Georgi Vasilyev Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev () (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Sergei Vasilyev (often jointly, though incorrectly credited as Vasilyev brothers), ...

(, 1899–1946) and

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(, 1900–1959), usually credited as Vasilyev brothers () were two

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s and

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s. In spite of the fact that the two collaborators were not actually relatives, they accepted the popular misunderstanding that they were brothers and used it in the credits to their movies.

Collaboration

The two Vasilyevs became acquainted in 1925 on cinema production facilities in Moscow. After the studio Goskino merged with the Moscow branch of Sevzapkino to form Sovkino (later known as

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), the Vasilyevs found themselves working in the same editing room, often working jointly on the same films. The feature-length documentary " Heroic Deed Among the Ice" (premiered on October 23, 1928) was their first directing experience. In the credits of their next (and their first feature film), " The Sleeping Beauty", they called themselves the Vasilyev brothers for the first time. The 1934 film "

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" brought the Vasilyev brothers countrywide fame and worldwide professional recognition. The film's premiere took place on November 5 in the

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cinema theatre "Titan". The film instantly became one of the most popular in Soviet history; over 30 million people in the Soviet Union had seen it within a year of its release.Bratya Vasilyevy. Collection of Works in 3 vols. Vol. 3. (Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1983), p. 545.

Joint filmography

* 1928 — Подвиг во льдах ( Heroic Deed Among the Ice) (feature-length documentary) * 1930 — Спящая красавица ( The Sleeping Beauty) * 1932 — Личное дело (Тревожные гудки) ( A Personal Affair (Alarming Siren)) * 1933 — Невероятно - но факт! ( Incredible - But True!) (short documentary) * 1934 — Чапаев (

) * 1937 — Волочаевские дни ( The Defense of Volotchayevsk aka Volochayev Days) * 1942 — Оборона Царицына ( Fortress on the Volga aka

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), (dilogy) * 1943 — Фронт (

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)

Sergei Vasilyev's filmography (after 1946)

* 1950 — Наши песни ( Our Songs), (unfinished) * 1954 — Герои Шипки (

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) * 1958 — В дни Октября (

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), (part 1)

Bibliography

* In Russian: Братья Васильевы: Собрание сочинений в 3-х тт. - Москва: Искусство, 1983.

Notes

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Collaboration

Joint filmography

Sergei Vasilyev's filmography (after 1946)

See also

Bibliography

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