Sergei Dmitrievich Vasilyev (4 November 1900 – 16 December 1959) was a Soviet film director

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:...

, editor, 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:...

. From 1928

1928 in film

-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...

 to 1943

1943 in film

The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....

 together with Georgi Vasilyev

Georgi Vasilyev

Georgi Nikolaevich Vasilyev was a Soviet film director, editor, and screenwriter. From 1928 to 1943 together with Sergei Vasilyev he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev...

 (often jointly credited as Vasilyev brothers

Vasilyev brothers

Georgi Vasilyev and Sergei Vasilyev , usually credited as Vasilyev brothers were two namesake Russian Soviet film directors and screenwriters...

) he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev

Chapaev (film)

Chapaev is a 1934 Soviet film. It was directed by the Vasilyev brothers on Lenfilm. It is a story about Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev , a legendary Red Army commander who became a hero of the Russian Civil War...

(1934). Sergei Vasilyev 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 1948; and received (with Georgi Vasilyev) two Stalin Prize

USSR State Prize

The USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....

s in 1941 and 1942.

Filmography

Year	English Title	Russian Title	Comments
1928	Heroic Deed Among the Ice Heroic Deed Among the Ice Heroic Deed Among the Ice is a 1928 Soviet silent documentary film. It is also known as Exploit on the Ice and Ice-Breaker Krassin...	Подвиг во льдах	Director; documentary
1930	The Sleeping Beauty The Sleeping Beauty (film) The Sleeping Beauty is a 1930 Soviet film directed by Georgi Vasilyev and Sergei Vasilyev, their first feature film.The main themes of the film are the conflict between old art forms such as ballet and the revolution and the need for creating new, proletarian forms of art.-Cast:* Konstantin...	Спящая красавица	Director, screenwriter
1932	A Personal Affair	Личное дело	Director, screenwriter
1934	Chapaev Chapaev (film) Chapaev is a 1934 Soviet film. It was directed by the Vasilyev brothers on Lenfilm. It is a story about Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev , a legendary Red Army commander who became a hero of the Russian Civil War...	Чапаев	Director, screenwriter, actor
1937	Volotchayevsk Days	Волочаевские дни	Director, screenwriter
1942	The Defense of Tsaritsyn	Оборона Царицына	Director, screenwriter
1943	The Front	Фронт	Director, screenwriter
1955	Heroes of Shipka	Герои Шипки	Director
1958	In the October Days	В дни Октября	Director, screenwriter

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