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Aleksei German

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Aleksei German

Born July 20, 1938 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]Died February 21, 20136 films

Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.

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Trial on the Road posterFirst watchTrial on the Road19867.0Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev who is…View film

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Filmography

6 films as director
  1. 2014Hard to Be a GodDirector
  2. 1999Khrustalyov, My Car!Director
  3. 1986Trial on the RoadDirector
  4. 1985My Friend Ivan LapshinDirector
  5. 1976Twenty Days Without WarDirector
  6. 1967The Seventh CompanionDirector