Mikheil Chiaureli ( ka, მიხეილ ჭიაურელი, russian: Михаил Эдишерович Чиаурели, 6 February 1894 – 31 October 1974) was a Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974. He was awarded the

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five times in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.

Biography

In early life Chiaureli studied in a trade school and then worked for a while as a locksmith. Starting in amateur dramatics he became a professional actor aged 20 and worked as both actor and stage-decorator at the

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theatre. After 1917 he studied acting formally at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. Chiaureli won four Stalin Prizes and became a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.Soviet Calendar 1917-1947, Foreign Publishing House, Moscow 1947

Selected filmography

;as actor * ''Arsen Dzhordjiashvili'' (1921) as star of the first Soviet film made in Georgia * '' The Suram Fortress'' (1922) * ''Iron Hard Labor'' (1924; ) ;as director *''The First Cornet Streshnev'' (1928) *''

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'' (1929) *''Khabarda'' (1931) *''The Last Masquerade'' (1934) *''Arsen'' (1937) *''

The Great Dawn ''The Great Dawn'' ( Georgian: ''დიადი განთიადი'', trans. Diadi Gant’iadi; Russian: ''Великое зарево'', trans. Velikoe Zarevo. English-language title: ''They Wanted Peace''.) is a 1938 Soviet Georgian fil ...

'' (1938) *'' Georgi Saakadze'' (1942) *'' Klyatva (The Vow)'' (1946) *'' The Fall of Berlin'' (1949) *'' The Unforgettable Year 1919'' (1952) *''The Widow Otarova'' (1957) *''The Story of a Girl'' (1960) *''Generals and Daisies'' (1964) *''Any Other Time'' (1967)

References

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* Soviet film directors Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography faculty Stalin Prize winners Film directors from Georgia (country) Film people from Tbilisi 1894 births 1974 deaths {{USSR-film-director-stub