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Ivan Pyryev

Director

Ivan Pyryev

Directing
1958 — 1969 · 3 films
Lived
17 November 1901 — d. 1968
From
Kamen, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Empire

Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (17 November 1901 – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema. He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57) and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry.

Career Signature

How Ivan Pyryev’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.