Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Пы́рьев; 17 November [O.S. 4 November] 1901 – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema. He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57) and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry.
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Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyriev 4 November 1901 Kamen-na-Obi, Russian Empire, now Altai province, Russia
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Died |
7 February 1968 (aged 66) Moscow, URSS, now Russia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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