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Vladimir Bortko

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Vladimir Bortko
Vladimir Bortko was born on 7 May 1946 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a director and writer, known for The Idiot (2003), Master i Margarita (2005) and Dusha shpiona (2015).
BornMay 7, 1946
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BornMay 7, 1946
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Idiot (2003)
    The Idiot
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Master i Margarita (2005)
    Master i Margarita
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Malcolm McDowell and Andrey Chernyshov in Dusha shpiona (2015)
    Dusha shpiona
    4.9
    • Director
    • 2015
    Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis (1998)
    Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Director

    • Stalin
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • About Love (2017)
      About Love
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Malcolm McDowell and Andrey Chernyshov in Dusha shpiona (2015)
      Dusha shpiona
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie (2011)
      Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Taras Bulba (2009)
      Taras Bulba
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Master i Margarita (2005)
      Master i Margarita
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Idiot (2003)
      The Idiot
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Lev Borisov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Dmitriy Pevtsov in Banditskiy Peterburg: Advokat (2000)
      Banditskiy Peterburg: Advokat
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Banditskiy Peterburg: Baron (2000)
      Banditskiy Peterburg: Baron
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis (1998)
      Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Streets of Broken Lights (1998)
      Streets of Broken Lights
      6.1
      TV Series
      • some episodes (as Nikolai Khudokormov)
      • 1998–2019
    • Udachi vam, gospoda (1993)
      Udachi vam, gospoda
      6.1
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Tatyana Dogileva and Michele Placido in Afghan Breakdown (1991)
      Afghan Breakdown
      7.0
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Heart of a Dog (1988)
      Heart of a Dog
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Edinozhdy solgav... (1988)
      Edinozhdy solgav...
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Semyon Farada in Isklyuchenie bez pravil (1986)
      Isklyuchenie bez pravil
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • directed by
      • 1986

    Writer

    • Stalin
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • About Love (2017)
      About Love
      5.1
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Malcolm McDowell and Andrey Chernyshov in Dusha shpiona (2015)
      Dusha shpiona
      4.9
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie (2011)
      Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Taras Bulba (2009)
      Taras Bulba
      5.7
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Master i Margarita (2005)
      Master i Margarita
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • The Idiot (2003)
      The Idiot
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Lev Borisov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Dmitriy Pevtsov in Banditskiy Peterburg: Advokat (2000)
      Banditskiy Peterburg: Advokat
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Banditskiy Peterburg: Baron (2000)
      Banditskiy Peterburg: Baron
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis (1998)
      Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis
      6.5
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Udachi vam, gospoda (1993)
      Udachi vam, gospoda
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 1993
    • Edinozhdy solgav... (1988)
      Edinozhdy solgav...
      7.3
      • screenplay
      • 1988
    • Vladimir Alekseyenko, Anatoliy Mateshko, Ivan Mikolaychuk, and Boris Lukyanov in Kanal (1975)
      Kanal
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1975

    Producer

    • Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie (2011)
      Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Master i Margarita (2005)
      Master i Margarita
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Legenda o Tampuke (2004)
      Legenda o Tampuke
      5.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • The Idiot (2003)
      The Idiot
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • V. Bortkov
    • Born
      • May 7, 1946
      • Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Active member of the Communist Party of Russia.
    • Quotes
      Russians and Ukrainians are one nation, they are not divided.

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