Vladimir Gardin

Vladimir Gardin (1877-1965), whose real name was Blagonravov, born in Tver on 18 January 1877, acted in provincial theatre and then in Vera Komissarzhevskaya's company. He entered the cinema in 1913 and brought classics of Russian literature to the screen. In 1919 he founded the first state film school, from which the present Moscow film institute descends. With the coming of sound he returned to acting and was named People's Artist in 1947. He left memoirs and died in Leningrad in May 1965.

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• CinemaThe Poet and the TsarПоэт и царьVladimir Gardin · 1927Cinema