FILM DIRECTOR

Aleksei Kapler

1904 - 1979

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Aleksei Yakovlevich Kapler (also Alexei, Russian: Алексей Яковлевич Каплер, born Lazar Yankelevich Kapler; 28 September 1903 – 11 September 1979) was a prominent Soviet filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and writer. He was known as screenwriter of many Soviet movies, such as Lenin in 1918, Amphibian Man, The Blue Bird and Striped Trip, as well as one of the anchors and directors of TV program Kinopanorama (a cinema overview). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksei Kapler has received more than 285,582 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksei Kapler is the 665th most popular film director (down from 587th in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 409th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Ukrainian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Aleksei Kapler ranks 665 out of 2,041. Before him are Friz Freleng, Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanislav Govorukhin, Andrew Blake, Johnnie To, and Robert Z. Leonard. After him are Richard Linklater, Claude Goretta, Stephen Hopkins, Joe Johnston, Baz Luhrmann, and Alexander Payne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Aleksei Kapler ranks 163. Before him are Pinhas Lavon, József Takács, Nikos Skalkottas, Bruce Cabot, Ibrahim Moustafa, and Ciriaco Errasti. After him are Abdullah Goran, Daniel Guérin, Salomėja Nėris, Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, and Giulio Gaudini. Among people deceased in 1979, Aleksei Kapler ranks 127. Before him are Kurt Jooss, Ivar Johansson, Issa Pliyev, John Cromwell, Catherine Hessling, and Antonio Caggiano. After him are Evald Ilyenkov, Pedro Arico Suárez, Minnie Riperton, Georges Florovsky, Paul Dessau, and Amedeo Nazzari.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Aleksei Kapler ranks 500 out of 1,365. Before him are Verka Serduchka (1973), Ivan Bodiul (1917), Oles Honchar (1918), Mischa Elman (1891), Arseniy Yatsenyuk (1974), and Nikolay Shmatko (1943). After him are Boris Kalamanos (1113), Igor Moiseyev (1906), Iosif Shklovsky (1916), Sergei Stanishev (1966), Mikhail Fridman (1964), and Aleksandar Malinov (1867).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Ukraine

Among film directors born in Ukraine, Aleksei Kapler ranks 15. Before him are Richard Boleslawski (1889), Grigori Kozintsev (1905), Grigory Chukhray (1921), Yuri Ilyenko (1936), Les Kurbas (1887), and Aleksandr Ptushko (1900). After him are Roman Karmen (1906), Aleksander Ford (1908), Janusz Majewski (1931), David Cherkassky (1931), Lucian Pintilie (1933), and Mark Donskoy (1901).

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Filmography

Striped Trip
Director
A Soviet cruise ship "Evgeni Onegin" is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor passengers and crew have no place to run. The captain abandons his post out of fear, and the monkey takes over the captain's post. The ship gets under total control by the tigers and lions. Only one lady is standing up to the challenge. Her name is Marianna, she loves animals, and she takes the situation under control.
Jun 6o 19616.9 / 10
Amphibian Man
Director
People living at a seashore town are frightened by reports of an unknown creature called "the sea devil". Nobody knows what it is, but it's really the son of doctor Salvator. The doctor performed surgery on his son and now young Ichtiander can live under water. This gives him certain advantages, but also creates a lot of problems.
Jan 3o 19616.8 / 10
The Blue Bird
Director
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, Bread, and other entities.
Apr 5o 19765.2 / 10