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Filmmaker · Russia

Yefim Dzigan

Died in 1981

Yefim Dzigan (1898-1981), born in Moscow, took part in the civil war before entering cinema in 1924 as an assistant cameraman and assistant director. A graduate of the film school in 1926, he directed his first film in 1928. He then taught directing at the Moscow film institute, where he became a professor. He was named People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1969. He died in Moscow on 31 December 1981.

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