Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi (; 18 February 1908 – 27 January 1997) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter.

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1969).

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour () was an Title of honor, honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It represented the highest degree of distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievem ...

(1978). His film ''

Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky ''Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky'' () is a 1981 Soviet biographical film about writer Fyodor Dostoevsky directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival where Anatoly Solonitsyn won t ...

'' was nominated for the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

at the

31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Deprisa, deprisa'' directed by Carlos Saura. The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Michael Balcon, as ...

in 1981.

Filmography

* ''The Song of Metal (Песнь о металле)'' (1928); documentary * '' Wind in the Face (Ветер в лицо)'' (1930); co-directed with

Iosif Kheifits Iosif Yefimovich Kheifits (24 April 1995) was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946), People's Artist of USSR (1964), Hero of Socialist Labor (1975). Member of the Communist Party of Soviet Union since 1945. Life a ...

* ''Noon (Полдень)'' (1931); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

My Motherland "My Motherland" () is a song written for the Chinese movie ''Battle on Shangganling Mountain'' (1956). Lyrics were written by Qiao Yu (). Music was composed by Liu Chi (composer), Liu Chi (). Both of them are well known for a number of songs since ...

(Моя Родина)'' (1933); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * '' Hectic Days (Горячие денечки)'' (1935); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

Baltic Deputy Baltic Deputy () is a 1936 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. The premiere of the film in the United States took place on September 3, 1937, and on September 27 in the Pennsylvania it was banned from showing by t ...

(Депутат Балтики)'' (1937); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''Member of the Government (Член правительства)'' (1940); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

His Name Is Sukhe-Bator His Name Is Sukhe-Bator, () is a 1942 Soviet historical drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. Plot The film tells about the founder of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Damdin Sukhe-Bator. Ca ...

(Его зовут Сухэ-Батор)'' (1942); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

The Last Hill The Last Hill, () is a 1944 Soviet World War II film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. Plot The film tells about five sailors fighting on Malakhov Kurgan for Sevastopol. Cast * Nikolay Kryuchkov as Cmdr. Boris Likhachyov * Bori ...

(Малахов курган)''(1944); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''

In the Name of Life ''In the Name of Life'' () is a 1947 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi and starring Viktor Khokhryakov, Mikhail Kuznetsov and Oleg Zhakov.Liehm / Liehm p.53 Plot Three young surgeons are working on the problem o ...

(Во имя жизни)'' (1946); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''The Precious Seed (Драгоценные зерна)'' (1948); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits * ''The Fires of Baku (Огни Баку)'' (1950); co-directed with Iosif Kheifits and Rza Tahmasib * ''Kolkhoz Rassvet (Колхоз "Рассвет")'' (1951); documentary * '' Pavlinka (Павлинка)'' (1952); TV play * ''Nesterka (Нестерка)'' (1954) * ''

The Height ''The Height'' (Russian: Высота, Translit.: Vysota) is a 1957 Soviet romantic drama film produced at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksander Zarkhi after the novel of the same name written by Evgeny Vorobyov. It stars Nikolai Rybnikov and I ...

(Высота)'' (1957) * ''

People on the Bridge ''People on the Bridge'' () is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi. Plot After the liquidation of the central board, chief Ivan Denisovich Bulygin had to return to his former profession and become a bridge builder. The family s ...

(Люди на мосту)'' (1960) * '' My Younger Brother (Мой младший брат)'' (1962) * ''Hello, Life!'' (1963) * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, Анна Каренина, p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial in ...

(Анна Каренина)'' (1967) * ''Towns and Years (Города и годы)'' (1973) * '' Story of an Unknown Actor (Повесть о неизвестном актере)'' (1976) * ''

(Двадцать шесть дней из жизни Достоевского)'' (1981) * ''Chicherin (Чичерин)'' (1986)

Awards and honours

* Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1940) * Two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...

(1965) *

(1969) *

(1978) *

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

(1978) *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

(1986)

References

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