Directing
Gleb Panfilov
- Born
- May 21, 1934 · Aged 89
- Died
- Aug 26, 2023
- Place of birth
- Magnitogorsk, USSR (Russia)
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 2
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 24
Also known as (4)
- Глеб Анатольевич Панфилов
- Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov
- Г. Панфилов
- G. Panfilov
Biography
Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov (Russian: Глеб Анатольевич Панфилов; 21 May 1934 – 26 August 2023; Magnitogorsk) was a Soviet and Russian film director noted for a string of mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova. His first film "No Path Through Fire" won the Golden Leopard at the 22nd Locarno International Film Festival (1969). He also won the Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival (1987) for the film "The Theme". In the 1980s Panfilov, a chemist by profession, moved to theatre directing, but also found time to adapt for the screen Alexander Vampilov's play…
