Aleksandr Rou
Directing
Born: 1906-02-24 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Died: 1973-12-28
Biography
Aleksandr Rou is widely remembered as the “Soviet Walt Disney,” a filmmaker whose fairy-tale movies became cultural touchstones across the Eastern Bloc. Specializing in magical adventures drawn from Russian folklore, Rou crafted films filled with enchanted forests, witches and heroes. His imaginative style, blending folkloric tradition with cinematic spectacle, made him one of the most successful directors in Soviet popular cinema. Beloved by children and adults alike, his works defined the gen
🎬 Movies (25)
Father Frost
2010
Novel
Land of Rou the Magician
2006
Himself (archive footage)
Fairytale Director Aleksandr Rou
2004
Himself (archive footage)
Finest, the Brave Falcon
1975
Writer
Golden Horns
1973
Director
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
1970
Director
Through Fire, Water and... Brass Pipes
1968
Director
Father Frost
1965
Director
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors
1963
Director
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
1961
Director
Cinderella
1961
Director
Maria, the Wonderful Weaver
1959
Director
New Adventures of Puss in Boots
1958
Director
Precious Gift
1956
Director
The Secret of the Mountain Lake
1954
Director
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
1953
Director
День чудесных впечатлений
1949
Director
Kashchey the Immortal
1944
Director
The Humpbacked Horse
1941
Director
Our Cinema
1940
(archive footage)
Vasilisa the Beautiful
1940
Director
Wish Upon a Pike
1938
Director
Without Dowry
1937
First Assistant Director
The Lonely White Sail
1937
Assistant Director
On the Strangeness of Love
1936
First Assistant Director