About Victor A. Turin
Lived 1895 – 1945 (aged 49–50). Victor A. Turin was a Russian film director and screenwriter.
Viktor Alexandrovich Turin was a Soviet film director and scenarist. He was born in 1895 in Saint Petersburg and died on 15 May 1945 in Moscow.
Biography Turin studied at the St. Petersburg Theatre School. In 1912 he went to the United States to study at the Boston Technical Institute. He then worked in Hollywood as an actor and librettist. In 1922 he returned to the Soviet Union and worked as a director. His first feature film, Battle of the Giants (гигантов Борьба), from 1926, was about the class struggle in capitalist society.
Filmography Turksib, 1929
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Who was Victor A. Turin?
Soviet filmmaker (1895–1945)
When was Victor A. Turin born?
Victor A. Turin was born in 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Victor A. Turin die?
Victor A. Turin died on 15 May 1945 in Moscow.
What was Victor A. Turin's occupation?
Victor A. Turin was a film director and screenwriter.
What nationality was Victor A. Turin?
Victor A. Turin was Russian.
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· DBpedia: Viktor Alexandrovich Turin
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