FILM DIRECTOR

Roman Abelevich Kachanov

1921 - 1993

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Roman Abelevich Kachanov (Russian: Роман Абелевич Качанов; 25 February 1921 – 4 July 1993) was a Soviet animator who worked primarily in the stop-motion animation technique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roman Abelevich Kachanov has received more than 40,147 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Roman Abelevich Kachanov is the 1,121st most popular film director (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 1,910th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,724th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Russian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roman Abelevich Kachanov ranks 1,121 out of 2,041. Before him are Şerif Gören, Armand Gatti, Brian Yuzna, John Grierson, Fred Schepisi, and Andrew Stanton. After him are James Foley, James Algar, Matteo Garrone, Astrid Henning-Jensen, Morten Tyldum, and August Blom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Roman Abelevich Kachanov ranks 324. Before him are Antonino Rocca, Ilka Gedő, Mikayil Abdullayev, Egon Jönsson, Richard Egan, and Ursula Franklin. After him are Ben Bradlee, Wu Xueqian, Edith Farkas, Walter Rudin, Nando González, and Diana Barrymore. Among people deceased in 1993, Roman Abelevich Kachanov ranks 209. Before him are Gustav Ernesaks, Joe Kelly, Akio Kaminaga, Natália Correia, Leslie Charteris, and Edwin Vásquez. After him are Ann Todd, Edith Farkas, Axel von dem Bussche, Lester del Rey, Tahar Djaout, and Kenny Drew.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Roman Abelevich Kachanov ranks 1,910 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Naumov (1927), Maya Kristalinskaya (1932), Oleg Menshikov (1960), Vasili Merkuryev (1904), Tatyana Makarova (1920), and Vyacheslav Lemeshev (1952). After him are Yuri Semin (1947), Andriy Yarmolenko (1989), Issay Dobrowen (1891), Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov (1869), Pavel Kadochnikov (1915), and Dmitry Anuchin (1843).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Roman Abelevich Kachanov ranks 56. Before him are Grigori Roshal (1899), Fyodor Bondarchuk (1967), Alexander Nevzorov (1958), Ivan Perestiani (1870), Pavel Lungin (1949), and Vladimir Naumov (1927). After him are Aleksandr Adabashyan (1945), Alexander Mitta (1933), Gregory Ratoff (1897), Sergey Urusevsky (1908), Igor Maslennikov (1931), and Yuli Raizman (1903).

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Filmography

The Secret of the Third Planet
Director
At the end of the 22nd century Alisa Seleznyova, her father Professor Seleznyov and pilot Zelyony go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow Zoo. On the way they seem to encounter a mysterious conspiracy led by Doctor Verhovtsev against legendary Two Captains Kim and Buran. The only clue is a talking bird Сhatterer [Govorun] that our heroes accidentally took possession of.
Jul 31st 19817.4 / 10
Gena the Crocodile
Director
First animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena the Crocodile works as a zoo animal at an urban zoo. Every evening, he returns home to his lonely apartment. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find some friends to play with. Animals and people respond to advertisements that he posts all around the city. First, a girl named Galya comes with a homeless puppy, who is then followed by Cheburashka. They decide to build a house for all the lonely citizens of the city, but a mischievous old lady, Shapoklyak, tries to stop them in different ways.
Dec 30th 19697.7 / 10
Cheburashka
Director
Second animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Cheburashka wishes Gena the Crocodile a happy birthday and gives him a toy helicopter as a gift. After meeting some pioneers, they decide to be pioneers themselves. They build a playground for the local children and collect scrap metal, after which they become pioneers.
Jun 6th 19717.2 / 10