Alexander Dovzhenko

Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko, also Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko (Russian: Александр Петрович Довженко, Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Довженко; September 10 [O.S. August 29] 1894 – November 25, 1956), was a Ukrainian Soviet screenwriter, film producer and director. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as being a pioneer of Soviet montage theory.

For the Soviet and Ukrainian physician and psychiatrist, see Alexander Dovzhenko (psychiatrist).
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Born
Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko

(1894-09-10)September 10, 1894
Sosnytsia, Sosnitsky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 25, 1956(1956-11-25) (aged 62)
Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Nationality
  • Ukrainian
  • Soviet
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1926–1956
SpouseYuliya Solntseva
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