Anatoly Balchev
Anatoly Balchev (Ukrainian Анатолий Маркович Бальчев, born 28 July 1946) is a Russian composer, actor, screenwriter and director.
Anatoly Balchev
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- 28 July 1946
- Occupation
- Composer, actor, screenwriter and director
- Languages
- Ukrainian
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Anatoly Balchev (Ukrainian Анатолий Маркович Бальчев, born 28 July 1946) is a Russian composer, actor, screenwriter and director.
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• Native Name — Анатолий Маркович Бальчев • Born — 28 July 1946 • Occupation — Composer, actor, screenwriter and director
Life and work
Life and work
Balchev initially worked as a composer, creating pieces for the cinema and theater, as well as songs for Russian pop stars and releasing albums with his own songs. In the self-written piece The Poets' Café he debuted in 1990 as a director. In the 1990s he was co-producer of the Russian-American project Cops in Russia, the Russian version of the television show COPS by Fox Television. In 1998 he founded the Apollo Film Studio. His intensive study of film-making practiced in Hollywood enabled him to direct the Russian-American movie Passenger from San Francisco. He has written several screenplays waiting to be filmed. In 2026, Russian director and screenwriter Anatoly Balchev presented the documentary-biographical film Vysotsky. Unknown Pages (18+) in Kazan. The film forms part of his ongoing exploration of the life and legacy of Soviet singer, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.
Filmography (selection)
Filmography (selection)
• Высоцкий. Неизвестные страницы (Vysotsky, Unknown Pages), 2017 • Пассажир из Сан-Франциско (Passenger from San Francisco), 2014 • Vladimir Vysotsky's 80th Birthday
Songs (selection)
Songs (selection)
• Пасхальная (Easter) • Хризантемы (chrysanthemums) • У зим бывают имена (winter have names) • Ялта (Yalta)
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- 1.Anatoly Balchev. On: www.kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved on 14 October 2018.
- 2.New film by Anatoly Balchev about Vysotsky shown in Kazan.
- 3.Company, Stukkerts. Anatoly Balchev Premieres “Vysotsky. Unknown… True Stories.” at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival - National Insider. 2025-06-05.
- 4.Vladimir Vysotsky’s 80th Birthday.
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