Semyon Derevyansky
Biography
Semyon Iosifovich Derevyanskiy was a Soviet feature and documentary film director. He was born in Yuzovka, Ekaterinoslav guberniya, Russian Empire. He graduated from the Commercial School. From 1926 to 1927, he studied acting with I.Z. Trauberg and G.M. Kozintsev at the FEKS studio in Leningrad. He worked at the Leningrad factories Trudkino, Rosfilm, Lensoyuzkino (later Lenfilm), first as an assistant director: Rest on End (1929), Woman in the Forest (1930), then as an assistant director: In This World (1931), Seeking Protection (1932), Moonstone (1935), Deputy of the Baltic, Son of Mongolia (1936), The Year Nineteen (1937), Courage, Tankers (1939), acted in episodic roles. Later he worked as a second director. Director-producer of two feature films (in co-authorship), as well as documentaries.
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Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A man invites people to a dinner party, but a dream and his forgetfulness get in the way.
Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
At the height of the season, the famous football player leaves his team: he is a motorcycle designer and his presence at the factory is necessary. However, he does not give up football, but becomes the center of attack of the city team. His goalkeeper friend stubbornly regards the hero’s departure as a betrayal ...
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film tells about the life and work of the famous singer of the Kazakh people akyn Dzhambul Dzhabayev.