Iskra Babich
Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter (1932—2001)
About Iskra Babich
Lived 1938 – 2001 (aged 63). Iskra Babich was a Russian film director and screenwriter.
Iskra Leonidovna Babich (; 10 January 1932 – 5 August 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Her 1981 film Muzhiki! was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.
Filmography Pastukh (1957) First Date (1960) High Water (1962) Muzhiki! (1981) Forgive Me, Alyosha (1983)
Awards Muzhiki! Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1981) Prize at Film Festivals in West Berlin and Vancouver The Best Film in 1982 in a poll of the magazine Soviet Screen
Personal life She was married to actor Afanasi Kochetkov (1930–2004). She died of cancer.
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Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter (1932—2001)
When was Iskra Babich born?
Iskra Babich was born on 10 January 1938 in Sochi.
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Iskra Babich died on 5 August 2001 in Moscow.
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Iskra Babich was a film director and screenwriter.
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Iskra Babich was Russian.
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