Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi (russian: Александр Григорьевич Зархи; 18 February 1908 – 27 January 1997) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter.

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1969).

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour (russian: links=no, Герой Социалистического Труда, Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It repre ...

(1978). His film ''

Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky ''Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky'' (russian: Двадцать шесть дней из жизни Достоевского, Dvadtsat shest dney iz zhizni Dostoevskogo) is a 1981 Soviet biographical film about writer Fyodor Dostoevs ...

'' was nominated for the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

at the

31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film '' Deprisa, Deprisa'' directed by Carlos Saura. The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Mic ...

in 1981.

Filmography

* ''The Song of Metal (Песнь о металле)'' (1928); documentary * '' Wind in the Face (Ветер в лицо)'' (1930); co-directed with

Iosif Kheifits Iosif Yefimovich Kheifits ( be, Іосіф Яўхімавіч Хейфіц; – 24 April 1995) was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946), People's Artist of USSR (1964), Hero of Socialist Labor (1975). Member of t ...

* ''Noon (Полдень)'' (1931); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

My Motherland "My Motherland" () is a song written for the Chinese movie '' Battle on Shangganling Mountain'' (1956). Lyrics were written by Qiao Yu (). Music was composed by Liu Chi (). Both of them are well known for a number of songs since the 1950s. It rema ...

(Моя Родина)'' (1933); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

Hectic Days Red Army Days (russian: Горячие денечки, Goryachie denyochki) is a 1935 Soviet comedy film directed by Alexander Zarkhi and Iosif Kheifits. Plot In the provincial town for exercises come tank units of the Red Army. Tank commande ...

(Горячие денечки)'' (1935); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * '' Baltic Deputy (Депутат Балтики)'' (1937); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''Member of the Government (Член правительства)'' (1940); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * '' His Name Is Sukhe-Bator (Его зовут Сухэ-Батор)'' (1942); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

The Last Hill The Last Hill, (russian: Малахов курган) is a 1944 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. Plot The film tells about five sailors fighting on Malakhov Kurgan for Sevastopol. Starring * Nikolay Kryuchk ...

(Малахов курган)''(1944); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * '' In the Name of Life (Во имя жизни)'' (1946); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''The Precious Seed (Драгоценные зерна)'' (1948); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''The Fires of Baku (Огни Баку)'' (1950); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits and

Rza Tahmasib Rza Abbasgulu oglu Tahmasib ( az, Rza Təhmasib; 20 April 1894, Nakhchivan City – 14 February 1980, Baku) was an Azerbaijani film director and actor. He also worked as a professor of theatre, and translator of play scripts from Russian into Az ...

* ''Kolkhoz Rassvet (Колхоз "Рассвет")'' (1951); documentary * '' Pavlinka (Павлинка)'' (1952); TV play * ''Nesterka (Нестерка)'' (1954) * ''

The Height ''The Height'' (Russian: Высота, Translit.: Vysota) is a 1957 Soviet drama film produced at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksander Zarkhi after the novel of the same name written by Evgeny Vorobyov. It stars Nikolai Rybnikov and Inna Makarov ...

(Высота)'' (1957) * '' People on the Bridge (Люди на мосту)'' (1960) * ''

My Younger Brother ''My Younger Brother'' (russian: Мой младший брат) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi. Plot The film tells about four friends who, after passing the final exams, decided to go to the Baltic States to feel like ...

(Мой младший брат)'' (1962) * ''Hello, Life!'' (1963) * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writte ...

(Анна Каренина)'' (1967) * ''Towns and Years (Города и годы)'' (1973) * '' Story of an Unknown Actor (Повесть о неизвестном актере)'' (1976) * ''

(Двадцать шесть дней из жизни Достоевского)'' (1981) * ''Chicherin (Чичерин)'' (1986)

Awards and honours

* Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1940) * Two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

(1965) *

(1969) *

(1978) *

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

(1978) *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...

(1986)

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