Samson Samsonov
Samson Iosifovich Samsonov (23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1991. Samsonov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1951, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov.
Also recorded as Samson Iosifovich Samsonov
Samson Samsonov
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- Name
- Samson Samsonov
- Birth Name
- Samson Iosifovich Edelstein
- Born
- 23 February 1921
- Birthplace
- Novozybkov, Russian SFSR
- Died
- 31 August 2002
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Full name
- Самсон Иосифович Эдельштейн.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- film director · actor · screenwriter · theatre director
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Honours
- People's Artist of the USSR · People's Artist of the RSFSR · Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · Order of Honour · Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude · Silver Lion
- Languages
- Russian
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• Name — Samson Samsonov • Native Name — Самсон Самсонов • Birth Name — Samson Iosifovich Edelstein • Born — 23 February 1921 • Birthplace — Novozybkov, Russian SFSR • Died — 31 August 2002 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Resting Place — Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow • Years Active — 1948–1996 • Title — People's Artist of the USSR (1991) • Notable Works — An Optimistic Tragedy (1963)
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Samson Samsonov (23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a film director. Samson Samsonov was born on 23 February 1921 in Novozybkov. Samson Samsonov died on 31 August 2002 in Moscow.
Filmography
Filmography
• Poprygunya (Попрыгунья) / The Grasshopper (1955) • Za vitrinnoy univermaga (За витриной универмага) / Behind Show Windows (1956) • Ognennye versty (Огненные вёрсты) / Miles of Fire (1957) • Rovesnik veka (Ровесник века) /Contemporary of the Century (1960) • Optimisticheskaya tragediya (Оптимистическая трагедия) / Optimistic Tragedy (1963) • Tri sestry (Три сестры) / The Three Sisters (1964) • Arena (Арена) / Arena (1967) • Kazhdyy vecher v odinnadtsat (Каждый вечер в одиннадцать) /Each Evening at Eleven (1969) • Mnogo shuma iz nichego (Много шума из ничего) / Much Ado About Nothing (1973) • Chisto angliyskoe ubiystvo (Чисто английское убийство) /A Very English Murder (1974) • Beshenoe zoloto (Бешеное золото) /The Golden Fleece (1976) • Zhuravl v nebe (Журавль в небе) / Crane in the Sky (1977) • Torgovka i poet (Торговка и поэт) / (1980) • Vosmoye chudo sveta (Восьмое чудо света) / Eighth Wonder of the World (1981) • Odinokim predostavlyaetsya obshchezhitiye (Одиноким предоставляется общежитие) / Offered for Singles (1983) • Tantsploshchadka (Танцплощадка) / Dancefloor (1985) • Neprikayannyy (Неприкаянный) / Stranded (1989) • Myshelovka (Мышеловка) / The Mousetrap (1990) • Kazino (Казино) / Casino (1992) • Milyy drug davno zabytykh let... (Милый друг давно забытых лет...) / Sweet Friend of Years Forgotten Long Ago... (1996)
Identity
Identity
Samson Samsonov is recorded as having received People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Recorded at birth as Самсон Иосифович Эдельштейн.
Life and career
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2002
Samson Samsonov died in 2002 at Moscow.
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Novozybkov.
Birth place
Moscow.
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Recognition and collections
Samson Samsonov received People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Order of Honour, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude and Silver Lion.
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- “Samson Samsonov”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Literature
Literature
The Image of a Science Worker and the Artistic Space of Samson Samsonov’s Film Every Evening at Eleven, Телекинет, 2024
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scholarly publication
Mnogo shuma iz nichego (Much Ado About Nothing, dire. Samson Samsonov, Soviet Union, 1973), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare, 2022Crossref registry
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