Savva Kulish
Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film Takeoff won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Savva Kulish
- Name
- Savva Kulish
- Born
- 17 October 1936
- Birthplace
- Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
- Died
- 9 June 2001
- Place of death
- Yaroslavl, Russia
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- socialist realism.
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
- Honours
- People's Artist of the Russian Federation and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film Takeoff won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Biography
Biography
He was awarded with the People's Artist of Russia in 1995.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Savva Kulish • Born — 17 October 1936 • Birthplace — Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine) • Died — 9 June 2001 • Place of death — Yaroslavl, Russia • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1959—2001
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Dead Season (1968) — director • Takeoff (1979) — director • Fairy tales... fairy tales... fairy tales of the old Arbat (1982) — director, screenwriter • Fouetté (1986) — screenwriter • Tragedy, Rock Style (1988) — director, screenwriter • Stalin's Funeral (1990) — actor
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Savva Yakovlevich Kulish. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Yakov Kulish. He married Varvara Arbuzova-Kulish.
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Savva Kulish died at Yaroslavl.
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Savva Kulish received People's Artist of the Russian Federation and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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