Georgi Vasilyev

Georgi Vasilyev
Georgi Vasilyev
Born	Georgi Nikolaevich Vasilyev (1899-11-25)25 November 1899 Vologda, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire (now Russia)
Died	18 June 1946(1946-06-18) (aged 46) Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1924–1943
Notable work	Chapaev (1934)
Awards	Stalin Prize (1941,1942)

Georgi Nikolaevich Vasilyev (Russian: Георгий Николаевич Васильев) (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet film director, editor, and screenwriter. From 1928 to 1943 together with Sergei Vasilyev (often jointly, though incorrectly credited as Vasilyev brothers) he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Georgi Vasilyev received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942.

Filmography

Year	English Title	Russian Title	Comments
1928	Heroic Deed Among the Ice	Подвиг во льдах	Director; documentary
1930	The Sleeping Beauty	Спящая красавица	Director, screenwriter
1932	A Personal Affair	Личное дело	Director, screenwriter
1934	Chapaev	Чапаев	Director, screenwriter, actor
1937	Volotchayevsk Days	Волочаевские дни	Director, screenwriter
1942	The Defense of Tsaritsyn	Оборона Царицына	Director, screenwriter
1943	The Front	Фронт	Director, screenwriter

Honours and awards

• Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1940)
• Stalin Prizes
  • first class (1941) – for the film "Chapayev" (1934)
  • first class (1942) – for the 1st series of the movie "The defence of Tsaritsa" (1941)
• Order of Lenin (1935) – for the film "Chapayev" (1934)
• Order of the Red Star (1944)
• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)

External links

• Georgi Vasilyev at IMDb