Writing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born Feb 11, 1899 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Active 1931–1983 · Awards: Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Badge of Honour
Soviet film director, screenwriter, organizer of film production. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965). From 1911 to 1916 he studied at a real school in Tsarskoye Selo.