Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 20, 1938
Died
February 21, 2013 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Also Known As
- Алексей Герман
- Alexey German
- Alexei German
- Aleksei German
- A. German
Aleksei German
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
Directing
Hard to Be a God
Director, Screenplay
2014
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Director, Writer
1999
The Fall of Otrar
Producer, Writer
1991
Dead Man's Letters
Writer
1986
Trial on the Road
Director
1986
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
Director, Writer
1985
Torpedo Bombers
Writer
1983
Twenty Days Without War
Director
1976
The Seventh Companion
Director
1967