Grigori Aleksandrov

Biography

Grigori Vasilyevich Aleksandrov or Alexandrov (original family name was Mormonenko; 23 January 1903 - 16 December 1983) was a prominent Soviet film director who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1947 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1973. He was awarded the Stalin Prizes for 1941 and 1950.

Initially associated with Sergei Eisenstein, with whom he worked as a co-director, screenwriter and actor, Aleksandrov became a major director in his own right in the 1930s, when he directed Jolly Fellows and a string of other musical comedies starring his wife Lyubov Orlova.

Though Aleksandrov remained active until his death, his musicals, amongst the first made in the Soviet Union, remain his most popular films. They rival Ivan Pyryev's films as the most effective and light-hearted showcase ever designed for Stalin-era USSR.

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Known For

Battleship Potemkin

Chief Officer Giliarovsky

Strike

Factory Foreman

¡Qué Viva México!

Self

Glumov's Diary

Glumov 2, Golutvin

Starling and Lyre

General (uncredited)

Sergei Eisenstein

Himself (archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Himself

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1998	Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy	Himself
1979	¡Qué Viva México!	Self
1974	Starling and Lyre	General (uncredited)
1967	I Don't Want to Be Filmed	режиссёр Александров
1958	Sergei Eisenstein	Himself (archive footage)
1943	Seeds of Freedom	('Potemkin' sequence) (archive footage)
1925	Battleship Potemkin	Chief Officer Giliarovsky
1925	Strike	Factory Foreman
1923	Glumov's Diary	Glumov 2, Golutvin

Year	TV Show	Role