Eduard Shevardnadze
Biography
Eduard Ambrosiyevich Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე, Eduard Ambrosis dze Ševardnadze; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Georgian politician and diplomat. He served as First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party (GPC), the de facto leader of Soviet Georgia from 1972 to 1985 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. Shevardnadze was responsible for many key decisions in Soviet foreign policy during the Gorbachev Era including reunification of Germany. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he was President of Georgia (or in equivalent posts) from 1992 to 2003. He was forced to retire in 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution. (wiki)
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Self
Political talk show on current topics presented by Maybrit Illner.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
No easy answers? Decision-makers from Kissinger to Rice revisit how the US responded to conflicts from Rwanda to Iraq. Faced with human suffering - who has responsibility to act?
Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Self
The acclaimed documentary series from 1991 that examined political in-fighting in the Soviet Union and the battle for perestroika.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Self
A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tumbling down, on a local, national and international level.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Self
From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with interviews of top protagonists such as Mikhail Gobachev himself, the documentary recounts the critical last two years of the former USSR.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Self
Life in 1990s Georgia was wild. After the country’s first president was overthrown by a military-backed gang, a familiar face began rising to power. Facing betrayal, political intrigue, and even attempts on his life, Eduard Shevardnadze had to play his cards carefully to stay in control and hold on to the presidency.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Biographical documentary about Mikhail Gorbachev and the way he did not waste his inner freedom before becoming General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and giving this freedom to the people.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Self
Russian Lessons sees its two filmmaker-protagonists, Olga Konskaya and Andrei Nekrasov, report from different posts on the frontline of the 2008 Russian-Georgian war.