Aleksandr Medvedkin

Aleksandr Medvedkin


Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992).


He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.

  • Known For

    Directing

  • Born

    1900-03-08

  • Place of Birth

    Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Logo

Nuxt Movies

Made with

Data provided by