Leonid Trauberg

Leonid Trauberg

Known for

Directing

Born

January 4, 1902

Birthplace

Odessa, Russian Empire (Ukraine)

Died

November 13, 1990 (aged 88)

Biography

Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1924 and 1961 and was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941. Trauberg was Jewish, and was fiercely attacked by Soviet authorities during the so-called "anti-cosmopolitan" period following World War II.

Best known work

The New Babylon
The New Babylon
1929
The Overcoat
The Overcoat
1926
The Wild Swans
The Wild Swans
1962
The Youth of Maxim
The Youth of Maxim
1935
Alone
Alone
1931
The Vyborg Side
The Vyborg Side
1939
The Club of the Big Deed
The Club of the Big Deed
1927
The Return of Maxim
The Return of Maxim
1937
The Devil's Wheel
The Devil's Wheel
1926
Actress
Actress
1943

Filmography

  1. 1981

    It Was Behind the Narva Outpost

    Writer

  2. 1973

  3. 1968

  4. 1967

  5. 1966

    The Skies of Our Childhood

    Creative Consultant

  6. 1963

  7. 1963

    Armageddon

    Producer

  8. 1963

    In Death's Noose

    Screenplay, Producer

  9. 1962

  10. 1961

  11. 1960

    Dead Souls

    Writer, Director

  12. 1959

    Soldiers Were Walking

    Director, Writer

  13. 1956

  14. 1947

  15. 1945

    Simple People

    Director, Writer

  16. 1943

    Young Fritz

    Director

  17. 1943

    Actress

    Director

  18. 1943

    Kotovsky

    Producer

  19. 1942

  20. 1941

  21. 1939

    The Vyborg Side

    Writer, Director

  22. 1937

    The Return of Maxim

    Writer, Director

  23. 1935

    The Youth of Maxim

    Screenplay, Director

  24. 1931

    Alone

    Writer, Director

  25. 1929

    The New Babylon

    Director, Writer

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