Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov (21 May 1906 – 26 November 1985) was one of the most reputable Soviet film directors and screenwriters. The oldest film school in the world, the VGIK, bears his name. Gerasimov started his film industry career as an actor in 1924. At first he appeared in Kozintsev and Trauberg films, such as The Overcoat and The New Babylon. Later, he was commissioned to produce screen versions of the literary classics of Socialist realism. His epic screenings of Alexander Fadeyev's The Young Guard (1948) and Mikhail Sholokhov…
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Kundravy, Urals, Russian Empire
May 21, 1906
November 26o 1985
Sergey Gerasimov
Sergueï Guerassimov
Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov
Sergej Apollinarievič Gerasimov
Сергей Аполлинариевич Герасимов
С. Герасимов
Sergei Apollinarijewitsch Gerassimow