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Довженко Олександр Петрович
Oleksandr Dowschenko
Alexander Petrowitsch Dowschenko
Alexander Dowschenko
ألكسندر دوفجنكو
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Directing
Biography
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 (…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Dovzhenko. Full of Compromise
as Self (archive footage)
Oleksandr Dovzhenko. Odesa Dawn
as Self (archive footage)
Dovzhenko. Ukrainian Homer of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
How The Steel Was Tempered - On Screen and In Life
Oleksandr Dovzhenko in Memories
as Self (archive footage)
Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The Contemplations After Life
as Self (archive footage)
Dovzhenko. Diary. 1941-1945
as (archival footage)
Larisa
as Self (archive footage)
Sonata about the artist
as (voice)
Triumph Over Violence
as Self (archive footage)