Yuri Yegorov

Biography

Russian director Yuri Yegorov graduated from Moscow’s V.G.I.K. in 1944 after studying film direction under Sergei Gerasimov. While in school, Yegorov worked as both an assistant director and actor for Gerasimov on The Young Guard (1948). Several years after graduating, Yegorov began working with the Central Studio of Films for Children and Youth (now the Gorky Film Studio) in Moscow; after five years, he was made head of the First Group. From 1954 through the end of his career, Yegorov lectured at V.G.I.K.

Directed

1. Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later (1981) — Director
2. A Simple Story (1960) — Director
3. Not the Most Lucky Day (1967) — Director
4. The Volunteers (1958) — Director
5. Fathers and Grandfathers (1982) — Director
6. Wind of Wandering (1978) — Director
7. They Were the First (1956) — Director
8. If You Are Right (1964) — Director
9. Business Trip (1962) — Director
10. The Frigid Sea (1955) — Director
11. Enemies (1961) — Director
12. The Sky Behind the Clouds (1973) — Director
13. Incident in the Taiga (1954) — Director
14. The Man from the Other Side (1972) — Director
15. There, Beyond the Horizon (1976) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Young Guard (1948)