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Aleksandr Rou(1906-1973)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Aleksandr Rou
Aleksandr Rou was born on 24 February 1906 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Frosty (1965), Kashchei the Immortal (1945) and Cinderella (1961). He was married to Irina Zarubina. He died on 28 December 1973 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
BornFebruary 24, 1906
DiedDecember 28, 1973(67)
BornFebruary 24, 1906
DiedDecember 28, 1973(67)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Frosty (1965)
Frosty
6.4
  • Director
  • 1965
Galina Grigoreva, Georgiy Millyar, and Sergey Stolyarov in Kashchei the Immortal (1945)
Kashchei the Immortal
7.1
  • Director
  • 1945
Cinderella (1961)
Cinderella
7.2
  • Director
  • 1961
Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov in The Night Before Christmas (1961)
The Night Before Christmas
7.4
  • Director
  • 1961

Credits

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Director

  • Zolotye roga (1973)
    Zolotye roga
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)
    Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Through Fire, Water and... Trumpets (1968)
    Through Fire, Water and... Trumpets
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Frosty (1965)
    Frosty
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963)
    Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov in The Night Before Christmas (1961)
    The Night Before Christmas
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Cinderella (1961)
    Cinderella
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Ninel Myshkova, and Viktor Perevalov in The Magic Weaver (1960)
    The Magic Weaver
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Novye pokhozhdeniya Kota v Sapogakh (1958)
    Novye pokhozhdeniya Kota v Sapogakh
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Precious Gift (1956)
    Precious Gift
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Sergey Datskevich in Lernayin ltchi gaghtniqe (1954)
    Lernayin ltchi gaghtniqe
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Aleksandr Khvylya, Georgiy Millyar, and Vladimir Kononov in May Night (1952)
    May Night
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Den chudesnykh vpechatleniy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Galina Grigoreva, Georgiy Millyar, and Sergey Stolyarov in Kashchei the Immortal (1945)
    Kashchei the Immortal
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Vladimir Kantsel and Sergey Martinson in Boyevoy kinosbornik 7 (1941)
    Boyevoy kinosbornik 7
    6.3
    • Director (segment "Rovno v sem/Exactly at Seven")
    • 1941

Writer

  • Finist - Yasnyy sokol (1975)
    Finist - Yasnyy sokol
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1975
  • Zolotye roga (1973)
    Zolotye roga
    6.6
    • screenplay (as Al. Rou)
    • 1973
  • Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)
    Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
    7.2
    • writer (as A. Rou)
    • 1970
  • Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov in The Night Before Christmas (1961)
    The Night Before Christmas
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Cinderella (1961)
    Cinderella
    7.2
    • Writer (as A. Rou)
    • 1961
  • Galina Grigoreva, Georgiy Millyar, and Sergey Stolyarov in Kashchei the Immortal (1945)
    Kashchei the Immortal
    7.1
    • screenplay (as Al. Rou)
    • 1945

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Lonely White Sail (1937)
    The Lonely White Sail
    6.2
    • senior assistant director
    • 1937
  • Without Dowry (1937)
    Without Dowry
    6.7
    • first assistant director (as A. Rou)
    • 1937
  • Nina Alisova and Yekaterina Borisova in O strannostyakh lyubvi (1936)
    O strannostyakh lyubvi
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1936
  • Anatoli Ktorov in Marionettes (1934)
    Marionettes
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • A. Rou
  • Born
    • February 24, 1906
    • Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
  • Died
    • December 28, 1973
    • Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
  • Spouse
    • Irina Zarubina? - December 28, 1973 (his death, 1 child)

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      His movies were usually adaptations of legends or fairy tales, usually family-oriented

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