Alexander Mitta

Alexander Naumovich Mitta (28 March 1933 – 14 July 2025) was a Soviet and Russian movie director, screenwriter and actor.[1] He was born in Moscow. His career began in 1960 and he retired in 2016. He was known for directing Shine, Shine, My Star (1970), How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor (1976) and Air Crew (1980). He played Vladik in the 1967 movie July Rain.

In 1980, Mitta was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Mitta supported the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.[3]

Mitta died on 14 July 2025 under hospice care in Moscow from a stroke caused by kidney cancer at the age of 92.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 458–459. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ↑ "Berlinale 1980: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  3. ↑ Грачёв, Сергей (26 August 2014). "Александр Митта: "Россия нищает, а все делают вид, что так и надо"". www.aif.ru. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Умер режиссер Александр Митта". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.

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