About Efim Dzigan
Lived 1898 – 1981 (aged 83). Efim Dzigan was a Russian film director, actor, theatre director and screenwriter.
Yefim Lvovich Dzigan (14 December 189831 December 1981) was a Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter, and People's Artist of the USSR.
Filmography Director First Cornet Streshnev (1928, co-directed with Mikheil Chiaureli) The Sailors of Kronstadt (1936) If War Comes Tomorrow (1938) Jambyl (1952) Torrents of Steel (1967)
Awards Two Orders of Lenin (1936 – for movie The Sailors of Kronstadt, 1978) Stalin Prize, 2nd class (1941) – for movies The Sailors of Kronstadt and If War Comes Tomorrow Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1958) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1966) Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1967, 1973) People's Artist of the USSR (1969)
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Who was Efim Dzigan?
Soviet film director (1898-1981)
When was Efim Dzigan born?
Efim Dzigan was born on 2 December 1898 in Moscow.
When did Efim Dzigan die?
Efim Dzigan died on 31 December 1981 in Moscow.
What was Efim Dzigan's occupation?
Efim Dzigan was a film director, actor, theatre director and screenwriter.
What nationality was Efim Dzigan?
Efim Dzigan was Russian.
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