Mark Donskoy

Mark Donskoy

Mark Semyonovich Donskoy[a] (6 March [O.S. 21 February] 1901 – 21 March 1981) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and studio administrative head. Donskoy was born in Odessa in a Jewish family. During the Civil War, he served in the Red Army (1921-1923), and was held captive by the White Russians for ten months. After he was freed, he was discharged from military service. He studied psychology and psychiatry at the Crimean Medical School. In 1925 he graduated from the legal department of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Crimean M.V. Frunze University in Simferopol. He worked in investigative bodies, in the Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR, and in the bar association. He published a collection of short stories drawn from his life called "Prisoners" (1925). Donskoy began his career in film in 1926. He worked in the script department, but soon advanced as an assistant director in Moscow. Later he worked in Leningrad as an editing assistant. In 1935 he became the first Soviet dubbing director; he dubbed the American film The Invisible Man. Following this, he directed numerous films. He also worked from time to time as a studio administrator: in 1938–1941, and in 1945-1955 he was the administrative director of Soyuzdetfilm's film studio in Moscow; in 1942-1945 and in 1955-1957 he was director of the Kiev film studio; after 1957, he was director and art director of the Maxim Gorky film studio where he mentored Ousmane Sembène. His wife was the screenwriter Irina Borisovna Donskaya [ru] (1918–1983).

  • Title: Mark Donskoy
  • Popularity: 1.419
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1901-03-06
  • Place of Birth: Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
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  • Also Known As: Марк Донской
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Mark Donskoy Movies

  • 1927
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    Prostitute

    Prostitute

    4.4 1927 HD

    A bold study on the dangers of prostitution in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. It's sort of dramatic fiction that tells the story of Lyuba, which...

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  • 1967
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    Верность матери

    Верность матери

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Village Teacher

    The Village Teacher

    5.417 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Rainbow

    Rainbow

    4.9 1944 HD

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  • 1939
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    My Apprenticeship

    My Apprenticeship

    5.9 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

    The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

    6.1 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

    The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

    6.1 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    My Universities

    My Universities

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Horse That Cried

    The Horse That Cried

    4 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    Foma Gordeyev

    Foma Gordeyev

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1956
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    Mother

    Mother

    4.3 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    Alitet Leaves for the Hills

    Alitet Leaves for the Hills

    5.6 1950 HD

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  • 1956
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    Mother

    Mother

    4.3 1956 HD

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  • 1927
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    In the Big City

    In the Big City

    5 1927 HD

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  • 1934
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    Song of Happiness

    Song of Happiness

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Taras Family

    The Taras Family

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1928
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    His Excellency

    His Excellency

    7 1928 HD

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  • 1966
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    A Mother's Heart

    A Mother's Heart

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1962
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    Hello, Children!

    Hello, Children!

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Romantics

    The Romantics

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1973
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    Nadezhda

    Nadezhda

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Taras Family

    The Taras Family

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Orlovs

    The Orlovs

    6 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Orlovs

    The Orlovs

    6 1978 HD

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  • 1959
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    Foma Gordeyev

    Foma Gordeyev

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1942
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    How the Steel Was Tempered

    How the Steel Was Tempered

    1.8 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    How the Steel Was Tempered

    How the Steel Was Tempered

    1.8 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    My Apprenticeship

    My Apprenticeship

    5.9 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    My Universities

    My Universities

    5.6 1940 HD

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