
Known for
Directing
Born
November 29, 1906
Birthplace
Odessa, Russian Empire
Died
April 29, 1979 (aged 72)
Roman Karmen (1906–1978) was a pioneering Soviet film director, war cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, journalist, screenwriter, pedagogue, and publicist. Born Efraim Leyzorovich Korenman, Karmen became one of the most prominent figures in Soviet cinema, known for his exceptional contributions to war documentation and his ability to capture history in the making. He began his career as a journalist before transitioning to filmmaking, where his early work focused on documenting revolutionary events and political developments. Karmen's most notable contributions were as a war cinematographer during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, where he filmed key moments from the frontlines, in...
2023
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2006
as Archive footage
2002
1987
as Archive footage
1978
1976
as Narrator
1975
Director
1972
Writer, Director
1969
Director
1969
Writer, Director
1966
Director
1966
as Self (archive footage)
1966
Director
1965
Director, Writer
1963
Writer, Director
1963
Director
1963
Archival Footage Coordinator
1961
Director, Camera Operator, Writer
1959
Director, Writer
1958
Director, Writer
1955
Director, Director of Photography, Writer
1953
Writer, Director, Camera Operator
1952
Camera Operator
1946
Director
1946
Director, Director of Photography