Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

Known for: Production

Born: August 7, 1877 in Khanzhonkovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire - Died: September 25, 1945

In 1906 he opened the A. Khanzhonkov Trading House (since 1912 - A. Khanzhonkov & K JSC), the first Russian company selling and renting foreign films. Since 1907, he began production of game productions and chronicles. One of the founders of Russian cinematography. Vladislav Starevich, Eugene Bauer, Petr Chardynin, Vera Kholodnaya, Ivan Mozhuhin, Vera Caralli, Vitold Polonsky, Ivan Perestiani and others. In 1920, he emigrated after the nationalization of film enterprises. He lived in Constantinople, Milan, Venice and other European cities. In 1922 he was elected honorary chairman of the Union of Russian Cinema Figures of Germany. In 1923, at the invitation of Rusfilm, he returned to the USSR, worked as a consultant in Goskino, head. production of "Proletkino". In 1926 he was arrested among others. However, they had extra opportunities to work in professions. Rehabilitated in 1934. In the same year, in connection with the 15th anniversary of Soviet cinema, he received a personal state award. The author of memoirs published in the book "The First Years of Russian Cinematography" (1937) and other publications; essays published in the 1960s. He died on September 26, 1945 in Yalta, in poverty and complete oblivion.

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When Idols Were Gone

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When Idols Were Gone

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2005 Documentary
Annushka's Case

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Annushka's Case

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1917 Drama
Defence of Sevastopol

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Defence of Sevastopol

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1911 War
A Revolutionary

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A Revolutionary

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1917 Drama
The Little House in Kolomna

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The Little House in Kolomna

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1913 Comedy
Glory to Us, Death to the Enemy

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Glory to Us, Death to the Enemy

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1914 Drama
Tears

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Tears

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1914 Drama
After Death

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After Death

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1915 Drama
Daydreams

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Daydreams

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1915 Drama
Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow

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Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow

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1908 Romance
Engineer Prite's Project

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Engineer Prite's Project

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1918 Drama
Boyar Orsha

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Boyar Orsha

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1910 History
The Cameraman's Revenge

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The Cameraman's Revenge

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1912 Animation
Twilight of a Woman's Soul

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Twilight of a Woman's Soul

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1913 Drama
The Dying Swan

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The Dying Swan

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1917 Drama
A Trip To The Moon

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A Trip To The Moon

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1911 Sci-Fi
Mysterious Someone

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Mysterious Someone

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1914 Drama
At Midnight in the Graveyard

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At Midnight in the Graveyard

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1910 Drama
Leon Drey

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Leon Drey

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1915 Drama
Her Heroic Feat

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Her Heroic Feat

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1914 Comedy
In the Hands of Merciless Fate

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In the Hands of Merciless Fate

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1914 Drama
Chrysanthemums

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Chrysanthemums

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1914 Drama
Wicked Night

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Wicked Night

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1914 Drama
The In-Law

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The In-Law

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