Gerald Bezhanov
Gerald Surenovich Bezhanov (15 March 1940 – 30 October 2025) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. Among his films include The Most Charming and Attractive (1985) and Where is the Nophelet? Bezhanov graduated from Tbilisi State University and the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
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Gerald Bezhanov
- Born
- 1940 · Tbilisi.
- Died
- 2025 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- actor · film director · screenwriter · film producer
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Honours
- Order of Friendship · Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Languages
- Russian
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Born at Tbilisi in 1940, died in Moscow in 2025.
Gerald Bezhanov studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are Order of Friendship and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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