Mikheil Chiaureli

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Mikheil Chiaureli
Born(1894-02-06)6 February 1894
Tiflis, Russian Empire
Died31 October 1974(1974-10-31) (aged 80)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeMtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi
Occupations
Notable workThe Fall of Berlin (1949)
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1948)
SpouseVeriko Anjaparidze
ChildrenSofiko Chiaureli
AwardsStalin Prize (1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950)

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]

Biography

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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

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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

References

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