Nikolai Igorevich Lebedev (russian: Николай Игоревич Лебедев; born 16 November 1966) is a Russian
film director
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,
screenwriter
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...
and
film producer
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. Born in
Kishinev (now
Chișinău
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),
Soviet Union
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(now
Moldova
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).
He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of
Wolfhound (2007) and
Legend № 17
''Legend No. 17'' (russian: Легенда №17) is a 2013 Russian biographical sports film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and produced by Trite Studio. The film is based on real events and tells of the rise to fame of the Soviet hockey player Val ...
(2013), both of which became well grossing films in Russian cinema. Other films include the critically lauded drama ''
The Star
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'' (2002), the drama film ''
Soundtrack of Passion'' (2009), and the disaster film ''
Flight Crew
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Commercial aviation
Flight deck positions ...
'' (2016).
Filmography
References
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1966 births
Living people
Russian film directors
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
Russian screenwriters
Film people from Chișinău
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