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Also known as Mikhail Ilyich Romm

Soviet film director (1901–1971)

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Mikhail Romm (1901–1971) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and theatrical director. Born in Irkutsk, he was educated at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and Vkhutein. He served as a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Association of Filmmakers of the USSR. His professional affiliations included the National Film Actors' Theatre, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, and the Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors.

Romm held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, the Russian Republic, and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. He was married to Yelena Kuzmina and spoke Russian. Among his honors were the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the title of People's Artist of the USSR. He died in Moscow and is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1968
Works
3

Top works

  • Ueber den Einfluss der Beschäftigung auf die Entstehung von Herzaffectionen
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Film & TV

Directing · Irkutsk, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Mikhail Ilych Romm (Russian: Михаил Ильич Ромм; 24 January [O.S. 11 January] 1901 – 1 November 1971) was a Soviet film director. He was born in Irkutsk. His father was a social democrat of Jewish descent who had been exiled there. He graduated from gymnasium in 1917 and entered the Moscow College for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. From 1918 - 1921, he served in the Red Army during the…

Known for

  • ВГИК100. Признание в любви — self (archive footage)2019
  • Legends of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2016
  • Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film Director — Himself (archive footage)1985
  • And Still I Believe — himself1974
  • World Without a Game — Self (archive footage)1966
  • Triumph Over Violence — Narrator (voice)1965
  • Sergei Eisenstein — Self (archive footage)1958

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Russia

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Key facts

Born
24 January [ O.S. 11 January ] 1901, Irkutsk , Russian Empire
Died
1 November 1971 (1971-11-01) (aged 70), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery , Moscow
Occupations
Film director , screenwriter
Notable work
Lenin in October (1937), Nine Days in One Year (1962), Triumph Over Violence (1965)
Title
People's Artist of the USSR (1950)
Awards
Stalin Prize (1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951)

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Encyclopedic overview

Mikhail Ilyich Romm (Russian: Михаил Ильич Ромм; 24 January [O.S. 11 January] 1901 – 1 November 1971) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.

Life and career

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