Mikhail Doller
Encyclopedia
Mikhail Doller was a Soviet film director
and screenwriter
. He worked as co-director with Vsevolod Pudovkin
and was awarded Stalin Prize twice in 1941.
, Russian Empire
(now Vilnius
, Lithuania
). He graduated from Vilno Theater School in 1910 and during 1912-1922 worked as an actor and director in various theaters. In 1922-1924 Doller studied in Lev Kuleshov
master class. Worked as film director at Mezhrabpom
in 1925-1936 and at Mosfilm
studio since 1936.
actor
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He worked as co-director with Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage...
and was awarded Stalin Prize twice in 1941.
Life
Mikhail Doller was born in VilnoVilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(now Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
). He graduated from Vilno Theater School in 1910 and during 1912-1922 worked as an actor and director in various theaters. In 1922-1924 Doller studied in Lev Kuleshov
Lev Kuleshov
Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov was a Soviet filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film school .-Career:...
master class. Worked as film director at Mezhrabpom
Gorky Film Studio
Gorky Film Studio is a film studio in Moscow, Russian Federation. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films...
in 1925-1936 and at Mosfilm
Mosfilm
Mosfilm is a film studio, which is often described as the largest and oldest in Russia and in Europe. Its output includes most of the more widely-acclaimed Soviet films, ranging from works by Tarkovsky and Eisenstein , to Red Westerns, to the Akira Kurosawa co-production and the epic Война и Мир...
studio since 1936.
Filmography
director- 1925 - Bricks (Кирпичики); co-directed with Leonid ObolenskyLeonid ObolenskyLeonid Leonidovich Obolensky is a Russian and Soviet actor, born on 21 January 1902 in Arzamas. Born into a family of a bank employee, he studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.-External links:...
- 1926 - Ekh, yablochko! (Эх, яблочко!); co-directed with Leonid ObolenskyLeonid ObolenskyLeonid Leonidovich Obolensky is a Russian and Soviet actor, born on 21 January 1902 in Arzamas. Born into a family of a bank employee, he studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.-External links:...
- 1927 - The End of St. PetersburgThe End of St. PetersburgThe End of St. Petersburg is a 1927 silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and produced by Mezhrabpom. Commissioned to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, The End of St Petersburg was to be Pudovkin's most famous film and secured his place as one of the foremost Soviet...
(Конец Санкт-Петербурга); co-directed with Vsevolod PudovkinVsevolod PudovkinVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage... - 1928 - Ranks and People (Чины и люди); co-directed with Yakov ProtazanovYakov ProtazanovYakov Alexandrovich Protazanov was Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia....
- 1932 - A Simple CaseA Simple CaseA Simple Case is a 1932 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller.-Cast:* Aleksandr Baturin - Langovoy* Yevgeniya Rogulina - Mashenka* Aleksandr Chistyakov - Uncle Sasha* V. Kuzmich - Zheltikov* Mariya Belousova...
(Простой случай); co-directed with Vsevolod PudovkinVsevolod PudovkinVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage... - 1934 - Revolt of the Fishermen (Восстание рыбаков) as producer; director: Erwin PiscatorErwin PiscatorErwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator was a German theatre director and producer and, with Bertolt Brecht, the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or on the production's formal...
- 1938 - VictoryVictory (1938 film)Victory is a 1938 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller.-Cast:* Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya - Mother Samoylova* Vladimir Solovyov - Klim Samoylov, stratoplane pilot* S. Ostroumov - Lomov* N. Sanov - Gudiashvili...
(Победа); co-directed with Vsevolod PudovkinVsevolod PudovkinVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage... - 1939 - Minin and PozharskyMinin and PozharskyMinin and Pozharsky is a 1939 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller, based on Viktor Shklovsky's novel "Russians at the Beginning of the XVII Century"....
(Минин и Пожарский); co-directed with Vsevolod PudovkinVsevolod PudovkinVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage... - 1941 - SuvorovSuvorov (film)Suvorov is a 1941 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller, based on the life of Russian general Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov , one of the few great generals in history who never lost a battle. It was released as General Suvorov in the USA...
(Суворов); co-directed with Vsevolod PudovkinVsevolod PudovkinVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage...
actor
- 1925 - The Death Ray (Луч смерти)
- 1928 - Salamander (Саламандра)
- 1932 - Horizon (Горизонт)