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Vladimir Nilsen(1906-1938)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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Vladimir Nilsen was born on 3 March 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Volga - Volga (1938), The Circus (1936) and Moscow Laughs (1934). He died on 20 January 1938 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
BornMarch 3, 1906
DiedJanuary 20, 1938(31)
BornMarch 3, 1906
DiedJanuary 20, 1938(31)
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Lyubov Orlova and Boris Zelensky in Volga - Volga (1938)
Volga - Volga
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1938
Lyubov Orlova in The Circus (1936)
The Circus
6.6
  • Cinematographer(as V. Nilsen)
  • 1936
Moscow Laughs (1934)
Moscow Laughs
6.8
  • Cinematographer(as V. S. Nilsen)
  • 1934
Iosif Gerasimovich in The General Line (1929)
The General Line
7.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1929

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Cinematographer

  • Bezhin lug (1937)
    Bezhin lug
    6.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • Lyubov Orlova in The Circus (1936)
    The Circus
    6.6
    • Cinematographer (as V. Nilsen)
    • 1936
  • Moscow Laughs (1934)
    Moscow Laughs
    6.8
    • Cinematographer (as V. S. Nilsen)
    • 1934

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Iosif Gerasimovich in The General Line (1929)
    The General Line
    7.1
    • assistant camera
    • 1929
  • Sergei Eisenstein, Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Vladimir Stenberg, and Georgii Stenberg in October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928)
    October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
    7.4
    • assistant camera
    • 1928

Writer

  • Lyubov Orlova and Boris Zelensky in Volga - Volga (1938)
    Volga - Volga
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • V. S. Nilsen
  • Born
    • March 3, 1906
    • St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
  • Died
    • January 20, 1938
    • Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia](executed on fabricated political charges)

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