Eduard Aleksanrovich Rozovsky (russian: Эдуард Александрович Розовский; 14 December 1926 – 26 July 2011) was a Soviet

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...

and

cameraman A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not imply that a male is performing the task. In filmmaking, ...

, whose film credits include ''

Amphibian Man ''Amphibian Man'' (rus. Человек-амфибия) is a science fiction adventure novel by the Soviet Russian writer Alexander Beliaev. It was published in 1928. Plot Argentinean doctor Salvator, a scientist and a maverick surgeon, giv ...

'' and ''

White Sun of the Desert ''White Sun of the Desert'' (russian: Белое солнце пустыни, Beloye solntse pustyni) is a 1970 Soviet Ostern film. Its blend of action, comedy, music and drama, as well as memorable quotes, made it highly successful at the Russi ...

''. Rozovsky was an alumna of Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), which is now called the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

. His father was Alexander Evseevich Rozovsky, and his mother was Nonna (Anna) Naumovna (née Poliak).He began his career at the Lennauchfilm film studio, where he started as a cameraman. He then joined

Lenfilm Lenfilm (russian: link=no, Ленфильм) is a Russian production company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes shared betwe ...

studio, where he worked as a cinematographer. Rozovsky is credited as the cinematographer on more than eighty films, spanning several decades. His best known films include ''

'', ''

The Seventh Companion ''The Seventh Companion'' (russian: Седьмой спутник, translit=''Sed'moy sputnik'') is a 1967 Soviet drama film set in Petrograd in the years following the Russian Revolution. The film marked the directorial debut of Russian director ...

'', ''

Kain XVIII ''Cain XVIII'' (russian: Каин XVIII) is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, ''Two friends''. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film. Plot A famous inventor ("The Profes ...

'', and ''

Chief of Chukotka ''Chief of Chukotka'' (russian: Начальник Чукотки, Nachalnik Chukotki) is a 1966 Soviet comedy film directed by Vitaly Melnikov. Plot 1922. Commissar Alexey Mikhailovich Glazkov, who received a mandate from the Soviet governmen ...

''. He later became the film department chairman at the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. He was named

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

in 1997 for his work. Rozovsky died in a car accident when he lost control of his

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while driving on the highway from the city of

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

to his country home in

Priozersk Priozersk (russian: Приозе́рск; fi, Käkisalmi; sv, Kexholm) is a town and the administrative center of Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern a ...

. It is unknown if he died from the car accident or his heart stopping. He was 84 years old.

Selected Cinematography

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1926 births 2011 deaths Soviet cinematographers Soviet Jews Mass media people from Saint Petersburg Russian cinematographers Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR People's Artists of Russia State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Russian Jews {{USSR-bio-stub