Nikolai Ekk
Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter, actor
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| Intro | Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter, actor | ||
| Places | Russia | ||
| was | Theater professional Theatre director Film director Screenwriter Actor | ||
| Work field | Arts Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
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| Birth | 14 June 1902, Riga | ||
| Death | 14 July 1976Moscow (aged 74 years) | ||
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Biography
Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: Николай Владимирович Экк) (14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin (Russian: Ивакин).
Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. He directed six feature films between 1929 and 1967. Among them was the first Soviet sound film Road to Life and the first Soviet color motion picture film The Nightingale.
Filmography
- How Should and How Shouldn't (Как надо и как не надо) (1929)
- Road to Life (Путёвка в жизнь) (1931)
- The Nightingale (Груня Корнакова) (1936)
- The Fair of Sorochinsk (Сорочинская ярмарка) (1938)
- When the Snow Is Falling... (Когда падает снег...) (1962)
- A Man in a Green Glove (1967)
Family
Nikolai Ekk was married to Ukrainian film actress Valentina Ivashova.