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Aleksei German

Known For: Directing
Birthday: 1938-07-20
Place of Birth: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Also Known As: Алексей Герман, Alexey German, Alexei German, Aleksei German, A. German, Aleksei Gherman, Alexei Gierman, Alekseï Guerman, Alexey Guerman, Alexeï Guerman

Biography:Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.