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Andrei Tarkovsky

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Andrey Arsen'yevich Tarkovskiy (Russian: Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский, Romanized: Andrey Arsen'yevich Tarkovskiy, pronounced: [ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj]; April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986), Russian film director, opera director, writer and actor. He is the most famous Soviet film master after Eisenstein. He is considered one of the greatest film directors in film history, and is known as the Holy Trinity of art films along with Fellini and Bergman. He died of lung cancer in France in 1986 at the age of 54.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
Soviet Union
Born
1932-04-04
Died
1986-12-29
Wikidata
Q853
Occupations film directoractorfilm editorscreenwriterbiographermovie actortheater directordirectorfilm screenwriter
Aliases And. Arsenʹevich TarkovskiĭAndrei Arsen'evich TarkovskiiAndrei TarkovskiAndrei TarkovskijAndrei TarkovskyAndreiĭ Arsen'evich TarkovskiĭAndrej TarkovskijAndrej TarkovszkijAndrej TarkowskijAndrey Arsenyevich TarkovskyAndrey TarkovskyAndreĭ Arsen'evich TarkovskiĭAndrei Arsenevich TarkovskiAndreĭ Arsenʹevich TarkovskĭiTarkovskyTarkovsky, A.A.TarkovskyTarkovsky, A.A.Andrei TarkovskyAndrei TarkovskyAndrei TarkovskyAndrei Arsenyevich TarkovskyAntja Targowsky

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