FILM DIRECTOR

Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

1877 - 1945

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Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Ханжонков, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ xənˈʐonkəf]; 8 August [O.S. 27 July] 1877 — 26 September 1945) was a pioneering Russian cinema entrepreneur, film director and screenwriter. He is known for producing Defence of Sevastopol, Russia's first feature film, as well as Ladislas Starevich's ground-breaking stop motion animation. Most of his career was in Russian Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandr Khanzhonkov has received more than 36,449 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Aleksandr Khanzhonkov is the 826th most popular film director (up from 925th in 2019), the 1,465th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,561st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Russian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ranks 826 out of 2,041. Before him are Urban Gad, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Max Fleischer, Julio Medem, and Eduard Tisse. After him are Gordon Douglas, Hal Roach, Gianni Amelio, George Marshall, Paul Haggis, and Janusz Majewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ranks 114. Before him are Lewis Terman, Josephine Hull, Maurice Farman, Vladimir Gardin, Buddy Bolden, and Giuseppe Pizzardo. After him are Ugo Cerletti, Alphonse de Châteaubriant, Noël Bas, Miltiadis Gouskos, Shefqet Vërlaci, and Georgy Sedov. Among people deceased in 1945, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ranks 254. Before him are Albert Tyler, William Joseph Simmons, Henri Dentz, Alfred Saalwächter, Nils Edén, and Eddie Slovik. After him are John R. Commons, Aleksey Krylov, János Garay, Wilhelm Hasse, Leonhard Kaupisch, and Berta Zuckerkandl.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ranks 1,465 out of 3,761. Before him are Lydia Lopokova (1892), Galina Starovoytova (1946), Fyodor Alekseyev (1753), Renate Boy (1939), Nikolai Roslavets (1881), and Vladimir Solovyov (1963). After him are Ludvig Faddeev (1934), Aleksandre Chivadze (1955), Sergei Yursky (1935), Pyotr Vyazemsky (1792), Anatoly Pepelyayev (1891), and Yury of Zvenigorod (1374).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ranks 33. Before him are Alexei Uchitel (1951), Mark Zakharov (1933), Aleksei Balabanov (1959), Ivan Pyryev (1901), Karen Shakhnazarov (1952), and Vladimir Gardin (1877). After him are Alexander Rou (1906), Yevgeni Bauer (1865), Esfir Shub (1894), Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900), Pyotr Chardynin (1873), and Alexandre Volkoff (1885).

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Filmography

The Cameraman's Revenge
Director
A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema. This was one of Starewicz' first animated films, and stars a cast of animated beetles.
Oct 27th 19127 / 10
After Death
Director
Young scholar Andrei, fascinated by haunting actress Zoia Kadmina, is surprised when she sends him a note. The two have a brief scheduled meeting, then three months later Andrei is shocked to learn she has died. He becomes obsessed with Zoia's memory and decides he must find out all that he can about her.
Dec 29th 19156.2 / 10
The Dying Swan
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After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.
Jan 17th 19176.5 / 10