Fridrikh Ermler | |
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Фридрих Эрмлер | |
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| Born | Vulf Movshevich Breslav (1898-05-13)May 13, 1898 Rezhitsa, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Latvia) |
| Died | July 12, 1967(1967-07-12) (aged 69) Komarovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | Vladimir Mikhaylovich Breslav |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,actor,screenwriter |
Fridrikh Markovich Ermler[a] (13 May 1898 – 12 July 1967) was aSovietfilm director,actor, andscreenwriter.[3][4] He was a four-time recipient of theStalin Prize (in 1941, twice in 1946, and in 1951).
After studying pharmacology, he joined theCzarist army in 1917 and soon took part in theOctober Revolution on the side of theBolshevists. Captured and tortured by theWhite army, he only became a fullparty member at the end of theCivil War.
From 1923 to 1924 Ermler studied at the Cinema Academy. In 1932 he took part in creating one of the first Soviettalkies – the movieVstrechny (The Counterplan). He also was one of the founders of the Creative Association KEM (together with E. Ioganson). In 1929-1931 Ermler studied at the Communist Academy and wrote for the newspaperKino. He also became the chairman of the Russian Association of Revolutionary Filmmakers.
In 1940 he became the director of theLenfilm studio. Between 1941 and 1944, he worked at the Central United Film Studio of Feature Films (TsOKS) in Alma-Ata (now Kazakhfilm Film Studio).
He died on 12 July 1967, inKomarovo. A memorial plaque was placed on the house inLeningrad where he lived from 1930 to 1962.
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