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Aleksei German

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 20, 1938 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthLeningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Career Span1966 – 2013
Known Credits31 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.9

Aleksei German

Also known as:Алексей ГерманAlexey GermanAlexei GermanA. German+6 more
Total Works

31

29 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Hard to Be a God
6.5
Hard to Be a God
2014•movie
Role: Director
Dead Man's Letters
6.9
Dead Man's Letters
1986•movie
Role: Writer
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
6.7
Role: Director
Trial on the Road
7.1
Trial on the Road
1986•movie
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots6

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 31 titles featuring Aleksei German

Hard to Be a God
6.5
Hard to Be a God
2014•movie

Role: Director

Dead Man's Letters
6.9
Dead Man's Letters
1986•movie

Role: Writer

My Friend Ivan Lapshin
6.7

Role: Director

Trial on the Road
7.1
Trial on the Road
1986•movie

Role: Director

Khrustalyov, My Car!
6.0

Role: Director

Twenty Days Without War
6.6

Role: Director

The Castle
5.7
The Castle
1994•movie

as Кламм

Torpedo Bombers
5.9
Torpedo Bombers
1983•movie

Role: Writer

The Seventh Companion
6.4

Role: Director

The Fall of Otrar
6.5
The Fall of Otrar
1991•movie

Role: Producer

To Remember
7.0
1 eps
To Remember
1993•series

as Narrator

The Arrival of a Train
5.5
Gisele's Mania
3.5
Gisele's Mania
1995•movie

as doctor

Sergey Ivanovich Retires
7.0
The Worker's Settlement
3.8

Role: Assistant Director

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
8.7

as (voice)

Once Upon a Time There Was a Brave Captain
5.2

Role: Writer

Private Life of the Director
7.0
The Time That Has Passed
9.0
My Combat Team
8.0
My Combat Team
1987•movie

Role: Writer

A Tale of The Brave Khochbar
7.0

Role: Writer

Alexeï Guerman, cinéaste bien interdit

as Lui-même

German. Lenfilm
German. Lenfilm
2002•movie
Playback
Playback
2012•movie
Kira
Kira
2003•movie

as Self

Germanology
Germanology
2008•movie

as Himself

Aleksei German
Aleksei German
2019•movie

as Himself

The Architect. The Story of Alexey German and His Films

as self

Legends of Cinema
1 eps
Legends of Cinema
2016•series

as Self (archive footage)

Sit Next to Me, Mishka!

Role: Screenplay

A Trip to the Caucasus Mountains

Role: Writer