Grigoriy Chukhray

Born: 1921-05-23

Birthplace: Melitopol, Ukraine, USSR

Biography

Grigoriy Chukhray was a Ukrainian filmmaker, who gained fame outside the Soviet Union for his films The Forty-First, shown at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, and especially Ballad of a Soldier, which won a special jury prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and prizes for Best Picture and Best Director at the 1960 San Francisco International Film Festival.

Known For

Ballad of a Soldier
Mikhail Romm. Confessions Of A Film Director
The Forty-First
Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Life Is Beautiful
The Mire
One Day of Mosfilm
Attack from the Sea
Clear Skies
There Was an Old Couple

Top Movie Credits

The Mire Writer
Attack from the Sea Second Unit Director
Clear Skies Director