Aleksandr Medvedkin

Also Known As: Александр Медведкин, Alexandre Ivanovitch Medvedkine , Aleksandr Ivanovitch Medvedkin

Biography: Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992). He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Adult: No

Birthday: March 08, 1900

Age: 125 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: February 19, 1989

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Known For:

Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
The Last Bolshevik
Stop Thief!
The Train Rolls On
The Silence of Pelešjan
Caution! Maoism!