Grigori Aleksandrov
January 22, 1903 · 123 years old
Grigori Vasilyevich Aleksandrov or Alexandrov (original family name was Mormonenko; 23 January 1903 - 16 December 1983) was a prominent Soviet film director who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1947 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1973. He was awarded the Stalin Prizes for 1941 and 1950.…
Known For
3 titles
Battleship Potemkin
In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
Strike
A group of oppressed factory workers go on strike in pre-revolutionary Russia.
Que Viva Mexico
Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.