Wassili Markelowitsch Pronin
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)
Web links
- Wassili Markelowitsch Pronin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Энциклопедия кино. ПРОНИН Василий Маркелович ( Russian ) megakm.ru. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
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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 |