Vladimir Arkadyevich Krasnopolsky (Russian: Влади́мир Арка́дьевич Краснопо́льский; 14 June 1933 – 23 September 2022) was a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1]

Vladimir Krasnopolsky
Born
Vladimir Arkadyevich Krasnopolsky

(1933-06-14)14 June 1933
Died23 September 2022(2022-09-23) (aged 89)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
EducationUral State University
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter

Biography

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Krasnopolsky was born in Sverdlovsk on 14 June 1933 to artist Arkady Vladimirovich Krasnopolsky.[2] In 1955, he graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology at Ural State University and from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1963. From 1961 to 1963, he was director of the Sverdlovsk Film Studio. In 1964, he became director of Mosfilm. In 1971, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

From 1963 to 2015, he directed and wrote all of his films alongside his second cousin, Valery Uskov [ru].[3][4] They went their separate ways in 2016.

Krasnopolsky died in Moscow on 23 September 2022, at the age of 89.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Умер режиссер Владимир Краснопольский". Interfax (in Russian). 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Краснопольский Аркадий Владимирович". Podvig naroda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  3. ^ "Валерий Усков увел у сына Пырьева жену". Express Gazeta (in Russian). 11 February 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Валерий Усков: "У Краснопольского — аппендицит, у меня — тоже"". Vechernyaya Moskva (in Russian). 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ^ Fedotova, Maria (23 September 2022). "Умер режиссер Владимир Краснопольский". Kommersant (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 16.04.1997 N 357 "О НАГРАЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ НАГРАДАМИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ"". President of Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Указ президента Российской Федерации от 10 марта 2004 года № 339 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»". President of Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.