Grigori Kozintsev

Grigori Kozintsev
Григорий Козинцев
Kozintsev in 1958
Born
Grigori Moiseyevich Kozintsov

22 March [O.S. 9 March] 1905
Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
Died11 May 1973(1973-05-11) (aged 68)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
Years active1919–1973

Grigori Mikhailovich Kozintsev (22 March [O.S. 9 March] 1905  11 May 1973, born Grigori Moiseyevich Kozintsov) was a Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1964. In 1965 he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1971 he was the president of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.