Aleksandr Borisovich Stolper (russian: Александр Борисович Столпер; 12 August 1907, in Dvinsk (now

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) – 12 January 1979, in

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) was a

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and

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. He directed 14 films between 1940 and 1977. Aleksandr Stolper was awarded the

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in 1949 and 1951 and received the honorary title

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 ...

in 1977.Путёвка длиной в жизнь
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Filmography

*'' The Law of Life'' (1940) *''

Lad from Our Town Lad from Our Town, (russian: Парень из нашего города) is a 1942 Soviet World War II film directed by Boris Ivanov and Aleksandr Stolper. Plot The film tells about Saratovite Sergey Lukonin, who goes to a tank school in Omsk, ...

'' (1942) *'' Wait for Me'' (1943) *''

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'' (1945) *''Our Heart'' (1946) *''

Tale of a True Man Tale of a True Man (russian: Повесть о настоящем человеке) is a Soviet feature film directed by Aleksandr Stolper, shot on the same name book by Boris Polevoy. For the participation in the film, a number of film actors ...

'' (1948) *''

Far from Moscow ''Far from Moscow'' (Russian: ''Далеко от Москвы'') is a 1950 Soviet war drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper and starring Nikolay Okhlopkov, Lev Sverdlin and Pavel Kadochnikov. It is based on Vasily Azhayev's 1948 novel of the ...

'' (1950) *''

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'' (1955) *'' A Unique Spring'' (1957) *'' Hard Happiness'' (1958) *''

The Alive and the Dead ''The Alive and the Dead'' (russian: Живые и мёртвые, Zhivye i myortvye) is a 1964 Soviet film directed by Aleksandr Stolper based on the eponymous 1959 novel ''The Living and the Dead'' by Konstantin Simonov. Plot The film tak ...

'' (1964) *'' Retribution'' (1967) *'' The Fourth'' (1972) *''Slope: Zero'' (1977)

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* Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Male screenwriters People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography 1907 births 1979 deaths Writers from Daugavpils Soviet drama teachers Academic staff of High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Burials at Vvedenskoye Cemetery {{USSR-film-director-stub