Vladimir Basov

Known for ActingBorn 1923-06-28Died 1987-09-17Urazovo, Kurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Soviet film director, screenwriter, actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (03.17.1964). People's Artist of the RSFSR (7.01.1977). People's Artist of the USSR (10/14/1983). Vladimir Basov went to the front in July 1941. First, the lieutenant of the quartermaster’s service, Basov served as the head of the club of the 4th Separate Rifle Brigade, for the excellent organization of amateur performances in combat conditions, he was awarded the medal "For Military Merit". And then his military fate makes a sharp turn and Vladimir Basov becomes a mortar man. A lot of feats were made by the mortar battery of senior lieutenant Basov, he was wounded on February 23, 1945, returned to service after being wounded. The war ended with the rank of captain and as deputy chief of the operational department of the 28th separate artillery division of the breakthrough of the reserve of the High Command. In 1947 he entered the directing department (workshop of Yutkevich and Romm). Member of the CPSU (b) since 1948. Since 1952 - director of the Mosfilm film studio. In 1952, after graduating from VGIK, as an assistant director, he participated in the filming of the film "Przhevalsky" (the director of the film was his teacher Sergei Yutkevich). The first directorial work was a film adaptation of the performance of the Theater Studio of the film actor "The Workman" (1953, together with Mstislav Korchagin). As a film actor he made his debut in his film School of Courage (1954). He starred in more than 80 films. Vladimir Basov is a brilliant character and comedian. One of the best directorial work of Vladimir Basov was the film "Shield and Sword" (1968). Vladimir Basov died on the morning of September 17, 1987 from a second stroke in his Moscow apartment. He was buried at the Kuntsevsky cemetery in Moscow.Read more

Movies & web series

Saturday and Sunday

Facts of the Past Day

Pani Mariya

Slashing Fellow

Wonderful Character

Premonition Of Love

The Crash of the Emirate

Time and the Conways

Eastward, Beyond the Ganges

The Incident at Mine No. 8

When Idols Were Gone

The Soldier of the Supply Column

Ivan and Colombina

Domestic Circumstances

Life Has Passed By

Back to Life

Never Guessed and Didn't Expect

The Grandmothers Told in Two...

The Days of the Turbins

The Long Recess

Vassilissa Mikulishna

Courage School

Afonya

The Evening Labyrinth

Au-u!

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Mimino

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Domestic Circumstances

Battle on the Way

Look for a Woman

The Long Recess

The Adventures of the Electronic

Through All the Years

Walking the Streets of Moscow

Be My Husband

The Adventures of the Electronic

Bridges Over Oblivion

The Adventures of Buratino

Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...

Silence

The New Adventures of Captain Vrungel

The Shield and the Sword

Captain Nemo

Seven Screams Across the Sea

The Adventures of Prince Florisel

Captain Nemo

An Unusual Summer