Actor
Maksim Munzuk
Born May 2, 1910 in Mezhegey, Tandynskiy kozhuun, Russian EmpireDied July 28, 199915 films
Maxim Monguzhukovich Munzuk (Russian: Макси́м Монгужу́кович Мунзу́к; 15 September 1912 ⟨on other accounts, 2 May 1910⟩ – 28 July 1999 in Kyzyl, Tyva, Russia) was a Tuvan actor, one of the founders of Tuva's regional theatre. He is best known for playing the title role in Akira Kurosawa's film Dersu Uzala.
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Maxim Munzuk was a versatile and creative person. He was actor, director, singer, collector of musical folklore, composer, and teacher. He played a huge number of roles of the most varied characters and directed the Tuvan musical-drama theatre.
He was awarded the titles of People's Artist of the RSFSR and of the Tuvan ASSR, and was also awarded the State Prize of the Republic of Tuva.
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First watchDersu Uzala19757.9as Dersu UzalaA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home…View filmFilmography
15 films as actor- 1990Aurora BorealisNiyako
- 1990RevengeOld Yan Ge
- 1989Fortune Telling on a Lamb Shoulder
- 1987Time to Flyпассажир
- 1983The FightKomo
- 1981ValentinaIlya Eremeev
- 1980Walk Worthy of the Men
- 1980On the Trail of the LordУгадайкин
- 1979SiberiadeFedyka
- 1979Preliminary InvestigationArchyo - Udyghe
- 1979Last Hunt
- 1978The Diamond Trail
- 1975Dersu UzalaDersu Uzala
- 1972The Missing Witness
- 1959People of Blue RiversДелгер