Aleksandr Mikhailovich Faintsimmer (Feinzimmer, russian: Александр Михайлович Файнциммер; 31 December 1906 – 21 March 1982) was a Soviet film director. He has been cited as a filmmaker on the forefront of

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. His son

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was also a film director.

Filmography

* '' The Czar Wants to Sleep'' (''Poruchik Kizhe'') (1934), better known as ''Lieutenant Kijé''.

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wrote a famous instrumental piece, ''

Lieutenant Kijé Lieutenant Kijé or Kizhe (russian: Пору́чик Киже́, translit. Poruchik Kizhe), originally Kizh (Киж), is a fictional character in an anecdote about the reign of Emperor Paul I of Russia, in which the cover up of a transcript ...

'', as its main theme. * '' Men of the Sea'' (''Baltiytsy'') (1938) * ''

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'' (1941) * '' Kotovsky'' (1942) * ''Naval Battalion'' (1944) * ''

For Those Who Are at Sea For Those Who Are at Sea, (russian: За тех, кто в море) is a 1947 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer. Plot The film tells the story of the sailors who fought on torpedo boats during the Great Patriotic War. Starri ...

'' (1947) * ''

A Girl with a Guitar ''A Girl with Guitar'' (russian: Девушка с гитарой) is 1958 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Alexander Feinzimmer. After the success of the film '' Carnival Night'' starring Lyudmila Gurchenko the script of the film ''A Gi ...

'' (1948) * ''

They Have a Motherland ''They Have a Motherland'' (russian: У них есть Родина) is a 1949 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer and Vladimir Legoshin. Plot The film tells about the representatives of Soviet intelligence, who are trying to fi ...

'' (1949) * ''Konstantin Zaslonov'' (1949) * ''Aušra prie Nemuno'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

A Girl with Guitar ''A Girl with Guitar'' (russian: Девушка с гитарой) is 1958 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Alexander Feinzimmer. After the success of the film ''Carnival Night'' starring Lyudmila Gurchenko the script of the film ''A Gir ...

'' (1958) * ''Far in the West'' (1968) * ''50 to 50'' (1972) * ''Without the Right to Mistake'' (1974) * ''

The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya ''The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya'' (russian: Трактир на Пятницкой, Traktir na Pyatnitskoy) is a 1978 Soviet crime film. The picture is a screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Nikolai Leonov. The film became was one of the lead ...

'' (1978) * ''Farewell tour Artist'' (1979)

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* 1906 births 1982 deaths Soviet film directors Soviet Jews Stalin Prize winners Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Socialist realist artists {{USSR-film-director-stub