Aleksei Kapler was born on September 28, 1904 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for
Lénine en octobre (1937),
Lénine en 1918 (1939) and
L'homme amphibie (1961). He was married to Valentina Tokarskaya. He died on September 11, 1979 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].