Aleksandr Askoldov(1932-2018)

Director
Actor
Writer

Aleksandr Askoldov was born on 17 July 1932 in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR. He was a director and actor, known for The Commissar (1967), The Butterfly Hunt (1992) and Tal cual (1988). He was married to Svetlana. He died on 21 May 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Commissar

7.5

Director

1967

The Butterfly Hunt

7.1

Actor(as Alexandre Askoldow)

1992

Tal cual

TV Series

Self - Guest

The Media Show

4.8

TV Series

Self

Credits

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Director

Tovarisch KamAZ
- Director
- 1972
The Commissar
7.5
- Director
- 1967

Actor

The Butterfly Hunt
7.1
- (as Alexandre Askoldow)
- 1992

Writer

The Commissar
7.5
- Writer
- 1967

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Alexandre Askoldow
Born
- July 17, 1932
- Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
Died
- May 21, 2018
- Gothenburg, Sweden
Spouse
- Svetlana? - May 21, 2018 (his death, 3 children)

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Trivia
The montage of "Komissar" coincided with the end of the Six-Day War, and since Askoldov refused to change the ethnic origin of the Jewish family, he condemned himself to official ostracism until, thanks to the expansion of perestroika, the Berlin Film Festival projected it in 1987, where it collected the Special Prize of the Jury and of the Critic (FIPRESCI). "Komissar" was the first, and only, film of Askoldov, who survived thanks to sporadic works on television.