Sergey Bondarchuk

Sergey Bondarchuk

Born September 25, 1920 (Age: 105) Belozerka, Kherson Governorate, Ukrainian SSR

Biography

Sergei Bondarchuk (25 September 1920 — 20 October 1994) was a Soviet director, actor, and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1952). Academy Awards winner (War and Peace, 1969). BAFTA winner (Waterloo, 1971). His directorial debut was Fate of a Man, a WWII classic where he portrayed the main role. Bondarchuk is considered a master of big scale pieces with epic battle scenes that involved thousands of extras (War and Peace, Waterloo). He often starred star in his films, as well as cast his family, notably his wife, actor Irina Skobtseva (e.g. War and Peace, Vybor Tseli, Molchanie Doktora Ivensa). In late 1980s-early 1990s Bondarchuk started his long-term passion project – an adaptation of an epic novel “And Quiet Flows the Don,” together with the UK and Italy; however, the work couldn't be finished before the actor-director passed away in 1994. His son, actor-director Fyodor Bondarchuk, finished the piece in 2006.
Sergei Bondarchuk (25 September 1920 — 20 October 1994) was a Soviet director, actor, and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1952). Academy Awards winner (War and Peace, 1969). BAFTA winner (Waterloo, 1971). His directorial debut was Fate of a Man, a WWII classic where he portrayed the main role. Bondarchuk is considered a master of big scale pieces with epic battle scenes that involved thousands of extras (War and Peace, Waterloo). He often starred star in his films, as well as cast his family, notably his wife, actor Irina Skobtseva (e.g. War and Peace, Vybor Tseli, Molchanie Doktora Ivensa). In late 1980s-early 1990s Bondarchuk started his long-term passion project – an adaptation of an epic novel “And Quiet Flows the Don,” together with the UK and Italy; however, the work couldn't be finished before the actor-director passed away in 1994. His son, actor-director Fyodor Bondarchuk, finished the piece in 2006.
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Filmography

Thunder Over Rus'

Thunder Over Rus'

1992 as Age: 71
Drums of Fire

Drums of Fire

1990 as Selim Age: 70
One Day of Mosfilm

One Day of Mosfilm

1985 as Age: 64
The Gadfly

The Gadfly

1980 as Кардинал Монтанелли Age: 60
Profession: Film Actor

Profession: Film Actor

1980 as Age: 59
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession

VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession

1979 as Age: 58
Velvet Season

Velvet Season

1978 as Richard Bradbury Age: 58
Father Sergius

Father Sergius

1978 as Stepan Kasatsky / Father Sergius Age: 57
The Steppe

The Steppe

1978 as Age: 57
Old Times in Poshekhonye

Old Times in Poshekhonye

1977 as Age: 56
Choice of Purpose

Choice of Purpose

1975 as Igor Kurchatov Age: 55
Such High Mountains

Such High Mountains

1974 as Age: 53
Silence of Doctor Ivens

Silence of Doctor Ivens

1974 as Martin Evans Age: 53
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

1969 as Martin Age: 49
Making 'War and Peace'

Making 'War and Peace'

1969 as Self Age: 48
War and Peace

War and Peace

1968 as Pierre Bezukhov Age: 47
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

1965 as Pierre Bezukhov Age: 44
A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

1960 as Age: 39
Escape by Night

Escape by Night

1960 as Fyodor Nazukov Age: 39
Stars Meet in Moscow

Stars Meet in Moscow

1959 as Self Age: 38
Fate of a Man

Fate of a Man

1959 as Sokolov Age: 38
Soldiers Were Walking

Soldiers Were Walking

1959 as Matvey Krylov - soldat Age: 38
Ivan Franko

Ivan Franko

1956 as Ivan Franko Age: 35
Othello

Othello

1955 as Othello Age: 35
Unfinished Story

Unfinished Story

1955 as Yuri Yershov Age: 35
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

1955 as Dr. Osip Dymov Age: 34
It Can Not Be Forgotten

It Can Not Be Forgotten

1954 as Aleksandr Garmash Age: 33
Attack from the Sea

Attack from the Sea

1953 as Tikhon Prokofiev Age: 33
Admiral Ushakov

Admiral Ushakov

1953 as Тихон Прокофьев Age: 32