Aleksandr Medvedkin
Known for Directing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1900-03-08
- Died
- 1989-02-19
- Place of birth
- Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Also known as
- Alexandre Ivanovitch Medvedkine · Aleksandr Ivanovitch Medvedkin · A. Medvedkin · А. Медведкин
Biography
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin 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
The Last Bolshevik
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Silence of Pelešjan
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
1984
as Self
The Train Rolls On
1971
as Himself
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
1979
as Self
Caution! Maoism!
1976
as Narrator
Movies (7)
The Last Bolshevik
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Silence of Pelešjan
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
1984
as Self
The Train Rolls On
1971
as Himself
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
1979
as Self
Caution! Maoism!
1976
as Narrator
Stop Thief!
1930
as Blundering Tractor Driver
About Aleksandr Medvedkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin 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. With 7 credits spanning from 1930 to 2011, Aleksandr Medvedkin has appeared in 7 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Aleksandr Medvedkin Movies
- The Last Bolshevik (1994) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Silence of Pelešjan (2011) — as Self (archive footage)
- Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man (1984) — as Self
- The Train Rolls On (1971) — as Himself
- Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder (1979) — as Self
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