Director

Eldar Shengelaia

Directing

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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 1117979

IMDb ID: nm0791542

Known for: Directing

Born: January 26, 1933

Died: August 4, 2025

Age: 92

Place of birth: Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgian SSR, ZSFSR, USSR

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 2022

Years active: 65

Wikidata: Q651895

Also known as

Eldar Shengelaya • Э. Шенгелая

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Director (12)Adaptation (1)Producer (1)

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Biography

Eldar Shengelaia is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union.

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