A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
A. Ptushko
Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko
Alfred Posco
Александр Птушко
Birthplace:
Lugansk, Lugansk uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine]
Born:
April 19, 1900
Died:
March 6, 1973
Art Direction:
1932 Lord of Life
1946 The Stone Flower
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1967 Viy
Creative Director:
1932 Lord of Life
1937 Fox and Wolf
1946 The Stone Flower
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1967 Viy
Director:
1932 Lord of Life
1935 The New Gulliver
1937 Fox and Wolf
1937 The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1938 The Merry Musicians
1939 The Golden Key
1945 Teremok
1946 The Stone Flower
1949 Tri vstrechi
1953 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
1956 The Sword and the Dragon
1959 The Day the Earth Froze
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1961 Scarlet Sails
1964 A Tale of Lost Times
1966 The Tale of Tsar Saltan
1967 Viy
1972 Ruslan and Ludmila
Director of Photography:
1932 Lord of Life
1935 The New Gulliver
1937 Fox and Wolf
1937 The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1938 The Merry Musicians
1939 The Golden Key
1942 Batyr of the Steppes
1945 Teremok
1946 The Stone Flower
1949 Tri vstrechi
1953 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
1956 The Sword and the Dragon
1959 The Day the Earth Froze
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1961 Scarlet Sails
1964 A Tale of Lost Times
1966 The Tale of Tsar Saltan
1967 Viy
1972 Ruslan and Ludmila
Screenplay:
1932 Lord of Life
1935 The New Gulliver
1937 Fox and Wolf
1937 The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1938 The Merry Musicians
1939 The Golden Key
1942 Batyr of the Steppes
1945 Teremok
1946 The Stone Flower
1949 Tri vstrechi
1953 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
1956 The Sword and the Dragon
1959 The Day the Earth Froze
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1961 Scarlet Sails
1964 A Tale of Lost Times
1966 The Tale of Tsar Saltan
1967 Viy
1972 Ruslan and Ludmila
Special Effects Supervisor:
1932 Lord of Life
1935 The New Gulliver
1937 Fox and Wolf
1937 The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1938 The Merry Musicians
1939 The Golden Key
1942 Batyr of the Steppes
1945 Teremok
1946 The Stone Flower
1949 Tri vstrechi
1953 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
1956 The Sword and the Dragon
1959 The Day the Earth Froze
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1961 Scarlet Sails
1964 A Tale of Lost Times
1966 The Tale of Tsar Saltan
1967 Viy
1972 Ruslan and Ludmila
Writer:
1932 Lord of Life
1935 The New Gulliver
1936 The Fox and the Wolf
1936 The Giant Turnip
1937 Fox and Wolf
1937 The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1938 The Dog and the Cat
1938 The Merry Musicians
1939 The Golden Key
1942 Batyr of the Steppes
1945 Teremok
1946 The Stone Flower
1949 Tri vstrechi
1953 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
1956 The Sword and the Dragon
1959 The Day the Earth Froze
1961 My Friend, Kolka!
1961 Scarlet Sails
1964 A Tale of Lost Times
1966 The Tale of Tsar Saltan
1967 Viy
1972 Ruslan and Ludmila
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