Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1903)

Mikhail Kalatozov

Soviet film director (1903–1973)

Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov, born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. He is known for his films The Cranes Are Flying and I Am Cuba, winning the Palme d'Or for the former at the 1958…