Director

Aleksei Kapler

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 549131

IMDb ID: nm0438412

Known for: Writing

Born: September 28, 1904

Died: September 11, 1979

Age: 74

Place of birth: Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1926 - 1996

Years active: 71

Average TMDB rating: 6.11

Wikidata: Q2834368

Also known as

Lazar Yakovlevich Kapler • A. Kapler • Alexei Kapler • А. Каплер

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Assistant Director (1)Writer (13)Screenplay (7)Short Story (2)Book (1)

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Biography

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.