Mikhail Tumanishvili

Mikhail Iosifovich Tumanishvili (Russian: Михаи́л Ио́сифович Туманишви́ли), born 19 June 1935, died 22 December 2010, was a Russian stage and film director and actor. Tumanishvili is best known of his 1980s action films Hit Back, Incident at Map Grid 36-80 and The Detached Mission, which is often referred as the Soviet Rambo.[1]

Not to be confused with Mikheil Tumanishvili.
Mikhail Tumanishvili
Born
Mikhail Iosifovich Tumanishvili

(1935-06-19)19 June 1935
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died22 December 2010(2010-12-22) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationFilm director, stage director
Years active1957–2010

He was born in Moscow as the son of film director Josef Tumanishvili, who was also the chief of Moscow Operetta Theatre and the Bolshoi Theatre. Tumanishvili graduated from the actors faculty of Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and the musical direction department of Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. He worked as a stage director in Pushkin Theatre and started making films in 1981. Tumanishvili was the head director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2]

Selected filmography

As director

As actor
  • Leningrad Symphony (1957)
  • Battle in the Way (1961)
  • Life First (1961)
  • Armageddon (1962)
  • Crusader (1995)
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gollark: Or you could just not drink it and distract everyone from noticing this.
gollark: Just substitute your beer for liquescent bees or something safe.
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References
  1. В Москве скончался известный кинорежиссёр Михаил Туманишвили
  2. "Well-known Film Director Mikhail Tumanishvili Passes Away". Russia-IC. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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