1930s, when he directed Jolly Fellows and a string of other musical comedies starring his wife Lyubov Orlova.
Though Aleksandrov remained active until his death, his musicals, amongst the first made in the Soviet Union, remain his most popular films. They rival Ivan Pyryev's films as the most effective and light-hearted showcase ever designed for Stalin-era USSR.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.066 |
Birthday | 1903-01-22 |
Place of Birth | Yekaterinburg, Russian Empire |
Also Known As | Григорий Александров, Gregory Alexandrov, Grigori Vassílievitx Mormonenko, Grigori Vassílievitx Aleksàndrov, Григо́рий Васи́льевич Алекса́ндров, Григо́рий Васи́льевич Мормоненко, |

1925

Battleship Potemkin
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A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The fi...
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1943

Seeds of Freedom
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Archive footage from Potemkin (1925), with English dialogue dubbed in by American actors, is combined with new footage to tie together the brave stand...
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1979

¡Qué Viva México!
6.8/51
Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.
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1925

Strike
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Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
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1923

Glumov's Diary
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1998

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy
6.8/4
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1967

I Don't Want to Be Filmed
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1958

Sergei Eisenstein
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Documentary made for the 60th anniversary of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.
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1974

Starling and Lyre
5.5/4
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