Viktor Illarionovich Ivchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Іларіонович Івченко) was a Soviet film director and writer. He was the father of another film director, Boris Ivchenko. Ivchenko was born in the city of

Bohodukhiv left Bohodukhiv ( uk, Богодухів, russian: Богодухов - ''Bogodukhov'') is a city in Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion (district). Bohodukhiv hosts the administratio ...

Kharkov Governorate The Kharkov Governorate ( pre-reform Russian: , tr. ''Khárkovskaya gubérniya'', IPA: �xarʲkəfskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə ) was a governorate of the Russian Empire founded in 1835. It embraced the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. Fro ...

, on October 9, 1912. In 1933 he graduated from the Kharkiv Road-Construction College and in 1937 - the Kyiv Theater Institute. Ivchenko also was a play director of the Ukrainian Drama Theater of M.Zankovetska (1937–1953) and a film director of the Dovzhenko Film Studios (1953–1972). Ivchenko was first married to Olga Nozhkina, later - Ninel Myshkova. He wrote scripts for "Forest Song" (1961) and " Annychka" (1968).

Filmography

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Marina's Destiny ''Marina's Destiny'' (russian: Судьба Марины, translit=Sud’ba Mariny) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film takes place in Ukraine, in the villag ...

" (1953) * "Nazar Stodolya" (1955) * "There is a such fellow" (1956) * E.A. — Extraordinary Accident (1958) * " Ivanna" (1959) * "Forest Song" (1961) * "Hello, Hnat!" (1962) * "Silver coach" (1963) * " The Viper" (1965) * "The 10th step" (1967) * "Frost was falling" (1969) * "Way to Heart" (1970) * "Sofia Hrushko" (1971) He died on September 7, 1972, at the age of 60.

Awards and Prizes

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

* Second prize at the 2nd All-Union film festival in Kiev and the 3rd All-Union film festival in Minsk *

Shevchenko National Prize Shevchenko National Prize ( uk, Націона́льна пре́мія Украї́ни і́мені Тараса́ Шевче́нка; also ''Shevchenko Award'') is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since ...

* People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1960)

Awards

In 1953, Ivchenko and Isaak Shmaruk were nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the

1953 Cannes Film Festival The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to ''The Wages of Fear'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The festival opened with '' Horizons sans fin'' by Jean Dréville. During the opening ceremony ...

for the film "

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* * 1912 births 1972 deaths People from Bohodukhiv Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University alumni Academic staff of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Shevchenko National Prize Soviet drama teachers Soviet film directors Ukrainian film directors {{Soviet-bio-stub Burials at Baikove Cemetery