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Vsevolod Pudovkin(1893-1953)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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A still in the original version of this film, in which the creator Ryota Nakanishi fully practiced and recovered the Soviet Montage Theories-include Vsevolod Pudovkin's montage theory- in the 21st. century under the oppression by the major establishment.
Vsevolod Pudovkin was born on 28 February 1893 in Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and actor, known for Admiral Nakhimov (1947), Zhukovsky (1950) and Minin i Pozharskiy (1939). He was married to Anna Selivanova. He died on 30 June 1953 in Jurmala, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].
BornFebruary 28, 1893
DiedJune 30, 1953(60)
BornFebruary 28, 1893
DiedJune 30, 1953(60)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Admiral Nakhimov (1947)
Admiral Nakhimov
6.5
  • Director
  • 1947
Zhukovsky (1950)
Zhukovsky
6.3
  • Director(as V. Pudovkin)
  • 1950
Minin i Pozharskiy (1939)
Minin i Pozharskiy
6.3
  • Director
  • 1939
General Suvorov (1941)
General Suvorov
6.8
  • Director(as V. Pudovkin)
  • 1941

Credits

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Director

  • Vasili's Return (1953)
    Vasili's Return
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Zhukovsky (1950)
    Zhukovsky
    6.3
    • Director (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1950
  • Tri vstrechi (1949)
    Tri vstrechi
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Admiral Nakhimov (1947)
    Admiral Nakhimov
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Nikolay Kryuchkov in In the Name of the Motherland (1943)
    In the Name of the Motherland
    6.8
    • Director (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1943
  • Ubiytsy vykhodyat na dorogu (1942)
    Ubiytsy vykhodyat na dorogu
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Boyevoy kinosbornik 6 (1941)
    Boyevoy kinosbornik 6
    7.3
    • Director (segment "Feast in Zhirmunka")
    • 1941
  • General Suvorov (1941)
    General Suvorov
    6.8
    • Director (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1941
  • Twenty Years of Soviet Cinema
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Minin i Pozharskiy (1939)
    Minin i Pozharskiy
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Mother and Sons (1938)
    Mother and Sons
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Deserter (1933)
    Deserter
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Life Is Beautiful (1930)
    Life Is Beautiful
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1930
  • I. Dedintsev, Valéry Inkijinoff, Leonid Obolensky, and Anel Sudakevich in Storm Over Asia (1928)
    Storm Over Asia
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Izrail Bograd in The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
    The End of St. Petersburg
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1927

Actor

  • Admiral Nakhimov (1947)
    Admiral Nakhimov
    6.5
    • Prince Menshikov
    • 1947
  • Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946)
    Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
    7.7
    • Nikolay the Fanatic (as V.I. Pudovkin)
    • 1946
  • Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
    Ivan the Terrible, Part I
    7.6
    • Nikola, Simpleton Beggar
    • 1944
  • Yunyi Frits (1943)
    Yunyi Frits
    5.8
    Short
    • Nemetskiy ofitser (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1943
  • Nikolay Kryuchkov in In the Name of the Motherland (1943)
    In the Name of the Motherland
    6.8
    • Nemetskiy general (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1943
  • Yelena Kuzmina and Iosif Gerasimovich in The New Babylon (1929)
    The New Babylon
    7.2
    • Police intendent
    • 1929
  • Iosif Gerasimovich in Vesyolaya kanareyka (1929)
    Vesyolaya kanareyka
    3.9
    • Illusionist
    • 1929
  • Vsevolod Pudovkin, Grigory Borisov, and Pyotr Zhukov in The Living Corpse (1929)
    The Living Corpse
    7.1
    • Fyodor Protasov (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1929
  • Izrail Bograd in The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
    The End of St. Petersburg
    7.3
    • German Officer
    • 1927
  • Nikolay Batalov and Grigory Borisov in Mother (1926)
    Mother
    7.4
    • Police Officer
    • 1926
  • Luch smerti (1925)
    Luch smerti
    6.0
    • Father Revo - Fascist Boss
    • 1925
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)
    The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
    6.4
    • Shban
    • 1924
  • Serp i molot (1921)
    Serp i molot
    5.9
    • Andrey
    • 1921
  • V dni borbi
    • 1920

Writer

  • Nikolay Kryuchkov in In the Name of the Motherland (1943)
    In the Name of the Motherland
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Ubiytsy vykhodyat na dorogu (1942)
    Ubiytsy vykhodyat na dorogu
    7.2
    • Writer (as V. Pudovkin)
    • 1942
  • Twenty Years of Soviet Cinema
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1940
  • Mekhanika golovnogo mozga (1926)
    Mekhanika golovnogo mozga
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Luch smerti (1925)
    Luch smerti
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)
    The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Slesar i kantsler (1924)
    Slesar i kantsler
    • writer
    • 1924
  • Golod... golod... golod
    8.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Vsevolod Poudovkine
  • Born
    • February 28, 1893
    • Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]
  • Died
    • June 30, 1953
    • Jurmala, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia](heart attack and pulmonary infarction)
  • Spouse
    • Anna Selivanova1924 - June 30, 1953 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: "Film Technique"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    He fought in the Russian army during World War I, was wounded, and spent three years in a German POW camp.
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