Alexander Borisovich Stefanovich (; 13 December 1944 – 13 July 2021) was a Russian

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, producer, and

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. Cavalier of

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Biography

Was born in Leningrad on 13 December 1944. He graduated from the directing department of

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

(workshop of

Lev Kuleshov Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (; – 29 March 1970) was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and Film theory, film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow Film School. He was g ...

) in 1969. He died from

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complications on 13 July 2021, at the age of 76.Умер бывший муж Аллы Пугачевой — кинорежиссер Александр Стефанович

Filmography

*''Residence'' (1972) *''Dear Boy'' (1974) *''Foam'' (1979) *''

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'' (1981) *'' Start All Over Again'' (1985) *''Bard's'' (1988) *''Autumn Blues'' (2001) *''Time of Cruel'' (2004) * ''The Notre Dame de Paris Mosque'' (2011) *''Courage'' (2014)

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