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Aleksandr Ptushko(1900-1973)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Special Effects
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Aleksandr Ptushko
Aleksandr Ptushko was born on 19 April 1900 in Luhansk, Luhansk uyezd, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Luhansk, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for The Stone Flower (1946), Sadko (1953) and Viy (1967). He died on 6 March 1973 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
BornApril 19, 1900
DiedMarch 6, 1973(72)
BornApril 19, 1900
DiedMarch 6, 1973(72)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Boris Zelensky in The Stone Flower (1946)
The Stone Flower
7.0
  • Director(as A. Ptushko)
  • 1946
Sergey Stolyarov and Valentin Tsarev in Sadko (1953)
Sadko
5.3
  • Director
  • 1953
Viy (1967)
Viy
7.1
  • Director
  • 1967
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
Ruslan and Ludmila
7.1
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director



  • Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
    Ruslan and Ludmila
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Viy (1967)
    Viy
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967)
    The Tale of Tsar Saltan
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1967
  • A Tale of Lost Times (1964)
    A Tale of Lost Times
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Alye parusa (1961)
    Alye parusa
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
    The Day the Earth Froze
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Boris Andreyev in The Sword and the Dragon (1956)
    The Sword and the Dragon
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Sergey Stolyarov and Valentin Tsarev in Sadko (1953)
    Sadko
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Tri vstrechi (1949)
    Tri vstrechi
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Boris Zelensky in The Stone Flower (1946)
    The Stone Flower
    7.0
    • Director (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1946
  • Teremok - A Small Tower Hut (1945)
    Teremok - A Small Tower Hut
    6.7
    Short
    • supervising director
    • 1945
  • Sindbad the Sailor (1945)
    Sindbad the Sailor
    6.8
    Short
    • supervising director
    • 1945
  • The Golden Key (1939)
    The Golden Key
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Vesyolye muzykanty (1938)
    Vesyolye muzykanty
    6.6
    Short
    • Director (as A. L. Ptushko)
    • 1938
  • Skazka o rybake i rybke (1937)
    Skazka o rybake i rybke
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937

Writer



  • Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
    Ruslan and Ludmila
    7.1
    • Writer (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1972
  • Viy (1967)
    Viy
    7.1
    • scenario (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1967
  • The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967)
    The Tale of Tsar Saltan
    7.1
    • Writer (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1967
  • Shunn u Katun (1938)
    Shunn u Katun
    6.6
    Short
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Vesyolye muzykanty (1938)
    Vesyolye muzykanty
    6.6
    Short
    • screenplay (as A. L. Ptushko)
    • 1938
  • Fox and Wolf (1937)
    Fox and Wolf
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Repka (1936)
    Repka
    7.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Vladimir Konstantinov in The New Gulliver (1935)
    The New Gulliver
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Vlastelin byta (1932)
    Vlastelin byta
    6.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Shifrovanny dokument
    Short
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Sluchay na stadione (1928)
    Sluchay na stadione
    6.0
    Short
    • writer
    • 1928

Special Effects



  • Viy (1967)
    Viy
    7.1
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1967
  • Galina Vodyanitskaya in Zoya (1944)
    Zoya
    6.6
    • special effects artist (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1944
  • Moscow Skies (1944)
    Moscow Skies
    6.3
    • combination shots director (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1944
  • Novgorodtsy (1943)
    Novgorodtsy
    6.1
    • rear projection director
    • 1943
  • Nikolay Kryuchkov in In the Name of the Motherland (1943)
    In the Name of the Motherland
    6.8
    • combination scenes director (as A. Ptushko)
    • 1943
  • We Will Come Back (1942)
    We Will Come Back
    6.1
    • special effects production director
    • 1942
  • Nikolay Kryuchkov in Lad from Our Town (1942)
    Lad from Our Town
    6.5
    • special effects director
    • 1942
  • The Golden Key (1939)
    The Golden Key
    6.5
    • special effects director
    • 1939
  • Capt. Grant's Family (1936)
    Capt. Grant's Family
    6.6
    • special effects director
    • 1936
  • Vladimir Konstantinov in The New Gulliver (1935)
    The New Gulliver
    6.4
    • special effects director
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alfred Posco
  • Born
    • April 19, 1900
    • Luhansk, Luhansk uyezd, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Luhansk, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • March 6, 1973
    • Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia](undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He has been referred to as the "Walt Disney of the Soviet Union."

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