Aleksandr Faintsimmer

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Faintsimmer (Feinzimmer, Russian: Александр Михайлович Файнциммер; 31 December 1906 – 21 March 1982) was a Soviet film director. He has been cited as a filmmaker on the forefront of Russian language social thriller. His son Leonid Kvinikhidze was also a film director.

Aleksandr Faintsimmer
Born
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Faintsimmer

December 31, 1906
Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 21, 1982(1982-03-21) (aged 75)
USSR
Resting placeVvedenskoye Cemetery, Moscow
NationalityRussian
OccupationFilm director
Notable work
  • The Gadfly (1955)
  • The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya (1978)
AwardsStalin Prize (1950,1951)
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