Sergei Bondarchuk

Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk (Russian: ??????? ????????? ?????????; Ukrainian: ?????? ????????? ????????? September 25, 1920 – October 20, 1994) was a Soviet, Ukrainian-born film director, screenwriter, and actor.

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Russian - Ukrainian - September 25 - 1920 - October 20 - 1994 - Soviet - Ukrainian

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At the age of 32, he became the youngest Soviet actor ever to receive the top dignity of the People's Artist of the USSR.

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32 - People's Artist of the USSR

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Bondarchuk's western fame lies with his epic production of Tolstoy's War and Peace. This film, which on original release totaled more than five hours of cinema, took seven years to complete, and won Bondarchuk, who both directed and acted the role of Pierre Bezukhov, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.

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Tolstoy's - War and Peace - Pierre Bezukhov - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film - 1968

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Sergei Bondarchuk is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow.

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Novodevichy Cemetery - Moscow

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