FILM DIRECTOR

Aleksandr Ptushko

1900 - 1973

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Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, 19 April [O.S. 6 April] 1900 – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," because of his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis H. O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Some critics, such as Tim Lucas and Alan Upchurch, have also compared Ptushko to Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, who made fantasy and horror films with similarities to Ptushko's work and made similarly innovative use of color cinematography and special effects. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandr Ptushko has received more than 81,087 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Aleksandr Ptushko is the 643rd most popular film director (up from 686th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 479th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ukrainian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

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  • 52.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

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  • 4.27

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Over the past year Aleksandr Ptushko has had the most page views in the with 40,305 views, followed by English (11,001), and German (1,441). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Crimean Tatar (878.69%), Chuvash (166.45%), and Catalan (124.49%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Aleksandr Ptushko ranks 643 out of 2,041. Before him are Im Kwon-taek, Gianfranco Parolini, Renato Castellani, John Cromwell, Juraj Herz, and Robert Stevenson. After him are David Zucker, Sergio Sollima, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Rob Cohen, Francis Lawrence, and Raoul Servais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Aleksandr Ptushko ranks 153. Before him are Sumitranandan Pant, Isaak Dunayevsky, Georgia Hale, Carola Neher, Alexander Mosolov, and Halina Konopacka. After him are Catherine Hessling, Serge Poliakoff, Roberto Arlt, Jean Duvieusart, Boris Yefimov, and Jiří Wolker. Among people deceased in 1973, Aleksandr Ptushko ranks 138. Before him are Ira Sprague Bowen, Laurens Hammond, Adolfo Zumelzú, Dean Corll, Alexander Mosolov, and José Alfredo Jiménez. After him are Carmine Gallone, Eleazar López Contreras, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Jeannette Rankin, Rafael Franco, and Nobuko Yoshiya.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Aleksandr Ptushko ranks 486 out of 1,365. Before him are Alexander Trepov (1862), Les Kurbas (1887), Wilhelm Stekel (1868), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1923), Anatoly Alexandrov (1903), and Pavlo Tychyna (1891). After him are Leonid Utyosov (1895), Boris Mikhailov (1938), Catherine Desnitski (1886), Ignacy Daszyński (1866), Gabriela Zapolska (1857), and Manès Sperber (1905).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Ukraine

Among film directors born in Ukraine, Aleksandr Ptushko ranks 14. Before him are Larisa Shepitko (1938), Richard Boleslawski (1889), Grigori Kozintsev (1905), Grigory Chukhray (1921), Yuri Ilyenko (1936), and Les Kurbas (1887). After him are Aleksei Kapler (1904), Roman Karmen (1906), Aleksander Ford (1908), Janusz Majewski (1931), David Cherkassky (1931), and Lucian Pintilie (1933).

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Filmography

A Tale of Lost Times
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Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want to return to their real age.
Feb 2o 19646.48 / 10
The Day the Earth Froze
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Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
Aug 24o 19594.2 / 10
The Sword and the Dragon
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Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.
Sep 9o 19564.893 / 10