Ilya Kopalin

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Ilya Kopalin

Born August 2, 1900 · Pavlovskaya, Zvenigorod

Died June 12, 1976 · aged 75

Ilya Petrovich Kopalin (1900–1976) was a Soviet film director renowned for his impactful documentaries. He is best remembered for capturing some of the most historic moments of the 20th century, including the Yalta Conference, where he filmed Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt, as well as the momentous flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into space. Kopalin's work as a filmmaker focus…

Known For

Warsaw MeetingsWarsaw Meetings · 1955
Warsaw Meetings
1955
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the 5th World Festival of Youth and Students which was held from 31 July to 15 August 1955 in Warsaw.
Stride, Soviet!Stride, Soviet! · 1926
Stride, Soviet!
★ 6.31926
MovieDocumentary
Commissioned as both a documentary and an information film for the citizens of Moscow prior to municipal elections, a tableau of Soviet life and achievements in the period of reconstruction following the Civil War of 1917-1921.
In the Bryansk PolesieIn the Bryansk Polesie · 1930
In the Bryansk Polesie
1930
MovieDocumentary
An exciting journey through the picturesque expanses of the Bryansk region, exploring the unique culture and traditions of the area.
Crimean ConferenceCrimean Conference · 1945
Crimean Conference
★ 10.01945
MovieDocumentary
The Crimean (Yalta) conference of the leaders of the three powers - allies in the Anti-Hitler coalition was held from February 4 to February 11, 1945 in the Livadia Palace near Yalta.
A Sixth Part of the WorldA Sixth Part of the World · 1926
A Sixth Part of the World
★ 6.71926
MovieDocumentary
Through the travelogue format, the multitude of Soviet peoples in remote areas of USSR and detailed the entirety of the wealth of the Soviet land. Focusing on cultural and economic diversity, it is in fact a call for unification in order to build a 'complete socialist society'.
Day of the Victorious CountryDay of the Victorious Country · 1948
Day of the Victorious Country
1948
MovieDocumentary
MoscowMoscow · 1927
Moscow
★ 6.71927
MovieDocumentary
Documentary almanac directed by the great cinematographer Mikhail Kaufman about the life of the Soviet capital.
The Court Is in SessionThe Court Is in Session · 1943
The Court Is in Session
1943
MovieDocumentary
The world’s first trial against German war criminals took place in Kharkov in December 1943. The film covers the trial of three Germans and one Russian: Corporal of German Secret Field Police Reinhard Retzlaw; Captain of the German Military Counter-Espionage Service Wilhelm Langheld; SS Obersturmbannführer, Company Commander of the SD Sonderkommando Hans Ritz; and collaborator, assistant to SD Sonderkommando, driver of the “gas van” Mikhail Bulanov. In the presence of 40,000 Kharkov citizens, the criminals were hanged on the Blagoveshchensk market, where the invaders themselves had previously carried out mass executions.

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