Samson Samsonov
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Samson Iosifovich Samsonov was a Soviet and Russian film director
and screenwriter
, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR
in 1991.
Samson Samsonov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
in 1951, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
in 1991.
Samson Samsonov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov), VGIK for short, is a film school in Moscow, Russia.-History:...
in 1951, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov.
Filmography
- Poprygunya (Попрыгунья) / The Cricket (1955)
- Za vitrinnoy univermaga (За витриной универмага) / Behind Show Windows (1956)
- Ognennye versty (Огненные вёрсты) / Miles of FireMiles of FireMiles of Fire/The Burning Miles is an early Red Western filmed by Samson Samsonov in 1957. Often considered the earliest of the 'Red Westerns' , it was made before the term was coined...
(1957) - Rovesnik veka (Ровесник века) /Contemporary of the Century (1960)
- Optimisticheskaya tragediya (Оптимистическая трагедия) / Optimistic TragedyOptimistic Tragedy (film)Optimistic Tragedy is a 1963 Soviet film directed by Samson Samsonov. It is based on the eponymous play by Vsevolod Vishnevsky and was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival....
(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 MurderA Very English MurderA Very English Murder is a 1974 Soviet teleplay directed by Samson Samsonov, based on the novel An English Murder by Cyril Hare.The film has been shot on stage with multiple television cameras running simultaneously. Originally the film had been cut in two versions: a television version had three...
(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) (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)