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Aleksei German(1938-2013)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Aleksei German in Hard to Be a God (2013)
Aleksei German was born on 20 July 1938 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998), Hard to Be a God (2013) and My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985). He was married to Svetlana Karmalita. He died on 21 February 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
BornJuly 20, 1938
DiedFebruary 21, 2013(74)
BornJuly 20, 1938
DiedFebruary 21, 2013(74)
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  • Awards
    • 13 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
Khrustalyov, My Car!
7.2
  • Director
  • 1998
Leonid Yarmolnik in Hard to Be a God (2013)
Hard to Be a God
6.5
  • Director
  • 2013
Andrei Boltnev, Andrey Mironov, Aleksey Zharkov, and Sasha Isakov in My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985)
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
7.4
  • Director
  • 1985
Liya Akhedzhakova, Nikolay Grinko, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuriy Nikulin, and Aleksey Petrenko in Twenty Days Without War (1977)
Twenty Days Without War
7.7
  • Director
  • 1977

Credits

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Actor

  • Maniya Zhizeli (1995)
    Maniya Zhizeli
    6.3
    • Doctor
    • 1995
  • Pribytie poezda (1995)
    Pribytie poezda
    6.8
    • (segment "Trofim")
    • 1995
  • Trofim (1995)
    Trofim
    7.3
    Short
    • Vokzaly Sankt-Peterburga
    • 1995
  • Aleksey Balabanov and Nikolay Stotskiy in The Castle (1994)
    The Castle
    6.9
    • Klamm
    • 1994
  • Kanuvshee vremya (1990)
    Kanuvshee vremya
    6.2
    • Lesnykh
    • 1990
  • Lichnaya zhizn direktora (1981)
    Lichnaya zhizn direktora
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Sergey Ivanovich ukhodit na pensiyu (1980)
    Sergey Ivanovich ukhodit na pensiyu
    6.0
    • Nikolay Dmitrievich
    • 1980
  • Rafferty (1980)
    Rafferty
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • (as Aleksey German)
    • 1980

Director

  • Leonid Yarmolnik in Hard to Be a God (2013)
    Hard to Be a God
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
    Khrustalyov, My Car!
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Oleg Borisov, Nikolay Burlyaev, Rolan Bykov, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, and Vladimir Zamanskiy in Trial on the Road (1986)
    Trial on the Road
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Andrei Boltnev, Andrey Mironov, Aleksey Zharkov, and Sasha Isakov in My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985)
    My Friend Ivan Lapshin
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Liya Akhedzhakova, Nikolay Grinko, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuriy Nikulin, and Aleksey Petrenko in Twenty Days Without War (1977)
    Twenty Days Without War
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Andrei Popov in The Seventh Companion (1968)
    The Seventh Companion
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1968

Writer

  • Leonid Yarmolnik in Hard to Be a God (2013)
    Hard to Be a God
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 2013
  • Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
    Khrustalyov, My Car!
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1998
  • The Fall of Otrar (1990)
    The Fall of Otrar
    7.4
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Torpedo Bombers (1983)
    Torpedo Bombers
    7.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Puteshestviye v Kavkazskiye gory (1981)
    Puteshestviye v Kavkazskiye gory
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Sadis ryadom, Mishka! (1978)
    Sadis ryadom, Mishka!
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1978
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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • A. German
  • Born
    • July 20, 1938
    • Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
  • Died
    • February 21, 2013
    • St. Petersburg, Russia(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Svetlana Karmalita? - February 21, 2013 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Aleksey German Jr.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    After Sergio Leone died unexpectedly, he was officially approached to take over Leone's epic about the siege of Leningrad (also known as The Leningrad Blockade) in World War II. The director refused, saying: "I will never be able to shoot that in color. That just won't do".
  • Trademarks
      shoots his films in stunning black and white and uses long, complicated takes

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