Viktor Yakovlevich Stanitsyn (russian: Ви́ктор Я́ковлевич Стани́цын; 1897–1976) was a Soviet and Russian

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and

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.Riley p.73 He appeared in a number of

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films including portraying

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in '' The Lights of Baku'' (1950) as well as several other films.

Biography

Viktor was born on May 2 in 1897 in Yekaterinoslav (now — Dnipro,

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). He rarely acted in movies. He played in the films: "The Guilty Without Guilt" (1945), "Dead Souls" (1960, the governor), "War and Peace" (1967, Ilya Andreevich Rostov), in the Ukrainian film "The Third Strike" (1948, F. I. Tolbukhin, army general), etc. The actor and director V. Stanytsyn's great contribution to cinema and theater was recognized by state awards. He died on December 23, 1976 in Moscow. He was buried at the Vvedenskoye (German) Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1949) as

/ General Fedor Tolbukhin * '' The Fall of Berlin'' (1950) as Winston Churchill * '' The Lights of Baku'' (1950) as Winston Churchill * ''

The Unforgettable Year 1919 ''The Unforgettable Year 1919'' (russian: Незабываемый 1919 год, Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god) is a 1951 Soviet historical drama film directed by Mikheil Chiaureli. Plot May 1919. The city of Petrograd, the Bolsheviks' stronghold in Rus ...

'' (1951) as Winston Churchill * ''

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 writt ...

'' (1953) as Prince Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky * '' Dead Souls'' (1960) as Governor Stanitsyn's last cinematic role was of Ilya Rostov, in the four-part film series ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'' (1966–67), directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.

References

Bibliography

* Riley, John. ''Dmitri Shostakovich: A Life in Film''. Tauris, 2005.

External links

* 1897 births 1976 deaths Ukrainian male film actors Actors from Dnipro People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Honored Artists of the RSFSR Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Academic staff of Moscow Art Theatre School {{USSR-actor-stub