David Cherkassky
David Cherkassky (Russian: Давид Янович Черкасский; 1931 – 30 October, 2018[1]) was Soviet and Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. He made several animation pictures for the Kievnauchfilm.
Biography
David Cherkassky has graduated Kiev Construction Engineering Institute.[2] He noted that Soviet parents anticipated that the Soviet Union will participate in war and so registered their children later to delay them to be drafted to army.[2] Cherkassky in interview acknowledged that he was born in 1931.[3] During the World War II he and his mother were evacuated to a village[3] near the Russian city of Chkalov (today Orenburg).[2]
David Cherkassky was a member of the Ukrainian [Ukrainian SSR] gymnast team.[2] Since his 50 and until he was 80, Cherkassky enjoyed alpine skiing.[2]
After the death of Stalin, Cherkassky found out that his family origin is a small city of Shpola in Central Ukraine and he has some extensive family in the United States.[3] His father was a director of typography after the revolution and later he served as an assistant to People's Commissar of Justice.[3]
Filmography
Director
- 1964 Mystery of the Black King (Russian: Тайна чёрного короля) along with Sergei Lyalin
- 1967 Columbus is landing on the coast (Russian: Колумб причаливает к берегу)
- 1969 Mystery-Bouffe (Russian: Мистерия-буфф)
- 1970 Short stories (Russian: Короткие истории)
- 1971 Wizard Okh (Russian: Волшебник Ох)
- 1972 Around the World against the Will (Russian: Вокруг света поневоле)
- 1974 Pharaohs, good-bye! (Russian: Прощайте, фараоны!) along with Vyacheslav Vinnik
- 1975 What the hell do you want? (Russian: Какого рожна хочется?)
- 1979 Adventures of Captain Wrongel (Russian: Приключения капитана Врунгеля)
- 1983 Wings (Russian: Крылья)
- 1984 Doctor Aybolit (Russian: Доктор Айболит)
- 1988 Treasure Island (Russian: Остров сокровищ)
- 1992 Crazy macaroni or the error of professor Bugensberg (Russian: Безумные макароны или Ошибка профессора Бугенсберга), the motion picture was not finished
- 1995 Return to Treasure Island (Russian: Возвращение на остров сокровищ)
References
- ^ "Умер режиссер мультфильма "Остров сокровищ" Давид Черкасский". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ a b c d e Roman Huba. Experienced Wrongel. David Cherkassky about his works, friends and hobbies (Опытный Врунгель. Давид Черкасский о своих работах, друзьях и увлечениях). Focus (Ukraine). 28 June 2017
- ^ a b c d Hordiychuk, I, Intellectual Rabelaisian (Интеллектуальный раблезианец). The Day. 23 August 2017