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A. A. Khanzhonkov, Александр Алексеевич Ханжонков, Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov, A. Chanshonkov, Александр Ханжонков, А. Ханжонков
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In 1906 he opened the A. Khanzhonkov Trading House (since 1912 - A. Khanzhonkov & K JSC), the first Russian company selling and renting foreign films. Since 1907, he began production of game productions and chronicles. One of the founders of Russian cinematography. Vladislav Starevich, Eugene Bauer, Petr Chardynin, Vera Kholodnaya, Ivan Mozhuhin, Vera Caralli, Vitold Polonsky, Ivan Perestiani and others. In 1920, he emigrated after the nationalization of film enterprises. He lived in Constantinople, Milan, Venice and other European cities. In 1922 he was elected honorary chairman of the Union of Russian Cinema Figures of Germany. In 1923, at the invitation of Rusfilm, he returned to the USSR, worked as a consultant in Goskino, head. production of "Proletkino". In 1926 he was arrested among others. However, they had extra opportunities to work in professions. Rehabilitated in 1934. In the same year, in connection with the 15th anniversary of Soviet cinema, he received a personal state award. The author of memoirs published in the book "The First Years of Russian Cinematography" (1937) and other publications; essays published in the 1960s. He died on September 26, 1945 in Yalta, in poverty and complete oblivion.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1877-08-08
- event Death Date 1945-09-26
- school Known for: Production
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- info Birth Place Khanzhonkovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
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Annushka's Case
1917-05-30
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Defence of Sevastopol
1911-12-22
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A Revolutionary
1917-04-02
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The Little House in Kolomna
1913-10-09
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Glory to Us, Death to the Enemy
1914-11-01
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Tears
1914-03-16
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After Death
1915-12-29
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Daydreams
1915-10-10
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Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow
1908-12-20
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Engineer Prite's Project
1918-01-09
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Boyar Orsha
1910-01-02
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Twilight of a Woman's Soul
1913-11-26
8.5
The Cameraman's Revenge
1912-10-27
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The Dying Swan
1917-01-17
8.5
A Trip To The Moon
1912-01-01
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Mysterious Someone
1914-11-09
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At Midnight in the Graveyard
1910-02-12
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Leon Drey
1915-08-11
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Defence of Sevastopol
1911-12-22
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In the Hands of Merciless Fate
1914-12-11
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Defence of Sevastopol
1911-12-22
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Her Heroic Feat
1914-09-29
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Chrysanthemums
1914-11-03
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The In-Law
1912-08-19
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Wicked Night
1914-11-18
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Miss Meri
1918-04-23
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Vadim
1910-10-02
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Viy
1909-11-27
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Another's Soul
1916-10-18
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Boulevard Slush
1918-05-03
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Mermaid
1910-04-12
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Dream And Life
1918-04-16
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Sorrows of Sarah
1913-09-09
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Accession of the Romanov Dynasty
1913-03-01
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A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding
1909-05-08
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The Retribution
1916-10-25
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A Woman’s Truth
1917-02-07
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The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights
1914-12-29
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Silent Witnesses
1914-04-29
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Life in Death
1914-10-24
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Song of Triumphant Love
1915-01-02
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The Pearl Necklace
1915-04-04
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Do You Remember?..
1914-12-25
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The Happiness of Eternal Night
1915-11-17
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Children of the Age
1915-10-03
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In the Land of Love
1917-01-01
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Yuriy Nagorniy
1916-01-16
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Twilight
1917-12-30
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The Alarm
1917-05-05
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Only Once a Year
1914-01-01
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Child of the Big City
1914-03-05
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Idols
1915-03-21
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The 1002nd Ruse
1915-05-28
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Human Abysses
1916-04-16
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A Life for a Life
1916-05-09
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Mysterious World
1916-05-31
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The Moon Beauty
1916-09-01
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Lina's Adventure in Sochi
1916-09-10
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Nina
1916-12-10
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Nelly Raintseva
1916-12-13
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Who Ruined This Life?
1916-05-18
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Mirages
1916-01-02
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Cold Souls
1914-11-11
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In A Lively Place
1911-11-22
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The Enchantress
1909-11-10
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Vanka the Steward
1909-09-14
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Khaz-Bulat
1913-12-27
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The Child Of Science
1914-11-15
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Love of a State Councillor
1915-11-10
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Assassination Attempt on the Governor
1917-11-27
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The Spring's Stream
1912-09-04
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The Man
1912-10-16