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Igor Talankin

Igor Vasilyevich Talankin (Russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Тала́нкин; 3 October 1927 – 24 July 2010) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. His film Splendid Days (1960, co-directed with Georgiy Daneliya) won the Crystal Globe (the main award) at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and Tchaikovsky (1969) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Igor Talankin

Full name
Industrij Vasil‘jevič Talankin.
Born
1927. · Noginsk.
Died
2010. · Moscow.
Nationality
Soviet Union and Russia.
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, university teacher, drama teacher and film producer.
Education
Russian Institute of Theatre Arts and Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors.
Honours
People's Artist of the USSR, Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and Crystal Globe.
Languages
Russian.

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Igor Vasilyevich Talankin (Russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Тала́нкин; 3 October 1927 – 24 July 2010) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. His film Splendid Days (1960, co-directed with Georgiy Daneliya) won the Crystal Globe (the main award) at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and Tchaikovsky (1969) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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