Nikolai Ekk
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Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: Николай Владимирович Экк; 14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin (Russian: Ивакин).[1][2]
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Born | Nikolai Vladimirovich Ivakin (1902-06-14)14 June 1902 |
Died | 14 July 1976(1976-07-14) (aged 74) |
Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
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Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. He directed six feature films between 1929 and 1967. Among them was the first Soviet sound film Road to Life and the first Soviet color motion picture film The Nightingale.