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Mikhaïl Konstantinovitch Kalatozov, Mikheïl Kalatozichvili, Михаил Калатозов, მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი, მიხეილ კალატოზოვი, Михаил Калатозишвили, Mikhail Kalatozov
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Mikhail Kalatozov (28 December 1903 – 27 March 1973; born Mikheil Kalatozishvili) was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema film director best known for his films The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and Soy Cuba (1964). The former won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. In 1969, he received the People's Artist of the USSR accolade. Kalatozov studied economics and changed many professions before starting his career as an actor and later — as a cinematographer. He directed several documentaries, including Their Kingdom (1928, with Nutsa Gogoberidze, the first Georgian female director) and Salt for Svanetia (1930). In 1933, Kalatozov enrolled to the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. Three years later, he oversaw Kartuli Pilmi, then he was suggested a place at the USSR State Committee for Cinematography. In 1939, he moved to Leningrad to work at Lenfilm as a director. During World War II, he made several propaganda films and worked as a cultural attaché at the Soviet embassy in the United States.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1903-12-28
- event Death Date 1973-03-27
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.1
- info Birth Place Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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Wings of Victory
1941-03-12
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The Case of the Murder of Tariel Mklavadze
1925-03-17
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Three Lives
1924-12-30
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The Nail in the Boot
1931-12-31
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The Red Tent
1969-12-23
6.4
I Am Cuba
1964-10-26
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The Cranes Are Flying
1957-10-12
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Conspiracy of the Doomed
1950-06-06
6.4
Letter Never Sent
1960-06-27
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The First Echelon
1955-12-31
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The Nail in the Boot
1931-12-31
6.4
The Red Tent
1969-12-23
6.4
True Friends
1954-04-20
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Salt for Svanetia
1930-05-24
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Their Kingdom
1928-07-22
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Wings of Victory
1941-03-12
6.4
Hostile Whirlwinds
1956-02-19
6.4
The Blind Woman
1930-12-31
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Moscow MXAT Theatre in Tbilisi
1929-01-01
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Afghan Khan in Tbilisi
1928-01-01
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Horse factory
1927-01-01
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Moscow Music Hall
1946-01-01
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Opening of the first turbine of Zahesi
1927-01-01
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Gypsy Blood
1928-05-22
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Salt for Svanetia
1930-05-24
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Salt for Svanetia
1930-05-24
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Courage
1939-08-16
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The Invincible
1943-01-21
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The Invincible
1943-01-21
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Giuli
1927-04-16
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Giuli
1927-04-16
6.4
Salt for Svanetia
1930-05-24
6.4
Gypsy Blood
1928-05-22
6.4
Afghan Khan in Tbilisi
1928-01-01
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The Variegateds Case
1958-04-21
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Cafe «Izotop»
1977-11-04
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Locomotive No. 1006
1926-01-01