Writing

Ilya Ehrenburg

Born January 27, 1891 · Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine)

Died August 31, 1967 · aged 76

Ilya Ehrenburg was a Soviet writer, Bolshevik revolutionary, journalist and historian.

Known For

The PipesThe Pipes · 1966
The Pipes
6.01966
MovieComedy
This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because of a rival actor's attention to the former's wife. When he kills his rival, it is only when he is strapped to the electric chair that he realizes that this is his last live scene. The second episode has the wife of an elderly British nobleman having an affair with the young gamekeeper of their estate. Part three finds a peasant woman taking a lover when her husband goes off to fight the war.
Martiros SaryanMartiros Saryan · 1965
Martiros Saryan
10.01965
MovieHistoryDocumentary
A film about the painter Martiros Saryan.
The Communard's PipeThe Communard's Pipe · 1929
The Communard's Pipe
5.11929
MovieDrama
Home alone, little Jules starves while the people rise up and uphold their commune in the streets of Paris. His father joins the revolutionaries, taking his son, whose enthusiasm and pipe are quickly noticed by both his comrades and his enemies, which leads to an appalling ending.
The Love of Jeanne NeyThe Love of Jeanne Ney · 1927
The Love of Jeanne Ney
7.21927
MovieDrama
In the Crimea, the Reds and the Whites aren't done fighting, and Jeanne discovers that the man she loves is a Bolshevik (when he kills her father). Penniless, she returns to Paris where she works for her uncle. Soon after, her lover Andreas is in France to organize the sailors in Toulon. So also is a thief, traitor, and libertine, Khalibiev, who wants to seduce Jeanne. His schemes, Jeanne and Andreas's naivete, and a lost diamond bring the lovers to the brink of tragedy.
To the Jews of the Whole World!To the Jews of the Whole World! · 1941
To the Jews of the Whole World!
1941
MovieDocumentary
On August 24, 1941, a meeting of “representatives of the Jewish people” was convened.
Towards Unity and VictoryTowards Unity and Victory · 1937
Towards Unity and Victory
7.51937
Movie
Political propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War.

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