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Yurii Illienko

Yurii Illienko

ActorCinematographerDirectorWriter May 9 (died age 74) Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine] 1960–2003 (43 year career)
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Biography

Yuri Illienko (18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002. His 1970 film The White Bird Marked with Black was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. Illienko was one of Ukraine's most influential filmmakers. His films represented Ukraine and what was happening to it. His films were banned in the USSR for their suspected anti-Soviet symbolism. Only in the recent years …

Known For

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Film

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Director of Photography
A Spring for the Thirsty
Film

A Spring for the Thirsty

Director
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
Film

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

Writer
The White Bird Marked with Black
Film

The White Bird Marked with Black

Director
A Story of the Forest: Mavka
Film

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

Director
Swan Lake: The Zone
Film

Swan Lake: The Zone

Director
The Legend of Princess Olga
Film

The Legend of Princess Olga

Director
Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants
Film

Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants

Screenplay

Filmography