Mikhail Kalatozov

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1903-1973)

3.09body-of-work score · ranked #355 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: December 15, 1903 · Tbilisi
Died: March 27, 1973 · Moscow
Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Work: film director, screenwriter, diplomat, cinematographer
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
The Cranes Are FlyingЛетят журавлиMust-See #300
1957 · Soviet Union · romance, drama, war
Palme d'Or winner 1958 · Letterboxd Top 250 #31 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
2.245 citations
2
I Am CubaSoy Cuba
1964 · Cuba / Soviet Union · drama
Letterboxd Top 250 #29 · Criterion Collection spine #1214 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.694 citations
3
Letter Never SentНеотправленное письмо
1960 · Soviet Union · drama, adventure
Criterion Collection spine #601
0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 13 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1930Salt for Svaneti
1932Nail in the Boot
1939Courage
1941Valery Chkalov
1942Invincible
1950Conspiracy of the Doomed
1954True Friends
1956Hostile Whirlwinds
1956The First Echelon
1957The Cranes Are Flying
1960Letter Never Sent
1964I Am Cuba
1969The Red Tent