Viktor Ivanov (film director)
Viktor Ivanov | |
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Віктор Іванов | |
Ivanov's memorial plaque in 2010 | |
| Born | 31 January [O.S. 13 February] 1909 Kazatin, Berdichevsky Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Koziatyn, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 18 June 1981 (aged 72) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Burial place | Baikove Cemetery |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1950–1981 |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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| Awards | see here |
Viktor Mykhailovych Ivanov (Ukrainian: Віктор Михайлович Іванов; 31 January [O.S. 13 February] 1909 – 18 June 1981) was a Ukrainian Soviet film director who is known as the creator of the comedy film Chasing Two Hares. He was referred to be a one in a million director by Alexander Dovzhenko, and Sergei Eisenstein personally brought him to his creative workshop. Additionally, he is a recipient the Order of the Red Star, Honored Art Worker of Ukraine and the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize.