Leonid Trauberg

Director, Writer, Producer

January 4, 1902 — November 13, 1990 (88 years)
Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1924 and 1961 and was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941. Trauberg was Jewish, and was fiercely attacked by Soviet authorities during the so-called "anti-cosmopolitan" period following World War II.

Known For

  • The New Babylon
    The New Babylon1929
  • The Youth of Maxim
    The Youth of Maxim1935
  • The Overcoat
    The Overcoat1926
  • The Return of Maxim
    The Return of Maxim1937
  • The Wild Swans
    The Wild Swans1962
  • Alone
    Alone1931
  • Dead Souls
    Dead Souls1960
  • The Vyborg Side
    The Vyborg Side1939
  • Actress
    Actress1943
  • Volnyy veter
    Volnyy veter1961
  • Life in the Citadel
    Life in the Citadel1947
  • Kotovsky
    Kotovsky1943
  • The Serf Actress
    The Serf Actress1963
  • The District Secretary
    The District Secretary1942
  • Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #1
    Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #11941