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Grigori Aleksandrov

Actor

Grigori Aleksandrov

Born 22 January 1903 · Yekaterinburg, Russian Empire — died 16 December 1983

Grigori Aleksandrov (1903–1983) was a Soviet director who began as Sergei Eisenstein's close collaborator, working as assistant, co-director and actor. In the 1930s he pioneered the Soviet musical comedy, often starring his wife Lyubov Orlova, and became one of Stalin-era cinema's most popular entertainers.

Key films

  • October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1928)

    Co-directed with Eisenstein; a landmark of Soviet montage cinema dramatizing the 1917 revolution.

  • The General Line (1929)

    Another Eisenstein co-direction, about collectivization of agriculture, ending their long partnership.

  • Jolly Fellows (1934)

    His solo breakthrough, among the first Soviet musical comedies, starring Lyubov Orlova.

  • Circus (1936)

    A hugely popular musical comedy with Orlova, remembered for its showpiece spectacle and message of Soviet unity.

  • Volga - Volga (1938)

    One of the best-loved Stalin-era musical comedies, reportedly a personal favourite of Stalin.

Key awards

  • 1941 Stalin Prize
  • 1947 People's Artist of the USSR
  • 1950 Stalin Prize
  • 1973 Hero of Socialist Labour

On Cinespective

Full filmography · 27
  • 1923Glumov's Diary · as Glumov 2Actor
  • 1925Battleship Potemkin · as Chief Officer GiliarovskyActor
  • 1925Strike · as Factory ForemanActor
  • 1928October (Ten Days that Shook the World)Director
  • 1929The General LineDirector
  • 1931Sentimental RomanceDirector
  • 1933InternationaleDirector
  • 1934Jolly FellowsDirector
  • 1936CircusDirector
  • 1938Volga - VolgaDirector
  • 1940The Shining PathDirector
  • 1940Time in the SunDirector
  • 1943Seeds of Freedom · as ('Potemkin' sequence) (archive footage)Actor
  • 1943A FamilyDirector
  • 1947SpringDirector
  • 1949Meeting on the ElbeDirector
  • 1952Man of MusicDirector
  • 1953Velikoye proshchaniyeDirector
  • 1958Sergei Eisenstein · as Self (archive footage)Actor
  • 1960Russian SouvenirDirector
  • 1963The Magic Beam · as Self (archive footage)Actor
  • 1967I Don't Want to Be Filmed · as режиссёр АлександровActor
  • 1974Starling and Lyre · as General (uncredited)Actor
  • 1974Starling and LyreDirector
  • 1979¡Qué Viva México! · as SelfActor
  • 1985Lyubov OrlovaDirector
  • 1998Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy · as HimselfActor

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.