FILM DIRECTOR

Sergey Urusevsky

1908 - 1974

Photo of Sergey Urusevsky

Icon of person Sergey Urusevsky

Sergey Pavlovich Urusevsky (Russian: Серге́й Павлович Урусевский) (23 December 1908, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire - 12 November 1974, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet cinematographer and film director, renowned for his work with Grigori Chukhrai, Mikhail Kalatozov and Yuli Raizman. His subjective camera style in I Am Cuba and The Cranes Are Flying is regarded as one of the best of all time, winning him several awards throughout his career. Urusevsky's work draws influence from Eduard Tisse, the cinematographer known for his work with Sergei Eisenstein on the film Strike. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergey Urusevsky is the 1,212th most popular film director (up from 1,242nd in 2019), the 2,061st most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,092nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Russian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Sergey Urusevsky by language

Loading...

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sergey Urusevsky ranks 1,212 out of 2,041. Before him are Buddy Van Horn, John Grierson, Jaume Collet-Serra, Busby Berkeley, Colin Higgins, and Luciano Emmer. After him are Stefan Ruzowitzky, Jonas Åkerlund, Bruno Barreto, Archie Mayo, Rex Ingram, and Dariusz Wolski.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Sergey Urusevsky ranks 350. Before him are Hélène Boucher, Inga Gentzel, Franz Cisar, Birago Diop, William Thompson, and Mikhail Somov. After him are Demetrio Neyra, Théodore Nouwens, Miguel Otero Silva, Sulo Nurmela, Jack Gilford, and Erik Almgren. Among people deceased in 1974, Sergey Urusevsky ranks 214. Before him are Nurul Amin, Paul Barth, Zeffiro Furiassi, Aldo Palazzeschi, Otto Kruger, and Gaston Mercier. After him are Angelo Zorzi, Eduard Kainberger, Robert Ellis, Théodore Nouwens, Bobby Timmons, and Giuseppe Moro.

Others Born in 1908

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1974

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergey Urusevsky ranks 2,061 out of 3,761. Before him are Lyudmila Narusova (1951), Mariya Smirnova (1920), Alexander Shishkov (1754), Tamara Moskvina (1941), Mikhail Somov (1908), and Mikhail Tyurin (1960). After him are Vassili Poyarkov (null), Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing (1861), Viktor Anichkin (1941), Pentti Saarikoski (1937), Grigory Grum-Grshimailo (1860), and Lyudmila Pinayeva (1936).

Others born in Russia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Sergey Urusevsky ranks 55. Before him are Tigran Keosayan (1966), Alexander Nevzorov (1958), Vladimir Naumov (1927), Sergei Solovyov (1944), Pavel Lungin (1949), and Giorgi Shengelaia (1937). After him are Alexander Mitta (1933), Gregory Ratoff (1897), Roman Abelevich Kachanov (1921), Fyodor Bondarchuk (1967), Aleksandr Zarkhi (1908), and Kirill Serebrennikov (1969).

Russian born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous