Grigoriy Chukhray
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1921-05-23
Deathday 2001-10-28 (80 years old)
Place of Birth Melitopol, Ukraine, USSR
Also Known As Grigori Tchoukhrai, Григорий Чухрай
Grigoriy Chukhray
Biography
Grigoriy Chukhray was a Ukrainian filmmaker, who gained fame outside the Soviet Union for his films The Forty-First, shown at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, and especially Ballad of a Soldier, which won a special jury prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and prizes for Best Picture and Best Director at the 1960 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Known For
Director
1992
1985
I'll Teach You to Dream
as Director
1979
Life Is Beautiful
as Director
1978
The Mire
as Director
1970
Memory
as Director
1965
There Was an Old Couple
as Director
1961
Clear Skies
as Director
1959
Ballad of a Soldier
as Director
1956
The Forty-First
as Director
Writer
1985
I'll Teach You to Dream
as Screenplay
1979
Life Is Beautiful
as Original Story
1978
The Mire
as Writer
1970
Memory
as Screenplay
1959
Ballad of a Soldier
as Writer
Actor
1993
To Remember
as Narrator
Producer
1965
There Was an Old Couple
as Producer