Mikhail Romm

Reżyseria, Scenariusz, Aktor, Wydawca, Produkcja

24 stycznia 1901 — 1 listopada 1971 (70 years)
Mikhail Ilych Romm (Russian: Михаил Ильич Ромм; 24 January [O.S. 11 January] 1901 – 1 November 1971) was a Soviet film director.

He was born in Irkutsk. His father was a social democrat of Jewish descent who had been exiled there. He graduated from gymnasium in 1917 and entered the Moscow College for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. From 1918 - 1921, he served in the Red Army during the Russian civil war, first as a signalman and later rising to the rank of inspector of a Special Commission concerning the numbers of the Red Army and Fleet of the Field Staff of the Supreme Military Soviet of the Republic. As such he travelled a lot and had the opportunity to see much of the life in different parts of the country, something that he later said he "recalled with gratitude".

In 1925 he graduated as a sculptor from the class of Anna Golubkina of the Highest Artistic-Technical Institute and worked as a sculptor and translator. In 1928-1930 he conducted research on the theory of cinema in the Institute for the methods of extra-scholastic work. Since 1931 he worked at the Mosfilm studio. In 1940-1943 he was an artistic leader for the Mosfilm films production. In 1942-1947 he was the director of a theater studio for movie actors. From 1938 he was a lecturer, from 1948 he was the leader of the actor's-producer department of the VGIK, professor (from 1962). He influenced many prominent film-directors, including Andrei Tarkovsky, Grigori Chukhrai, Vasily Shukshin, Nikita Mikhalkov, Georgi Daneliya, Aleksander Mitta, Igor Talankin, Rezo Chkheidze, Gleb Panfilov, Vladimir Basov, Tengiz Abuladze, Elem Klimov and many others.

He wrote many books and articles on the theory of cinematographic art, and also memoirs. He was awarded the Stalin Prize 5 times (1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951). Romm was an honorary corresponding member of the Academy of the skills of DDR (1967).

Known For

  • Zwyczajny faszyzm
    Zwyczajny faszyzm1965
  • Czterdziesty pierwszy
    Czterdziesty pierwszy1956
  • Dziewięć dni jednego roku
    Dziewięć dni jednego roku1962
  • Lenin w październiku
    Lenin w październiku1937
  • Lenin w 1918 roku
    Lenin w 1918 roku1939
  • Bohaterowie pustyni
    Bohaterowie pustyni1937
  • Admirał Uszakow
    Admirał Uszakow1953
  • Narzeczony z tamtego świata
    Narzeczony z tamtego świata1958
  • A jednak wierzę
    A jednak wierzę1974
  • Okręty szturmują bastiony
    Okręty szturmują bastiony1953
  • Numer 217
    Numer 2171945
  • Harry Smith odkrywa Amerykę
    Harry Smith odkrywa Amerykę1948
  • Zbrodnia przy ulicy Dantego
    Zbrodnia przy ulicy Dantego1956
  • Tajna misja
    Tajna misja1950
  • Tajemnice domu towarowego
    Tajemnice domu towarowego1956
  • Daleka droga
    Daleka droga1956
  • Trzpiotka
    Trzpiotka1955
  • Lenin
    Lenin1949