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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fetin (russian: Владимир Александрович Фетин; 14 October 1925 — 20 August 1981) was a Soviet film director. He was named Merited Artist of the RSFSR in 1975.Cinema. Encyclopedic Dictionary // ed.
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. — Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1987, p. 447


Biography

Vladimir Fetin was born in
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into a noble Russian-
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Fetting family which traced its history to Pyotr Ivanovich Fetting (born Pierre Friedrich de Fetting), a military engineer who moved to the
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from
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in 1812.
and fought in the first reserve artillery corps. He changed several professions after the war, then entered the director's faculty at VGIK, a workshop led by Sergei Gerasimov which he finished in 1959. His diploma short ''The Colt'' based on
Mikhail Sholokhov Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov ( rus, Михаил Александрович Шолохов, p=ˈʂoləxəf; – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life ...
's story saw a theatrical release by
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where he had been working since. It was compared favourably with the French movie ''
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'' by foreign critique. Fetting's surname appeared as "Fetin" in the credits, he adopted it and used in all of his movies. In 1960 he was approached with an ambitious screenplay of a comedy about a ship overran by tigers. It was written with the famous tiger tamer Margarita Nazarova in mind who agreed to play the main part while her husband and circus partner Konstantin Konstantinovsky was to manage tigers and perform various stunts. ''
Striped Trip ''Striped Trip'' (russian: Полосатый рейс, Polosatyi reys) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin, with the acclaimed tiger tamer Margarita Nazarova in the main role. The movie was seen by 45.8 mil. viewers on the y ...
'' was shot on board of a motor vessel in the
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, with ten tigers, a lion and a chimpanzee acting along with popular comedy actors. It was released in 1961 to an overwhelming success, becoming the Soviet box leader with 45.8 mln viewers. After that Fetin turned back to dramas and directed ''
Don Tale ''Don Tale'' (russian: Донская повесть) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot The film tells about a red Cossack and his beloved woman, who, during childbirth, confesses to him that he is a spy for the White ...
'' (1964), another Sholokhov adaptation based on two of his early stories. Once again he cast
Yevgeny Leonov Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as ''Gentlemen ...
in the main part along with Lyudmila Chursina whom he married shortly after the film was released, again, to a success, becoming the 7th most popular Soviet movie of 1964 with 31.8 mln viewers. His drama '' Sweet Woman'' was seen by 31.3 mln people, becoming the 12th most successful Soviet film of 1977. Vladimir Fetin died on 20 August 1981 from heart attack, shortly after finishing ''Lost Among the Living''. He was buried in Leningrad at the South Cemetery. He was married three times, with a son from the first marriage and a daughter from the third. His second wife, an actress Lyudmila Chursina (born 1941), starred in four of his movies in the leading roles. According to her, Fetin developed a drinking problem while waiting for new projects which led to a split and ruined his health.Natalia Nikolaichik
Ludmila Chursina: I was close to becoming a bum
interview at the Seven Days magazine, 1 August 2012 (in Russian)


Filmography

*1959 — ''The Colt'' (Жеребёнок) *1961 — ''
Striped Trip ''Striped Trip'' (russian: Полосатый рейс, Polosatyi reys) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin, with the acclaimed tiger tamer Margarita Nazarova in the main role. The movie was seen by 45.8 mil. viewers on the y ...
'' (Полосатый рейс) *1963 — '' Big Fitil'' (Большой фитиль), the ''Payoff'' episode (Расплата) *1964 — ''
Don Tale ''Don Tale'' (russian: Донская повесть) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot The film tells about a red Cossack and his beloved woman, who, during childbirth, confesses to him that he is a spy for the White ...
'' (Донская повесть) *1968 — ''
Virineya ''Virineya'' (russian: Виринея) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot Civil War. Virineya is a despised creature in the remote village of Nebesnovka. Clever, beautiful, desperate head, she herself, out of a sense of ...
'' (Виринея) *1970 — ''Lyubov Yarovaya'' (Любовь Яровая) *1973 — ''Open Book'' (Открытая книга) *1975 — '' Fitil'' (Фитиль), ''The Flying Saucers'' episode (Летающие тарелки) *1976 — '' Sweet Woman'' (Сладкая женщина) *1979 — ''
A Taiga Story ''A Taiga Story'' (russian: Таёжная повесть) is a 1979 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot The film tells about the taiga hunter Akim, who meets a dying girl and decides to save her. Having regained consciousness, sh ...
'' (Таёжная повесть) *1981 — ''Lost Among the Living'' (Пропавшие среди живых)


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