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Mikheil Kalatozishvili

Directing

Born December 28, 1903 · Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Died March 27, 1973

Also known as Mikhaïl Konstantinovitch Kalatozov · Mikheïl Kalatozichvili · მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი

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Biography

Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov, born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. He is known for his films The Cranes Are Flying and I Am Cuba, winning the Palme d'Or for the former at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. In 1969, he was named a People's Artist of the USSR.

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Awards & recognition

  • Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
  • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour
  • Order of the Red Star
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  • Palme d'Or
  • People's artist of the Georgian SSR
  • People's Artist of the USSR
  • Stalin Prize
  • Stalin Prize, 2nd degree

Filmography4 titles

The Cranes Are Flying

1957Director

I Am Cuba

1964Director

Letter Never Sent

1960Director

The Red Tent

1969Additional Writing, Director