Aleksei German

Biography

Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.

Birthday

Jul 20, 1938

Place of birth

Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

Deathday

Feb 21, 2013

Also known as

• Алексей Герман
• Alexey German
• Alexei German
• Aleksei German
• A. German
• Aleksei Gherman
• Alexei Gierman
• Alekseï Guerman
• Alexey Guerman
• Alexeï Guerman
• А. Герман