Nikolai Lebedev (film director)
Nikolai Lebedev | |
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| Николай Лебедев | |
| Born | Nikolai Igorevich Lebedev 16 November 1966 Kishinev, Moldavian SSR |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Nikolai Igorevich Lebedev (Russian: Николай Игоревич Лебедев; born 16 November 1966) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer. Born in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Chișinău in Moldova).
He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of Wolfhound (2007) and Legend № 17 (2013), both of which became well grossing films in Russian cinema. Other films include the critically lauded drama The Star (2002), the drama film Soundtrack of Passion (2009), and the disaster film Flight Crew (2016).