Aleksei Kapler
Writing
Born September 28, 1904 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Aleksei (born Lazar) Yakovlevich Kapler (also Alexei, Russian: Алексей (born Лазарь) Яковлевич Каплер) (15 September 1903, Kiev – 11 September 1979) was a prominent Soviet filmmaker, screenwriter, actor and writer. He was known as screenwriter of many Soviet movies, such as Lenin in 1918, Amphibian Man, The Blue Bird and Striped Trip, as well as one of the anchors and directors of TV program Kinopanorama (a cinema overview). In 1941, Kapler was awarded the Stalin Prize.
Filmography
Return of the "Battleship"
Descended from Heaven
Hero of Her Romance
Mayakovsky Laughs
The Blue Bird
Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov
One Hour With Kozintsev
Self
I Accept the Fight
Amphibian Man
Two Lives
Striped Trip
An Unusual Summer
First Joys
Behind Show Windows
No Greater Love
Kotovsky
Concert for the Front
One Day of War
A Good Lad
Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #5
Lenin in 1918
Lenin in October
The Miners
The Sixth Sense
Right to a Woman
Arsenal
The Overcoat
'Not important person' / 'Very important person'
The Devil's Wheel