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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.

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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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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.

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