Alexander Dovzhenko
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| Born | Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko September 10, 1894 Sosnytsia, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | November 25, 1956 (aged 62) Peredelkino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia |
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| Years active | 1926–1956 |
| Spouse | Yuliya Solntseva |
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 Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. 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.