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Serge Bondartchouk is a Actor, Director and Ecrivain Russe born on 25 september 1920 at بيلوزيركا (Ukraine)

Serge Bondartchouk

Serge Bondartchouk
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Birth name Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk
Nationality Russie
Birth 25 september 1920 at بيلوزيركا (Ukraine)
Death 20 october 1994 (at 74 years) at Moscow (Russie)
Awards People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin, USSR State Prize, State Stalin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk ([sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ bəndɐrˈtɕuk]; Russian: Серге́й Фё́дорович Бондарчу́к; Ukrainian: Сергі́й Фе́дорович Бондарчу́к, Serhiy Fedorovych Bondarchuk; 25 September 1920 – 20 October 1994) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor.

Biography

Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate of the Ukrainian SSR, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an actor was onstage of the Taganrog Theatre in 1937. He continued studies in the Rostov-on-Don theater school (1938–1942). After his studies, he was conscripted into the Red Army against Nazi Germany and was discharged in 1946.

At the age of 32, he became the youngest Soviet actor ever to receive the top dignity of People's Artist of the USSR. In 1955, he starred with future wife Irina Skobtseva in Othello and after four years, they married. He was previously married to Inna Makarova, mother to his elder daughter. In 1959 he made his directorial debut with Destiny of a Man, based on the Mikhail Sholokhov short story of the same name.

Bondarchuk's western fame lies with his epic production of Tolstoy's War and Peace, which on original release totaled more than seven hours of cinema, took six years to complete and won Bondarchuk, who both directed and acted the role of Pierre Bezukhov, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968. The year after his victory, in 1969, he starred as Ivan Martik with Yul Brynner and Orson Welles in the Yugoslav epic Battle of Neretva, directed by Veljko Bulajic.

His first English language film was 1970's Waterloo, produced by Dino De Laurentiis. In Europe the critics called it remarkable for the epic battle scenes and details in capturing the Napoleonic Era. However, it failed at the box office. To prevent running into hurdles with the Soviet government, he joined the Communist Party in 1970. A year later, he was appointed President of the Union of Cinematographers, while he continued his directing career, steering toward political films, directing Boris Godunov before being dismissed from the semi-government post in 1986.

In 1973 he was the President of the Jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.

In 1975 he directed They Fought for Their Country, which was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. In 1982 came Red Bells, based on John Reed's Ten Days that Shook the World (which serves as the film's alternative title). His 1986 film, Boris Godunov, was also screened at Cannes.

Bondarchuk's last feature film, and his second in English was an epic TV version of Sholokhov's And Quiet Flows the Don, starring Rupert Everett. It was filmed in 1992–93 but premiered on Channel One only in November 2006, as there were disputes concerning the Italian studio that was co-producing over unfavourable clauses in his contract, which left the tapes locked in a bank vault, even after his death aged 74 of a heart attack.

In 1995 he was posthumously awarded with an Honorable Diploma for contribution to cinema at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.

Bondarchuk is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow. His daughter Natalya Bondarchuk is remembered as a star of Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, while his son Fyodor Bondarchuk (who starred with him in Boris Godunov) is a popular Russian film actor and director best known for his box-office champion The 9th Company (2005). In June 2007, his ex-wife Inna Makarova unveiled a bronze statue of Sergei Bondarchuk in his native Yeysk.

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Filmography of Serge Bondartchouk (29 films)

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Stalingrad
Stalingrad (2013)
, 2h15
Directed by Fiodor Bondartchouk
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Thomas Kretschmann, Heiner Lauterbach, Pyotr Fyodorov, Aleksey Barabash, Andrey Smolyakov, Yanina Studilina
Roles Sergey Astakhov
Rating57% 2.857322.857322.857322.857322.85732
The film opens in Japan in the wake of the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami. As emergency personnel work to reach victims trapped underground, one rescuer tries to keep the victims calm by telling the story of how he came to have five fathers, all killed during the Great Patriotic War (WWII). The trapped victims are young German students and the rescuers are Russian.
Drums of Fire, 2h19
Directed by Souheil Ben Barka
Genres Action, Historical
Actors Massimo Ghini, Claudia Cardinale, Ugo Tognazzi, Fernando Rey, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham
Roles Selim
Rating63% 3.1759753.1759753.1759753.1759753.175975
The film tells the story of the Saadi dynasty prince Abdelmalek, exiled from Morocco by his brothers. Since his exile, he will live twenty adventurous years: fight the Spanish Inquisition, take part in the Battle of Lepanto, be incarcerated in Alicante prison, and assist in the Conquest of Tunis. Eventually, he returns to Morocco to fulfill his destiny.
Boris Godunov, 2h21
Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Yelena Bondarchuk, Ivan Lapikov, Boris Khimichev, Georgi Burkov, Irina Skobtseva
Roles Boris Godunov
Rating65% 3.2739853.2739853.2739853.2739853.273985
Les faits se passent en 1604, en Russie et relatent les événements de la guerre contre les Polono-Lituaniens, qui soutiennent Otrepiev comme étant le tsarévitch Dimitri, pendant le règne de Boris Godounov (1551-1605).
Hurray Mexico!, 1h25
Directed by Sergueï Eisenstein, Grigori Alexandrov
Origin Russie
Genres Documentary
Actors Serge Bondartchouk

There is no evidence that Eisenstein had any specific idea for a film about or set in Mexico before his actual arrival there in December 1930, although he began shooting almost immediately. The Sinclairs had made it clear that they were expecting Eisenstein to concentrate on visual imagery, and anything by way of a plot would be secondary: they were looking for an artistic travelogue. Furthermore, although the film was to have been completed by April 1931, it wasn't until about that time that Eisenstein even settled on the basic idea of a multi-part film, an anthology with each part focussed on a different subculture of the Mexican peoples. Only later still would this idea resolve itself into the concept of a six-part film encompassing the history of the nation, its people and its societal evolution to the present time. Specific details and the contents of each section, and how to connect them, would evolve further over the ensuing months while Eisenstein, Alexandrov and Tisse shot tens of thousands of feet of film. Toward the latter part of 1931, the film was finally structured, in Eisenstein's mind, to consist of four primary sections plus a brief prologue and epilogue.
Father Sergius, 1h55
Directed by Igor Talankine
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Valentina Titova, Vladislav Strzelczyk, Nikolai Gritsenko, Ivan Lapikov, Lyudmila Maksakova
Roles Stepan Kasatsky / Father Sergius
Rating61% 3.0768453.0768453.0768453.0768453.076845
Le héros principal du film est le prince Stepan Kassatski, un jeune officier ardent et fier, un grand admirateur du tsar. La veille de son mariage il apprend que sa fiancée était la maîtresse du souverain. Profondément déçu, Kassatski prononce le vœu monastique et quitte la capitale. Il s'appelle désormais père Serge et mène une vie solitaire. Des rumeurs au sujet d'un ancien officier entré dans les ordres se rependent. Une belle femme dépravée tente de le séduire et il est obligé de se couper un doigt pour ne pas succomber à ses charmes. Acclamé par les fidèles il jouit d'une réputation qui s'étend bien au-delà des frontières de son canton. Il fait preuve de chasteté pendant des années. Mais il sera séduit par une fille simplette amenée chez lui pour une séances de prière de guérison.
Choice of Purpose, 2h38
Directed by Igor Talankine
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Irina Skobtseva, Nikolai Petrovich Burlyayev, Innokenti Smoktounovski, Sergueï Iourievitch Iourski, Alla Demidova
Roles Kurchatov
Rating66% 3.3019253.3019253.3019253.3019253.301925
The film depicts the nuclear arms race that took place between all sides in the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War. The first part centers on the war years, dealing with the Manhattan Project and the American effort to beat the Germans to the bomb, as well as with Stalin's decision that the USSR must have its own atomic project. The second part displays the Soviet post-war nuclear program. The plot deals mainly with the personal dilemmas facing all the scientists who worked on the atomic weapons.
They Fought for Their Motherland, 2h17
Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Vasily Shukshin, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Serge Bondartchouk, Georgi Burkov, Yuri Nikulin, Ivan Lapikov
Roles pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Rating76% 3.841383.841383.841383.841383.84138
En juillet 1942, devant l'offensive allemande, le 38e régiment d'artillerie se replie vers Stalingrad. Épuisés par une marche de trente kilomètres faite dans la matinée, la troupe arrive dans un petit village situé sur la rive droite du Don. Elle s'y arrête et les soldats en profitent pour se refaire, boire, manger, fumer, discuter, se confier, dormir, se baigner, réparer du matériel, aller à la pêche aux écrevisses,... et pour Pétia c'est aussi découvrir la gent féminine locale et au passage encaisser les critiques très sévères d'une vieille paysanne qui les prend pour de lâches fuyards.
They Fought for Their Motherland, 1h46
Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Vasily Shukshin, Vsevolod Safonov, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Serge Bondartchouk, Innokenti Smoktounovski, Yuri Nikulin
Roles pvt. Ivan Zvyagintsev
Rating71% 3.5553.5553.5553.5553.555
En juillet 1942, lors de la seconde bataille de Kharkov les défenses soviétiques sont submergées par la contre-attaque allemande. Accompagnées de réfugiés civils, les troupes reculent vers Stalingrad. Parmi les combattants se trouvent le lieutenant Youri Kierżencew, son radiotéléphoniste Anton Valega et Ivan Sedykh, un éclaireur. Pour quelques jours, ils sont hébergés dans la maison d'un ouvrier d'usine des tracteurs de Stalingrad dont la nièce prénommée Lucia travaille dans un hôpital militaire. En compagnie de la jeune femme, le lieutenant Kierżencew fait une promenade le long de la Volga, ils passent près du kourgane Mamaïev. Lucia voit Kierżencew comme quelqu'un de renfermé, peu causant et pragmatique. Lui même avoue que ses centres d’intérêt se sont réduits aux éléments d'organisation militaire tellement que, même en regardant la Lune, il la considère strictement du point de vue stratégique.
Silence of Doctor Ivens, 1h30
Directed by Boudimir Metalnikov
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Leonid Obolensky, Irina Skobtseva
Roles Martin Evans
Rating61% 3.0809553.0809553.0809553.0809553.080955
Victime d'un crache d'avion au-dessus de l'océan Atlantique, Dr Martin Evans est secouru par un groupe d’extraterrestres dont la civilisation, bien en avance sur celle de la Terre, a déjà réussi à développer ce qui constitue son sujet de recherche, à savoir une très grande espérance de vie. Mais lorsque Dr Evans les interroge sur l'ensemble des techniques le permettant ses nouveaux amis lui disent douter que l'humanité en fasse bon usage. Il finit par se ranger de cet avis après une attaque de la base d'extraterrestres par les garde-côtes. Revenu de son expédition, il en fait la déclaration lors d'un congrès, mais il va payer cher son revirement.
Uncle Vanya, 1h44
Directed by Andreï Kontchalovski
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Innokenti Smoktounovski, Vladimir Zeldin, Irina Kouptchenko, Nikolai Pastukhov
Roles Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astrov
Rating72% 3.63253.63253.63253.63253.6325
Serebryakov, a retired professor and his beautiful, much younger second wife, Yeléna, visit their country estate, which funds their urban lifestyle. Vanya, brother of the Professor's first wife, who manages the farm estate, and the local Doctor Astrov, both fall under Yelena's spell, while complaining of the endless ennui of their provincial existence. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking. Sofya, the Professor's daughter by his first wife, who works to keep the estate going with her uncle Vanya, meanwhile suffers from lack of esteem over what she sees as her own lack of beauty, and from an unrequited love for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a head when the Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sofya's home, to achieve a higher income for himself and his wife.
The Battle of Neretva, 2h55
Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Yul Brynner, Curd Jürgens, Anthony Dawson, Hardy Krüger, Milena Dravić
Roles Martin
Rating69% 3.4962153.4962153.4962153.4962153.496215
Début 1943, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en Yougoslavie occupée, les Partisans sont confrontés à l'offensive Weiss menée par les Allemands et les Italiens. Afin de leur échapper, les résistants communistes doivent traverser la rivière Neretva, mais les Tchetniks, en cheville avec les occupants, leur barrent la route...
War and Peace
Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Lioudmila Savelieva, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Aleksandr Borisov, Oleg Tabakov, Nonna Mordioukova
Roles Pierre Bezukhov
Rating82% 4.143124.143124.143124.143124.14312
Andrei Bolkonsky In St. Petersburg of 1805, Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to high society. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, joins the Imperial Russian Army as aide-de-camp of General Mikhail Kutuzov in the War of the Third Coalition against Napoleon. As Pierre's father recognizes him, he attracts the attention of Hélène Kuragin and marries her, only to discover she is unfaithful to him. Bolkonsky takes part in the failed campaign in Austria, where he witnesses the Battle of Schöngrabern and the Battle of Austerlitz. The prince is badly wounded and is mistaken for dead. His wife dies at childbirth. Bolkonsky returns to his home and meets Natasha Rostova, the young daughter of a count.