Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk Ð"СТ HaCCP (Russian: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej
ˈfʲɵdÉ™rÉ™vʲɪtÉ• bÉ™ndÉ rˈtÉ•uk]; Russian: Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³ÐµÌ Ð¹
ФÑ'Ì Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð'Ð¾Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€Ñ‡ÑƒÌ Ðº; Ukrainian: Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³Ñ–Ì Ð¹
Ð¤ÐµÌ Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð'Ð¾Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€Ñ‡ÑƒÌ Ðº, Serhiy Fedorovych
Bondarchuk; 25 September 1920 â€" 20 October 1994) was a Soviet and
Russian actor, film director, and screenwriter who was one of the
leading figures of Russian cinema of the 1950s, 1960s and 70s. He is
known for his sweeping period dramas including the internationally
acclaimed 4-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace and the
Napoleonic War epic Waterloo.Bondarchuk's work won him numerous
international accolades. His epic production of Tolstoy's War and
Peace won Bondarchuk, who both directed and acted in the leading role
of Pierre Bezukhov, the Golden Globe Award for "Best Foreign Language
Film" (1968), and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in
1968. He was made both a Hero of Socialist Labour and a People's
Artist of the USSR.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 (1938â€"1942). After his studies, he was conscripted into the
Red Army during the WWII against Nazi Germany. He was decorated for
his courage in battles and was discharged with honors in 1946.In 1948,
Bondarchuk made his film debut in The Young Guard directed by Sergei
Gerasimov. In 1952, he was awarded the State Prize for the leading
role in the film Taras Shevchenko 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 1956, he starred with his future wife Irina
Skobtseva in Othello. In 1959, he made his directorial debut with
Destiny of a Man, based on the Mikhail Sholokhov short story of the
same name.
ˈfʲɵdÉ™rÉ™vʲɪtÉ• bÉ™ndÉ rˈtÉ•uk]; Russian: Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³ÐµÌ Ð¹
ФÑ'Ì Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð'Ð¾Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€Ñ‡ÑƒÌ Ðº; Ukrainian: Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³Ñ–Ì Ð¹
Ð¤ÐµÌ Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð'Ð¾Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€Ñ‡ÑƒÌ Ðº, Serhiy Fedorovych
Bondarchuk; 25 September 1920 â€" 20 October 1994) was a Soviet and
Russian actor, film director, and screenwriter who was one of the
leading figures of Russian cinema of the 1950s, 1960s and 70s. He is
known for his sweeping period dramas including the internationally
acclaimed 4-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace and the
Napoleonic War epic Waterloo.Bondarchuk's work won him numerous
international accolades. His epic production of Tolstoy's War and
Peace won Bondarchuk, who both directed and acted in the leading role
of Pierre Bezukhov, the Golden Globe Award for "Best Foreign Language
Film" (1968), and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in
1968. He was made both a Hero of Socialist Labour and a People's
Artist of the USSR.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 (1938â€"1942). After his studies, he was conscripted into the
Red Army during the WWII against Nazi Germany. He was decorated for
his courage in battles and was discharged with honors in 1946.In 1948,
Bondarchuk made his film debut in The Young Guard directed by Sergei
Gerasimov. In 1952, he was awarded the State Prize for the leading
role in the film Taras Shevchenko 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 1956, he starred with his future wife Irina
Skobtseva in Othello. In 1959, he made his directorial debut with
Destiny of a Man, based on the Mikhail Sholokhov short story of the
same name.
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