Aleksandr Sery

Aleksandr Ivanovich Sery (Russian: Александр Иванович Серый; 27 October 1927 - 19 October 1987) was a Soviet film director, known for directing the 1971 comedy film Gentlemen of Fortune.

Aleksandr Sery
Born
Aleksandr Ivanovich Sery

27 October 1927
Ramon, USSR
Died19 October 1987 (aged 59)
Moscow, Soviet Union
OccupationFilm director
Years active1963–1982
Notable work
Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

Upon directing Gentlemen of Fortune, Sery had just come out of prison. Georgi Daneliya assisted him and wrote the script. Sery used his prison experience to design many situations in the movie, and he also introduced numerous expressions from Russian criminal slang (known as Fenya).[1]

He died on 19 October 1987, aged 59.

References
  1. "Джентльменский набор" "Джентльменов удачи". Segodnya (in Russian). 169 (921). 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
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