Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: Николай Владимирович Экк; 14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin (Russian: Ивакин).[1][2]
Nikolai Ekk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nikolai Vladimirovich Ivakin 14 June 1902 |
| Died | 14 July 1976 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. He directed six feature films between 1929 and 1967. Among them was the first Soviet sound film Road to Life and the first Soviet color motion picture film The Nightingale.
Filmography
edit- How Should and How Shouldn't (Как надо и как не надо) (1929)
- Road to Life (Путёвка в жизнь) (1931)
- The Nightingale (Груня Корнакова) (1936)
- The Fair of Sorochyntsi (Сорочинская ярмарка) (1938)
- When the Snow Is Falling... (Когда падает снег...) (1962)
- A Man in a Green Glove (1967)
- The Nile and The Life (1968)
- Those People of the Nile (1972)
Family
editNikolai Ekk was married to Ukrainian film actress Valentina Ivashova.[3]
References
edit- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 210–211. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) // 3rd edition. Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Ивашёва Валентина Семёновна". 6 June 2024.
External links
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