
Ivan Pyryev
Directing
Born: 1901-11-17 · Kamen, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: 1968-02-07
Biography
Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (17 November 1901 – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema. He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57) and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry. Pyryev was born in Kamen-na-Obi, in the Tomsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Altai Krai, Russia). His early career
🎬 Movies (30)

The Brothers Karamazov
1969
Director

Light of a Distant Star
1965
Director

Our Mutual Friend
1962
Director

Sovershenno seryozno
1961
Creative Producer

How Robinson Was Created
1961
Creative Producer

История с пирожками
1961
Creative Producer

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
1961
Creative Producer

Приятного аппетита
1961
Creative Producer

White Nights
1960
Director

The Idiot
1958
Director

Devotion
1954
Director

Friendship Triumphs
1951
Director
Youth Sports Festival
1951
Art Department Coordinator

Cossacks of the Kuban
1950
Director

Tale of the Siberian Land
1947
Director

Rich Bride
1946
Director

Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
1944
Director

1812
1943
Producer

The District Secretary
1942
Director

Swineherd and Shepherd
1941
Director

The Beloved
1940
Director

Tractor Drivers
1939
Director

Anna
1936
Director

Conveyor of Death
1933
Director

The Civil Servant
1931
Director
Turner Alekseev
1931
Screenplay

Be Like This
1930
Writer

The Other Woman
1929
Director

Bulat-Batyr
1928
Assistant Director

Torn-Off Sleeves
1928
Writer
