Aleksei German
Directing·July 20, 1938·† February 21, 2013 — 74 years old·Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.
Known For
Hard to Be a God
2014·6.6
Dead Man's Letters
1986·6.9
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
1985·6.7
Trial on the Road
1986·7.0
Khrustalyov, My Car!
1999·6.0
The Castle
1994·5.7
Twenty Days Without War
1976·6.6
Torpedo Bombers
1983·5.8
The Seventh Companion
1967·6.3
The Fall of Otrar
1991·6.9
To Remember
1993·7.0
The Arrival of a Train
1996·5.5
Filmography · 32
2023The Architect. The Story of Alexey German and His Filmsself2019Aleksei GermanHimself2016Legends of CinemaTVSelf (archive footage)2014Hard to Be a GodDirector · Screenplay2012Playback2008GermanologyHimself2003KiraSelf2002German. Lenfilm1999Khrustalyov, My Car!Director · Writer1996The Arrival of a Train1996Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography(voice)1995Trofimруководитель кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»1995Gisele's Maniadoctor1994The CastleКламм1993To RememberTVNarrator1991The Fall of OtrarProducer · Writer1990Alexeï Guerman, cinéaste bien interditLui-même1989The Time That Has Passed1987A Tale of The Brave KhochbarWriter1987My Combat TeamWriter1986Dead Man's LettersWriter1986Trial on the RoadDirector1985Once Upon a Time There Was a Brave CaptainWriter1985My Friend Ivan LapshinDirector · Writer1983Torpedo BombersWriter1982Private Life of the Director1982A Trip to the Caucasus MountainsWriter1981Sergey Ivanovich Retires1977Sit Next to Me, Mishka!Screenplay1976Twenty Days Without WarDirector1967The Seventh CompanionDirector1966The Worker's SettlementAssistant Director