Mikhail Romm
Mikhail Ilych Romm (Russian: Михаил Ильич Ромм; 24 January [O.S. 11 January] 1901 – 1 November 1971) was a Soviet film director. He was born in Irkutsk. His father was a social democrat of Jewish descent who had been exiled there. He graduated from gymnasium in 1917 and entered the Moscow College for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. From 1918 - 1921, he served in the Red Army during the Russian civil war, first as a signalman and later rising to the rank of inspector of a Special Commission concerning the numbers of the Red Army and Fleet of the Field Staff of the Supreme Military Soviet of the Republic. As such he travelled a lot and had the opportunity to see much of the life in different parts of the country, something that he later said he "recalled with gratitude". In 1925 he graduated as a sculptor from the class of Anna Golubkina of the Highest Artistic-Technical Institute and worked as a sculptor and translator. In 1928-1930 he conducted research on the theory of cinema in the Institute for the methods of extra-scholastic work. Since 1931 he worked at the Mosfilm studio. In 1940-1943 he was an artistic leader for the Mosfilm films production. In 1942-1947 he was the director of a theater studio for movie actors. From 1938 he was a lecturer, from 1948 he was the leader of the actor's-producer department of the VGIK, professor (from 1962). He influenced many prominent film-directors, including Andrei Tarkovsky, Grigori Chukhrai, Vasily Shukshin, Nikita Mikhalkov, Georgi Daneliya, Aleksander Mitta, Igor Talankin, Rezo Chkheidze, Gleb Panfilov, Vladimir Basov, Tengiz Abuladze, Elem Klimov and many others. He wrote many books and articles on the theory of cinematographic art, and also memoirs. He was awarded the Stalin Prize 5 times (1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951). Romm was an honorary corresponding member of the Academy of the skills of DDR (1967).
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 24, 1901Deathday
November 1, 1971Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
25Place of birth
Irkutsk, Russian Empire [now Russia]Also known as
Mikhail Romm, Mikhail Ilyich Romm, M.I. Romm, M. Romm, Michail Romm, Михаил Ильич Ромм, Michail Iljitsch RommCast credits
Crew credits
Dream
Director, WriterTriumph Over Violence
Director, Editor, WriterNine Days of One Year
Director, WriterBoule de Suif
Director, WriterLenin in October
DirectorAttack from the Sea
DirectorAdmiral Ushakov
DirectorGirl No. 217
Director, WriterThe Thirteen
Director, WriterSecret Mission
DirectorLenin in 1918
DirectorAnd Still I Believe
Director, WriterThe Russian Question
Director, WriterLenin Is Alive
DirectorConveyor of Death
WriterMurder on Dante Street
Director, WriterVladimir Ilich Lenin
Writer, DirectorAn Ordinary Man
WriterA Weary Road
ScreenplayA Groom from the Right Society
Creative Producer