Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Bolotbek Shamshiyev
Born(1941-01-12)12 January 1941
Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR
Died21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (aged 78)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1965–1988

Bolotbek Shamshiyev (12 January 1941 – 21 December 2019) was a Kyrgyz film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988. His 1976 film The White Ship was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Selected filmography

  • Heat (Зной, 1963, actor)
  • Gunshot at the Mountain Pass (Выстрел на перевале Караш, 1969)
  • The Red Poppies at Issyk-Kul (Алые маки Иссык-Куля, 1972)
  • The White Ship (Белый Пароход, 1976)
  • Snipers (Снайперы, 1985)

References

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 661–662. ISBN 978-1442268425.
  2. ^ "В Киргизии скончался советский кинорежиссер Болот Шамшиев". regnum.ru (in Russian). 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for The White Ship". imdb.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.


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