Aleksandr Elbert was born on September 30, 1902 in Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Baku, Azerbaijan]. He was a cinematographer, known for
Moscow Strikes Back (1942),
Osvobozhdennaya Chekhoslovakiya (1945) and
Na zashchitu rodnoy Moskvy (1941-1942) (1942). He died on September 7, 1944 in Krosno, Poland.