Aleksandr Medvedkin
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 8, 1900
- Died
- February 19, 1989
- Birthplace
- Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992). He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.
Filmography
The Silence of Pelešjan 2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Bolshevik 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man 1984
as Self, Director, Writer
- Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder 1979
as Self, Writer, Director
- Beijing - Anxiety of Mankind
Beijing - Anxiety of Mankind 1977
Director
Caution! Maoism! 1976
as Narrator, Director, Writer
- The Sorrows of Young Gerkulesov
The Sorrows of Young Gerkulesov 1972
Writer
The Train Rolls On 1971
as Himself
Night over China 1971
Writer, Director
- The Letter to a Chinese Friend
The Letter to a Chinese Friend 1969
Director, Writer
- Law of Baseness
Law of Baseness 1962
Director, Writer
An Unquiet Spring 1956
Director, Writer
- First Spring
First Spring 1954
Director
- Slava trudu
Slava trudu 1951
Director
Ambulance 1949
Screenplay
Liberated Earth 1946
Director
We Await Your Victorious Return 1941
Director, Writer
- Blossoming Youth
Blossoming Youth 1939
Director
The New Moscow 1938
Director, Screenplay
The Miracle Worker 1936
Director, Writer
Happiness 1935
Director, Writer
- The Story of Tit... or the Tale of the Large Spoon
The Story of Tit... or the Tale of the Large Spoon 1933
Director
Conveyor 1932
Producer
- How's Life, Comrade Miner?
How's Life, Comrade Miner? 1932
Producer
- Gazeta #4
Gazeta #4 1932
Producer
Kinopoezd - Cinetrain 1932
Director
Fruits and Vegetables 1931
Director
Duren, You're a Fool! 1931
Director, Writer
- Stop Thief!
Stop Thief! 1930
as Blundering Tractor Driver, Director
- Watch Your Health
Watch Your Health 1929
Director
Credits from TMDB.