Mikheil Chiaureli
Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter
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Mikheil Chiaureli (Georgian: მიხეილ ჭიაურელი; Russian: Михаил Эдишерович Чиаурели; 6 February 1894 – 31 October 1974) was a Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974. He was awarded the Stalin Prize five times in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.[1]
Mikheil Chiaureli | |
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| Born | 6 February 1894 Tiflis, Russian Empire |
| Died | 31 October 1974 (aged 80) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi |
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| Notable work | The Fall of Berlin (1949) |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1948) |
| Spouse | Veriko Anjaparidze |
| Children | Sofiko Chiaureli |
| Awards | Stalin Prize (1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950) |
Biography
In early life, Chiaureli studied in a trade school and then worked for a while as a locksmith. Starting in amateur dramatics, he became a professional actor aged 20 and worked as both actor and stage-decorator at the Tbilisi theatre. After 1917, he studied acting formally at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.
Chiaureli won four Stalin Prizes and became a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.[2]
Selected filmography
- as an actor
- Arsen Dzhordjiashvili (1921) as the star of the first Soviet film made in Georgia
- The Suram Fortress (1922)
- Iron Hard Labor (1924; Russian: Железная каторга)
- as director
- The First Cornet Streshnev (1928)
- Saba (1929)
- Out of the Way! (1931)
- The Last Masquerade (1934)
- Arsen (1937)
- The Great Dawn (1938)
- Georgi Saakadze (1942)
- Klyatva (The Vow) (1946)
- The Fall of Berlin (1949)
- The Unforgettable Year 1919 (1952)
- The Widow Otarova (1957)
- The Story of a Girl (1960)
- Generals and Daisies (1964)
- Any Other Time (1967)
