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Aleksei Kapler

Aleksei Kapler

Writer · 1904–1979 · Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

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Biography

Aleksei (born Lazar) Yakovlevich Kapler (also Alexei, Russian: Алексей (born Лазарь) Яковлевич Каплер) (15 September 1903, Kiev – 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). In 1941, Kapler was awarded the Stalin Prize.

Wrote 23

1990s

  1. 1996

    Return of the "Battleship"

    Short Story

1980s

  1. 1987

    Descended from Heaven

    Book

  2. 1985

    Hero of Her Romance

    Short Story

1970s

  1. 1976
  2. 1972

    Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov

    Screenplay

1960s

  1. 1963

    I Accept the Fight

    Screenplay

  2. 1962

    Amphibian Man

    Screenplay

  3. 1961

    Two Lives

    Writer

  4. Striped Trip

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1957

    An Unusual Summer

    Screenplay

  2. 1956

    First Joys

    Screenplay

  3. Behind Show Windows

    Writer

1940s

  1. 1943

    No Greater Love

    Screenplay

  2. Kotovsky

    Writer

  3. 1942
  4. One Day of War

    Writer

  5. A Good Lad

    Writer

  6. 1941

    Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #5

    Writer

1930s

  1. 1939

    Lenin in 1918

    Writer

  2. 1937

    Lenin in October

    Writer

  3. The Miners

    Writer

  4. 1935

    The Sixth Sense

    Screenplay

  5. 1930

    Right to a Woman

    Writer

Acted in 3

1970s

  1. 1976

    Mayakovsky Laughs

    Movie

1920s

  1. 1926

    The Overcoat

    'Not important person' / 'Very important person'

  2. The Devil's Wheel

    Movie

Directed 2

1930s

  1. 1930

    Right to a Woman

    Director

1920s

  1. 1929

    Arsenal

    Assistant Director

Appearances1

1970s

  1. 1970

    One Hour With Kozintsev

    Self