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  • Meyerholds förintelse (1998)
  • TV Special | 30 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Meyerholds förintelse (1998)
TV Special | 30 min | Documentary, Biography, History

On February 2, 1940, theater genius Vsevolod Meyerhold was shot dead by KGB executioners. Meyerhold was then 66 years old and the portal figure of the Soviet avant-garde theatre. A devout communist and a declared genius director, admired ...See moreOn February 2, 1940, theater genius Vsevolod Meyerhold was shot dead by KGB executioners. Meyerhold was then 66 years old and the portal figure of the Soviet avant-garde theatre. A devout communist and a declared genius director, admired by Picasso and Brecht. In the end he fell victim to Stalin's terror. Gregor Nowinski's film is about Meyerhold's tragic life and great art, which has influenced theater directors worldwide - from Jurij Ljubimov to Peter Brook. The film shows unique footage from Meyerhold's productions of Mayakovsky and Gogol. Written by SVT Dokumentär See less
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Jul 6, 1998 (Sweden)

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Vsevolod Meyerhold
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Matvey Dubrovin
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Olga Kamenova
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Vladimir Mayakovsky
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Zinaida Reich
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