Wassili Markelowitsch Pronin

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Vasily Markelowitsch Pronin ( Russian Василий Маркелович Пронин; born July 24, 1905 in the village of Kobelewo, Tula governorate ; † November 23, 1966 ) was a Russian cameraman and film director.

In 1927 the trained laboratory assistant started at Meschrabpom , where he worked as a cameraman, particularly in the early 1930s. In 1941 he made his debut as a director at Mosfilm with a war film. After the early Tajik film Son of Tajikistan (1943), he made Saltanat , the first Kyrgyz feature film , in 1955 . His best-known films include the Soviet-Indian coproduction Voyage Over Three Seas (1957) and Kasaki (1961), both of which were shown as competition entries at the Cannes Film Festival , as well as his last film Our Home (1965).

For several years he worked as a film consultant in Romania and the GDR. In 1955 he was honored as an Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR , and in 1965 as a People's Artist of the RSFSR .

Filmography

  • 1931: The way into life (Putjowka w schisn)
  • 1932: Mjortwy dom
  • 1935: Ljubow i nenawist
  • 1941: Bojevoi kinosbornik 4 (part: Patriot )
  • 1943: Syn Tajikistana
  • 1946: The son of the regiment (Syn polka)
  • 1955: Saltanat
  • 1957: Voyage across three seas (Choschdenije sa tri morja)
  • 1961: Kasaki
  • 1965: Our home (Nasch dom)

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personal data
SURNAME Pronin, Wassili Markelowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Пронин, Василий Маркелович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian cameraman and film director
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Kobelewo, Tula Governorate
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1966