Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich (22 October 1934 â€" 11 November 2015) was
a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor,
theatre director and set designer. Most famous for his musicals and
Alexandre Dumas adaptations. He directed 22 motion pictures and TV
films between 1966 and 2009. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1990)
and Ukraine (1995).Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich was born into a
theatrical family of noble heritage. His mother Nina Ivanovna Buiko
was a ballet dancer. His maternal grandfather Ivan Petrovich Buiko
came from an old Russian family and served as a colonel in the
Imperial Russian Army and a commandant in Warsaw. He joined Bolsheviks
in 1917. Georgi's father Emil Iosifovich Yungvald-Khilkevich was an
acclaimed theater director and one of the founders of the Uzbek
National Theater of Opera and Ballet (later Navoi Theater). His
paternal grandfather came from Polish szlachta and owned railroads in
Western Ukraine, while his wife Elena Cavalieri was an Italian; she
was said to be the sister of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri
who was very popular in the Russian Empire and regularly visited Kiev
with concerts.Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich graduated from the Ostrovsky
Tashkent Theatrical Institute in 1963. He worked as a set designer at
Tashkent theaters and film studios. In 1966 he finished directing and
screenwriting Mosfilm courses and started working at the Odessa Film
Studio, where he later directed most of his movies.
a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor,
theatre director and set designer. Most famous for his musicals and
Alexandre Dumas adaptations. He directed 22 motion pictures and TV
films between 1966 and 2009. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1990)
and Ukraine (1995).Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich was born into a
theatrical family of noble heritage. His mother Nina Ivanovna Buiko
was a ballet dancer. His maternal grandfather Ivan Petrovich Buiko
came from an old Russian family and served as a colonel in the
Imperial Russian Army and a commandant in Warsaw. He joined Bolsheviks
in 1917. Georgi's father Emil Iosifovich Yungvald-Khilkevich was an
acclaimed theater director and one of the founders of the Uzbek
National Theater of Opera and Ballet (later Navoi Theater). His
paternal grandfather came from Polish szlachta and owned railroads in
Western Ukraine, while his wife Elena Cavalieri was an Italian; she
was said to be the sister of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri
who was very popular in the Russian Empire and regularly visited Kiev
with concerts.Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich graduated from the Ostrovsky
Tashkent Theatrical Institute in 1963. He worked as a set designer at
Tashkent theaters and film studios. In 1966 he finished directing and
screenwriting Mosfilm courses and started working at the Odessa Film
Studio, where he later directed most of his movies.
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