Aleksandr Sanin

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Also Known As Александр Санин, А. Санин

Aleksandr Sanin

Biography

Aleksandr Sanin was a Russian and Soviet actor, director, and pedagogue. He began his career in theater, working with the Moscow Art Theatre and later transitioning to film. Sanin directed the silent film Polikushka (1919), based on Leo Tolstoy's novella, which is considered a significant work in early Russian cinema. He was also a respected acting teacher, influencing a generation of Russian performers.

Known For

Director

1922
Polikushka

as Director

1919
Maiden's Mountains

as Director