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Lev Arnshtam(1905-1979)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Sound Department
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Lev Arnshtam was born on 15 January 1905 in Katerynoslav, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dnipro, Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for The Great Glinka (1946), Zoya (1944) and Romeo & Juliet (1955). He died on 26 December 1979 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
BornJanuary 15, 1905
DiedDecember 26, 1979(74)
BornJanuary 15, 1905
DiedDecember 26, 1979(74)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Boris Chirkov and Boris Zelensky in The Great Glinka (1946)
The Great Glinka
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1946
Galina Vodyanitskaya in Zoya (1944)
Zoya
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1944
Romeo & Juliet (1955)
Romeo & Juliet
7.4
  • Writer(as L. Arnstram)
  • 1955
Urok istorii (1957)
Urok istorii
5.7
  • Writer(as L. Arshtam)
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Sofiya Perovskaya (1968)
    Sofiya Perovskaya
    6.1
    • screenplay (as L. Arnshtam)
    • 1968
  • Bolshoi Ballet '67 (1965)
    Bolshoi Ballet '67
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Pyat dney - pyat nochey (1961)
    Pyat dney - pyat nochey
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1961
  • Urok istorii (1957)
    Urok istorii
    5.7
    • screenplay (as L. Arshtam)
    • 1957
  • Romeo & Juliet (1955)
    Romeo & Juliet
    7.4
    • Writer (as L. Arnstram)
    • 1955
  • Boris Chirkov and Boris Zelensky in The Great Glinka (1946)
    The Great Glinka
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Galina Vodyanitskaya in Zoya (1944)
    Zoya
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • Chapaev s nami (1941)
    Chapaev s nami
    5.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Friends (1939)
    Friends
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Three Women (1936)
    Three Women
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Golden Mountains (1931)
    Golden Mountains
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1931

Director

  • Sofiya Perovskaya (1968)
    Sofiya Perovskaya
    6.1
    • Director (as L. Arnshtam)
    • 1968
  • Pyat dney - pyat nochey (1961)
    Pyat dney - pyat nochey
    6.2
    • head director
    • 1961
  • Urok istorii (1957)
    Urok istorii
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Romeo & Juliet (1955)
    Romeo & Juliet
    7.4
    • Director (as L. Armstram)
    • 1955
  • Boris Chirkov and Boris Zelensky in The Great Glinka (1946)
    The Great Glinka
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Galina Vodyanitskaya in Zoya (1944)
    Zoya
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Boyevoy kinosbornik 2 (1941)
    Boyevoy kinosbornik 2
    6.7
    • Director (segment "Sluchaj na telegrafe/Incident at the Telegraph Office")
    • 1941
  • Friends (1939)
    Friends
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Three Women (1936)
    Three Women
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1936

Sound Department

  • Golden Mountains (1931)
    Golden Mountains
    6.4
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1931
  • Alone (1931)
    Alone
    6.8
    • sound director (as L. Arnshtam)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • L. Armstram
  • Born
    • January 15, 1905
    • Katerynoslav, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dnipro, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • December 26, 1979
    • Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

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  • Trivia
    Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1961

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