Vladimir Petrov (director)

Vladimir Petrov
Born	Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov (1896-07-22)22 July 1896 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	7 January 1966(1966-01-07) (aged 69) Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years active	1928–1964

Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Петров, 22 July 1896 – 7 January 1966) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 24 films between 1928 and 1964. He was awarded Stalin Prize four times, and became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.[1]

Filmography

• The Storm (Гроза); 1933
• Peter the Great (Петр Первый); 1937–1938
• Invisible Jan (Неуловимый Ян); 1943
• Kutuzov (Кутузов); 1943
• Guilty Without Guilt (Без вины виноватые); 1945
• The Battle of Stalingrad (Сталинградская битва); 1949
• Sporting Honour (Спортивная честь); 1951
• The Inspector-General (Ревизор); 1952
• Trista let tomu... (300 лет тому...); 1956
• Duel (Поединок); 1957
• First Lesson (Первый урок); 1960

Awards and honors

• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1935)
• Order of Lenin (1938)
• Four Stalin Prizes:
  • 1941 – for film Peter the Great
  • 1946 – for films Kutuzov and Guilty Without Guilt
  • 1950 – for film The Battle of Stalingrad
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944)
• People's Artist of the USSR (1950)
• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

References

1. Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 529–531. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

External links

• Vladimir Petrov at IMDb