About
Mikhail Kalatozov (28 December 1903 – 27 March 1973; born Mikheil Kalatozishvili) was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema film director best known for his films The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and Soy Cuba (1964). The former won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. In 1969, he received the People's Artist of the USSR accolade. Kalatozov studied economics and changed many professions before starting his career as an actor and later — as a cinematographer. He directed several documentaries, including Their Kingdom (1928, with Nutsa Gogoberidze, the first Georgian female director) and Salt for Svanetia (1930).
Filmography
Cafe «Izotop»1977 · Writer
The Red Tent1969 · Director, Additional Writing
I Am Cuba1964 · Director
Letter Never Sent1960 · Director
The Variegateds Case1958 · Producer
The Cranes Are Flying1957 · Director
Hostile Whirlwinds1956 · Director
The First Echelon1955 · Director
True Friends1954 · Director
Conspiracy of the Doomed1950 · Director
Moscow Music Hall1946 · Director
The Invincible1943 · Screenplay, Director
Wings of Victory1941 · Director
Courage1939 · Director
The Nail in the Boot1931 · Director
The Blind Woman1930 · Director
Salt for Svanetia1930 · Director, Director of Photography
Moscow MXAT Theatre in Tbilisi1929 · Director
Their Kingdom1928 · Director
Gypsy Blood1928 · Writer, Director of Photography