As Director
Polikushka
1922
4.8
Aleksandr Sanin
Directing
Birth date
April 3, 1869
Birth place
Berdichev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]
Death date
May 8, 1956
Biography
Aleksandr Sanin was a Russian and Soviet actor, director, and pedagogue. He began his career in theater, working with the Moscow Art Theatre and later transitioning to film. Sanin directed the silent film Polikushka (1919), based on Leo Tolstoy's novella, which is considered a significant work in early Russian cinema. He was also a respected acting teacher, influencing a generation of Russian performers.
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