Aleksandr Askoldov(1932-2018)

Director
Writer
Actor

Aleksandr Askoldov was born on 17 July 1932 in Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for The Commissar (1967), Sud'ba moya - KamAZ (1974) and Tovarisch KamAZ (1972). He was married to Svetlana. He died on 21 May 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Commissar

7.5

Director

1967

Sud'ba moya - KamAZ

Director(as A. Askoldov)

1974

Tovarisch KamAZ

Director

1972

The Butterfly Hunt

7.0

Actor(as Alexandre Askoldow)

1992

Credits

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Director

Sud'ba moya - KamAZ
- director (as A. Askoldov)
- 1974
Tovarisch KamAZ
- Director
- 1972
The Commissar
7.5
- Director
- 1967

Writer

Sud'ba moya - KamAZ
- writer (as A. Askoldov)
- 1974
The Commissar
7.5
- Writer
- 1967

Actor

The Butterfly Hunt
7.0
- (as Alexandre Askoldow)
- 1992

Personal details

Alternative names
- A. Askoldov
Born
- July 17, 1932
- Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
Died
- May 21, 2018
- Gothenburg, Sweden
Spouse
- Svetlana? - May 21, 2018 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

Trivia
The montage of "Komissar" coincided with the end of the Six-Day War, and since Askoldov refused to change the ethnic origin of the Jewish family, he condemned himself to official ostracism until, thanks to the expansion of perestroika, the Berlin Film Festival projected it in 1987, where it collected the Special Prize of the Jury and of the Critic (FIPRESCI). "Komissar" was the first, and only, film of Askoldov, who survived thanks to sporadic works on television.