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Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 3, 1869

Died

May 8, 1956 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Berdichev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]

Also Known As

  • Александр Санин
  • А. Санин

Aleksandr Sanin

Biography

Aleksandr Sanin was a Russian and Soviet actor, director, and pedagogue. He began his career in theater, working with the Moscow Art Theatre and later transitioning to film. Sanin directed the silent film Polikushka (1919), based on Leo Tolstoy's novella, which is considered a significant work in early Russian cinema. He was also a respected acting teacher, influencing a generation of Russian performers.

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