Aleksandr Ptushko

Aleksandr Ptushko

ActorDirectorWriterArtCrew Apr 19 (died age 72) Lugansk, Lugansk uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine] 1928–1988 (60 year career)
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Biography

Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, 19 April [O.S. 6 April] 1900 – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," because of his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis H. O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Some critics, such as Tim Lucas and Alan Upchurch, have a…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (49)

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Movies (48)

Ruslan and Ludmila

Ruslan and Ludmila

1972

Director

6.4
Ruslan and Ludmila

Ruslan and Ludmila

1972

Screenplay

6.4
Viy

Viy

1967

Art Direction

6.9
Viy

Viy

1967

Screenplay

6.9
Viy

Viy

1967

Stunt Coordinator

6.9
The Tale of Tsar Saltan

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

1967

Director

6.6
The Tale of Tsar Saltan

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

1967

Writer

6.6
A Tale of Lost Times

A Tale of Lost Times

1964

Director

6.1
My Friend, Kolka!

My Friend, Kolka!

1961

Producer

5.0
Scarlet Sails

Scarlet Sails

1961

Director

6.2
The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze

1959

Director

4.6
The Sword and the Dragon

The Sword and the Dragon

1956

Director

5.0
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

1953

Director

5.6
Three Encounters

Three Encounters

1949

Director

6.0
The Stone Flower

The Stone Flower

1946

Director

6.0
The Lost Letter

The Lost Letter

1945

Creative Director

5.8
A Winter Tale

A Winter Tale

1945

Creative Director

8.0
Zoya

Zoya

1944

Visual Effects Director

4.0
Telephone

Telephone

1944

Creative Director

6.0
Moscow Skies

Moscow Skies

1944

Visual Effects Director

6.8
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

1944

Creative Director

In the Name of the Motherland

In the Name of the Motherland

1943

Visual Effects Director

4.5
A Good Lad

A Good Lad

1943

Visual Effects Director

4.1
The District Secretary

The District Secretary

1942

Visual Effects Director

3.8
Lad from Our Town

Lad from Our Town

1942

Visual Effects Director

4.2
Batyr of the Steppes

Batyr of the Steppes

1942

Director of Photography

The Golden Key

The Golden Key

1939

Director

5.1
The Golden Key

The Golden Key

1939

Visual Effects Director

5.1
The Merry Musicians

The Merry Musicians

1938

Director

5.0
The Merry Musicians

The Merry Musicians

1938

Writer

5.0
The Dog and the Cat

The Dog and the Cat

1938

Writer

Small But Fierce

Small But Fierce

1938

Writer

The Fox and the Grapes

The Fox and the Grapes

1937

Creative Director

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish

1937

Director

6.6
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish

1937

Screenplay

6.6
Capt. Grant's Family

Capt. Grant's Family

1936

Visual Effects Director

6.2
The Fox and the Wolf

The Fox and the Wolf

1936

Writer

The Wolf and the Crane

The Wolf and the Crane

1936

Art Direction

The Giant Turnip

The Giant Turnip

1936

Creative Director

The Giant Turnip

The Giant Turnip

1936

Writer

The New Gulliver

The New Gulliver

1935

Director

5.5
The New Gulliver

The New Gulliver

1935

Writer

5.5
Lord of Life

Lord of Life

1932

Art Direction

Lord of Life

Lord of Life

1932

Director

Lord of Life

Lord of Life

1932

Writer

The Incident At The Stadium

The Incident At The Stadium

1928

Art Direction

The Incident At The Stadium

The Incident At The Stadium

1928

Director

The Incident At The Stadium

The Incident At The Stadium

1928

Writer

Television (1)