
Esfir Shub
Known for
Directing
Born
March 16, 1894
Birthplace
Surazh, Russian Empire
Died
September 21, 1959 (aged 65)
Biography
Esfir Shub, also referred to as Esther Il'inichna Shub, was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor in both the mainstream and documentary fields. She was one of few women to play a significant role behind the scenes in the Soviet film industry. She is best known for her trilogy of films, Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927), The Great Road (1927), and The Russia of Nicholas II and Leo Tolstoy (1928). Shub is credited as the creator of compilation film.
Esfir Shub was born into a family of landowners. She studied literature in Moscow, but after Revolution she began to attend the classes at the Institute for Women's Higher Education and then got a job as a 'theater officer' at the State Comm...
Best known work
Filmography
2018
After the Factsas Self (archive footage)
1972
Esfir Shub in Close-Upas Self (archive footage)
1949
On the Other Side of the AraksDirector, Writer, Editor
1949
With Heartfelt SincerityDirector, Writer, Editor
1942
Native LandDirector
1940
Twenty Years of Soviet CinemaDirector, Writer
1939
SpainDirector
1937
Turkey at the Turning PointDirector, Editor, Scenario Writer
1932
The Komsomol - Chief of ElectrificationWriter, Editor, Director
1929
TodayDirector, Writer
1928
Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai IIDirector, Writer, Editor
1927
The Great RoadDirector, Editor, Writer
1927
ProstituteEditor
1927
The Fall of the Romanov DynastyWriter, Director, Editor
1927
1926
Wings of a SerfEditor
1926
Abrek ZaurEditor









