Tengiz Abuladze

Tengiz Evgenis dze Abuladze
თენგიზ ევგენის ძე აბულაძე
Born(1924-01-31)31 January 1924
Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died6 March 1994(1994-03-06) (aged 70)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Resting placeDidube Pantheon, Tbilisi
Years active1956  1988
Notable work
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1980)

Tengiz Evgenis dze Abuladze (31 January 1924  6 March 1994) was a Georgian film director, screenwriter, theatre teacher and People's Artist of the USSR. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet directors.