Valentin Chernykh
Valentin Konstantinovich Chernykh (12 March 1935 – 6 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright and director. He wrote for more than 35 films between 1972 and 2011. He was the Head of the Jury at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Valentin Chernykh

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- Name
- Valentin Chernykh
- Birth Name
- Valentin Konstantinovich Chernykh
- Born
- 12 March 1935
- Birthplace
- Pskov, RSFSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 6 August 2012
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, playwright, director
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Fields
- literature · theatre · film
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Honours
- USSR State Prize · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Order of Friendship · Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · TEFI
- Languages
- Russian
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Valentin Konstantinovich Chernykh (12 March 1935 – 6 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright and director. He wrote for more than 35 films between 1972 and 2011. He was the Head of the Jury at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Valentin Chernykh studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is literature, theatre and film. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are socialist realism. Employment is recorded with Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
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• Name — Valentin Chernykh • Birth Name — Valentin Konstantinovich Chernykh • Born — 12 March 1935 • Birthplace — Pskov, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 6 August 2012 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Screenwriter, playwright, director • Years Active — 1963–2012
Filmography
Filmography
• A Man at His Place (1972) • Earthly Love (1974) • Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1979) • Taste of Bread (1979) • To Marry a Captain (1985) • Team 33 (1987) • Love with Privileges (1989) • I Declare War on You (1990) • Tests for Real Men (1998) • Women's Property (1999) • Children of the Arbat (2004) • Our Own (2004) • Brezhnev (2005)
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• USSR State Prize (1980) – for screenplay to the multiple-part film Taste of Bread (1979) • Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1980) • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1985) – for services in development of the Soviet cinema and in connection with 50th birthday • Order of Friendship (2010) – for services in development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful work
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