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Grigoriy Chukhray(1921-2001)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Grigoriy Chukhray
Studied at the Moscow Cinema Institute under Soviet film master Mikhail Romm. He found fame after his 1959 film "Ballad of a Soldier" which is considered one of the best Soviet war films and which has played all over the world.
BornMay 23, 1921
DiedOctober 28, 2001(80)
BornMay 23, 1921
DiedOctober 28, 2001(80)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 10 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko in La ballade du soldat (1959)
La ballade du soldat
8.2
  • Director
  • 1959
Ciel pur (1961)
Ciel pur
7.2
  • Director
  • 1961
Izolda Izvitskaya and Oleg Strizhenov in Le quarante et unième (1956)
Le quarante et unième
7.5
  • Director
  • 1956
Il était une fois un vieux et une vieille (1965)
Il était une fois un vieux et une vieille
7.0
  • Director
  • 1965

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Director



  • Todfeinde - Vom Sterben und Überleben in Stalingrad
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Grigorij Tschuchraij)
    • 1992
  • Ya nauchu vas mechtat...
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Aveux spontanés (1979)
    Aveux spontanés
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Nonna Mordyukova and Andrey Nikolaev in Tryasina (1978)
    Tryasina
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Pamyat
    • Director
    • 1973
  • People!
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Il était une fois un vieux et une vieille (1965)
    Il était une fois un vieux et une vieille
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Ciel pur (1961)
    Ciel pur
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko in La ballade du soldat (1959)
    La ballade du soldat
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Izolda Izvitskaya and Oleg Strizhenov in Le quarante et unième (1956)
    Le quarante et unième
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1956

Writer



  • Ya nauchu vas mechtat...
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Aveux spontanés (1979)
    Aveux spontanés
    6.5
    • revisions to original story
    • 1979
  • Nonna Mordyukova and Andrey Nikolaev in Tryasina (1978)
    Tryasina
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Pamyat
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko in La ballade du soldat (1959)
    La ballade du soldat
    8.2
    • Writer (as G. Chukhraj)
    • 1959

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Taisiya Litvinenko, Nikolay Zimovets, and Domian Kozachkovskiy in Nazar Stodolya (1955)
    Nazar Stodolya
    7.6
    • assistant director (as G. Chukray)
    • 1955
  • Komandir korablya (1954)
    Komandir korablya
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Grigory Chukhrai
  • Born
    • May 23, 1921
    • Melitopol, Ukraine
  • Died
    • October 28, 2001
    • Moscow, Russia(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Iraida Pawlowna Penkova? - October 28, 2001 (his death, 2 children)

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    Served as a paratrooper and infantry officer in World War II. Wounded 5 times and decorated for bravery.

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