Mikhail Kalatozov

Mikhail Kalatozov

Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov (28 December 1903 – 27 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. He is most well known for his films The Cranes Are Flying and Soy Cuba. In 1969, he received the People's Artist of the USSR accolade. His film The Cranes Are Flying won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Kalatozov studied economics and changed many professions before starting his film career as an actor and later — as a cinematographer. He directed several documentary films, including Their Kingdom (with Nutsa Gogoberidze, the first Georgian female film director)[2] and Salt for Svanetia (1930). In 1933 he enrolled to the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. In 1936 he headed the Kartuli Pilmi film studio, then he was suggested a place at the USSR State Committee for Cinematography. In 1939 he moved to Leningrad to work at the Lenfilm studio as a film director. During World War II he directed several propaganda films and worked as a cultural attaché at the Soviet embassy in the United States.

  • Popularity : 2.106
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1903-12-28
  • Place of Birth : Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
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Mikhail Kalatozov Movies

  • 2005
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    I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

    I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

    7.2 2005 HD

    Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of...

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  • 1941
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    Wings of Victory

    Wings of Victory

    4.1 1941 HD

    The film is based on the biography of Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), a Russian pilot, who set several long distance flight records. Chkalov and his...

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  • 1925
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    The Case of the Murder of Tariel Mklavadze

    The Case of the Murder of Tariel Mklavadze

    3.3 1925 HD

    Schoolteacher Spiridon and his pretty wife Despine are taking a room in a small inn. Tariel Mklavadze, a local nobleman and debauchee falls for a...

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  • 1969
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    The Red Tent

    The Red Tent

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1964
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    I Am Cuba

    I Am Cuba

    7.9 1964 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Cranes Are Flying

    The Cranes Are Flying

    7.9 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    Conspiracy of the Doomed

    Conspiracy of the Doomed

    4.6 1950 HD

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  • 1960
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    Letter Never Sent

    Letter Never Sent

    7.2 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    The First Echelon

    The First Echelon

    4.6 1955 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Nail in the Boot

    The Nail in the Boot

    6.4 1931 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Red Tent

    The Red Tent

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1954
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    True Friends

    True Friends

    7.2 1954 HD

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  • 1930
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    Salt for Svanetia

    Salt for Svanetia

    6.5 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    Their Kingdom

    Their Kingdom

    4 1928 HD

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  • 1941
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    Wings of Victory

    Wings of Victory

    4.1 1941 HD

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  • 1956
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    Hostile Whirlwinds

    Hostile Whirlwinds

    4.8 1956 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Blind Woman

    The Blind Woman

    2 1930 HD

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  • 1929
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    Moscow MXAT Theatre in Tbilisi

    Moscow MXAT Theatre in Tbilisi

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    Afghan Khan in Tbilisi

    Afghan Khan in Tbilisi

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    Tskhenevis pabrika

    Tskhenevis pabrika

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1946
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    Moscow Music Hall

    Moscow Music Hall

    2 1946 HD

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  • 1927
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    Zahesis I turbinis gakhsna

    Zahesis I turbinis gakhsna

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Afghan Khan in Tbilisi

    Afghan Khan in Tbilisi

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood

    3 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood

    3 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Salt for Svanetia

    Salt for Svanetia

    6.5 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Salt for Svanetia

    Salt for Svanetia

    6.5 1930 HD

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  • 1939
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    Courage

    Courage

    3.8 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Invincible

    The Invincible

    4.2 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Invincible

    The Invincible

    4.2 1943 HD

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  • 1927
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    Giuli

    Giuli

    3.5 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Giuli

    Giuli

    3.5 1927 HD

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  • 1930
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    Salt for Svanetia

    Salt for Svanetia

    6.5 1930 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Cranes Are Flying

    The Cranes Are Flying

    7.9 1957 HD

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