Aleksandr Borisovich Stolper (; 12 August 1907, in Dvinsk (now

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) – 12 January 1979, in

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and

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. He directed 14 films between 1940 and 1977. Aleksandr Stolper was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1949 and 1951 and received the honorary title

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in 1977.Путёвка длиной в жизнь
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Filmography

*'' The Law of Life'' (1940) *'' Lad from Our Town'' (1942) *'' Wait for Me'' (1943) *'' Days and Nights'' (1945) *''Our Heart'' (1946) *''

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'' (1948) *'' Far from Moscow'' (1950) *'' The Road'' (1955) *'' A Unique Spring'' (1957) *'' Hard Happiness'' (1958) *'' The Alive and the Dead'' (1964) *'' Retribution'' (1967) *''

The Fourth ''The Fourth'' () is a 1972 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper. The film tells the story of an American journalist who has to make a difficult choice: publicize the plans of supporters of the war after having lost all his life's ben ...

'' (1972) *''Slope: Zero'' (1977)

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* Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Soviet male screenwriters People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography 1907 births 1979 deaths Writers from Daugavpils Soviet drama teachers Academic staff of High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Burials at Vvedenskoye Cemetery {{USSR-film-director-stub