Aleksandr Proshkin
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Proshkin (born 25 March 1940) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed fourteen films since 1975. His 2009 film The Miracle was entered into the 31st Moscow International Film Festival.
Also recorded as Aleksandr Anatolyevich Proshkin
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- Name
- Aleksandr Proshkin
- Born
- 25 March 1940
- Birthplace
- Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR (now St.
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- film direction.
- Education
- Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute.
- Honours
- USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th class, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 3rd class and Nika Award.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Aleksandr Anatolyevich Proshkin (born 25 March 1940) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed fourteen films since 1975. His 2009 film The Miracle was entered into the 31st Moscow International Film Festival.
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Biography
Aleksandr Proshkin studied at Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatre Institute. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is film direction. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Employment is recorded with Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Выбор натуры для фильма Михайло Ломоносов («От недр своих») в Соловках, 1982 год. Слева-направо: художник-постановщик фильма Леонид Михайлович Платов, режиссёр Александр Анатольевич Прошкин.
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Key facts
• Name — Aleksandr Proshkin • Born — 25 March 1940 • Birthplace — Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1975-present
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Cold Summer of 1953 (Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего, 1987) • Nikolai Vavilov (Николай Вавилов, 1990) • The Black Veil (Чёрная вуаль, 1995) • The Captain's Daughter (Русский бунт, 2000) • Live and Remember (Живи и помни, 2008) • The Miracle (Чудо, 2009) • Dr. Zhivago (2006 film) Доктор Живаго https: www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/peliculas/movie-352368
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Aleksandr Anatolyevich Proshkin. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Anatoly Proshkin. One child is recorded: Andrei Proshkin.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Aleksandr Proshkin worked in film direction. He was employed by Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre. He worked at Soviet Union.
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Aleksandr Proshkin received USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class and Nika Award.
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- 1.Peter Rollberg. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. 586–587. 2016. 978-1442268425.
- 2.31st Moscow International Film Festival (2009). MIFF.
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