Grigori Kromanov
Grigori Kromanov (8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian theatre and film director. He directed some of the best-known Estonian movies, including Viimne reliikvia (The Last Relic) and "Hukkunud Alpinisti" hotell (Dead Mountaineer's Hotel). His 1976 film Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile (Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat) is based on the 1974 detective novel of the same namne by Yulian Semyonov.
Grigori Kromanov
- Born
- 1926. · Tallinn.
- Died
- 1984. · Vihula Rural Municipality.
- Nationality
- Estonia and Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- screenwriter and director.
- Education
- Russian Institute of Theatre Arts.
- Known for
- Devil with a False Passport, What Happened to Andres Lapeteus?, The Last Relic, Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Dead Mountaineer's Hotel.
- Honours
- Merited Art Worker of Estonian SSR.
- Languages
- Estonian.
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Grigori Kromanov (8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian theatre and film director. He directed some of the best-known Estonian movies, including Viimne reliikvia (The Last Relic) and "Hukkunud Alpinisti" hotell (Dead Mountaineer's Hotel). His 1976 film Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile (Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat) is based on the 1974 detective novel of the same namne by Yulian Semyonov.
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* Director Grigori Kromanov: memoirs, articles, letters, diaries. Compiled by Irena Veisaitė-Kromanova (1995) == External links
* Director Grigori Kromanov: memoirs, articles, letters, diaries. Compiled by Irena Veisaitė-Kromanova (1995) == External links
Grigori Kromanov studied at Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. The recorded working language is Estonian. Works named in the authority record are Devil with a False Passport, What Happened to Andres Lapeteus?, The Last Relic, Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Dead Mountaineer's Hotel. Distinctions recorded are Merited Art Worker of Estonian SSR.
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Grigori Kromanov died at Vihula Rural Municipality.
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- Director Grigori Kromanov: memoirs, articles, letters, diaries. Compiled by Irena Veisaitė-Kromanova (1995)
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