Sergei Dmitrievich Vasilyev (; 4 November 1900, Moscow – 16 December 1959, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943 together with

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), ...

(often jointly, though incorrectly credited as the

Vasilyev brothers Georgi Vasilyev (, 1899–1946) and Sergei Vasilyev (director), Sergei Vasilyev (, 1900–1959), usually credited as Vasilyev brothers () were two Russian Cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet film directors and screenwriters. In spite of the f ...

) he co-directed several films, including the influential and critically acclaimed ''

Chapaev Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (; 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War. Biography Chapayev was born into a poor peasant family in a village called , now part of Cheboksary. During World War I ...

'' (1934). Sergei Vasilyev was granted the honorary title of

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in 1948; and received (with Georgi Vasilyev) two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942. His 1942 film ''The Defence of Tsaritsyn'' concerns the

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during the

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, a battle in which

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played a prominent role. In 1942, Tsaritsyn, by then renamed

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, was in the midst of the decisive

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, a turning point of the Second World War.

Filmography

Honours and awards

(1948) * Stalin Prizes; **first class (1941) – for the film ''Chapaev'' (1934) **first class (1942) – for the 1st series of the film ''The Defence of Tsaritsyn'' (1941) * Two

Orders 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 ...

(1935, 1950) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1954) *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...

(1944) *

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a World War II civilian labour award of the Soviet Union established on June 6, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to recognise the valian ...

(1945) *

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(1955) – for the film ''Heroes of Shipka'' (the film was nominated for the

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

)

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