Biography

Yuli Raizman was born on December 15, 1903 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was a director and writer, known for The Last Night (1937), Dream of a Cossack (1951) and The Fall of Berlin (1945). He died on December 11, 1994 in Moscow, Russia.

Nephew of Fyodor Otsep.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 908-913. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1962

Studied literature and art at Moscow University. Began in the film industry as an actor, assistant director and literary consultant.