Aleksandr Alov

Aleksandr Alov (Russian: Александр Александрович Алов) (September 26, 1923  – December 12, 1983) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1983 (together with Vladimir Naumov). His 1981 film Teheran 43 won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

Aleksandr Alov (Александр Алов)
Aleksandr Alov
Born	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Lapsker September 26, 1923 Kharkov, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Died	December 12, 1983 (aged 60) Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Resting place	Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Notable work	Teheran 43 (1981)
Title	People's Artist of the USSR (1983)

Alesandr Alov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1951, where he studied under Igor Savchenko.

Filmography

Note: all films are co-directed with Vladimir Naumov

• Taras Shevchenko (1951)
• Restless Youth (1954)
• Pavel Korchagin (Павел Корчагин) (1957)
• The Wind (1959)
• Peace to Him Who Enters (1961)
• The Coin (1965)
• The Ugly Story (1966)
• The Flight (1970)
• Legend About Thiel (1976)
• Teheran 43 (1981)
• The Shore (1984)

References

1. "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

External links

• Aleksandr Alov at IMDb