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Larisa Shepitko(1938-1979)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actress
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Larisa Shepitko
Larisa Shepitko was born on 6 January 1938 in Bakhmut, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a director and writer, known for The Ascent (1977), Heat (1963) and You and Me (1971). She was married to Elem Klimov. She died on 2 July 1979 in near Redkino, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR.
BornJanuary 6, 1938
DiedJuly 2, 1979(41)
BornJanuary 6, 1938
DiedJuly 2, 1979(41)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins total

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Known for

The Ascent (1977)
The Ascent
8.2
  • Director
  • 1977
Heat (1963)
Heat
7.0
  • Director
  • 1963
You and Me (1971)
You and Me
7.1
  • Director
  • 1971
Beginning of an Unknown Era (1967)
Beginning of an Unknown Era
6.9
  • Director(segment "Rodina elektrichestva")
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • The Ascent (1977)
    The Ascent
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1977
  • You and Me (1971)
    You and Me
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1971
  • 13 PM (1969)
    13 PM
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Beginning of an Unknown Era (1967)
    Beginning of an Unknown Era
    6.9
    • Director (segment "Rodina elektrichestva")
    • 1967
  • Wings (1966)
    Wings
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Heat (1963)
    Heat
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Zhivaya voda (1962)
    Zhivaya voda
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Slepoy kukhar
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960

Writer

  • Farewell (1983)
    Farewell
    7.5
    • screenplay (as L. Shepitko)
    • 1983
  • The Ascent (1977)
    The Ascent
    8.2
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • You and Me (1971)
    You and Me
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Beginning of an Unknown Era (1967)
    Beginning of an Unknown Era
    6.9
    • segment Rodina elektrichestva
    • 1967
  • Heat (1963)
    Heat
    7.0
    • screenplay collaboration (as L. Shepitko)
    • 1963

Actress

  • Yuliya Pashkovskaya in Obyknovennaya istoriya (1962)
    Obyknovennaya istoriya
    5.4
    • Nina
    • 1962
  • Tavriya (1960)
    Tavriya
    5.7
    • Ganna
    • 1960
  • Igor Ilyinsky and Mikhail Kheifits in Carnival Night (1956)
    Carnival Night
    7.4
    • Young party guest (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • L. Shepitko
  • Born
    • January 6, 1938
    • Bakhmut, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • July 2, 1979
    • near Redkino, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR(road accident)
  • Spouse
    • Elem Klimov1963 - June 2, 1979 (her death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Anton Klimov

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Ukrainian writer/director, wife of fellow director Elem Klimov. A student of Alexander Dovzhenko, she was a graduate of the State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (1963).

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