Esfir Shub
Soviet film director and film editor (1894-1959) · Russia · On the map · Directors · Died at 65
Esfir Ilyinichna Shub, also referred to as Esther Il'inichna Shub, was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor in both the mainstream and documentary fields. She is best known for her trilogy of films, Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927), The Great Road (1927), and The Russia of Nicholas II and Leo Tolstoy (1928).
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On the Other Side of the AraksFilm, Director, Writer
With Heartfelt SincerityFilm, 1949Director, Writer1942
Native LandFilm, Director1940Order of the Badge of HonourAwardTwenty Years of Soviet CinemaFilm, 1940Director, Writer1939
SpainFilm, Director1937Turkey at the Turning PointFilm, Director1935Merited Artist of the RSFSRAward1932
The Komsomol - Chief of ElectrificationFilm, Director, Writer1929
TodayFilm, Director, Writer1928
Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai IIFilm, Director, Writer1927
The Fall of the Romanov DynastyFilm, Director, Writer
The Great RoadFilm, 1927Director, Writer1894Born16 March 1894People around Esfir
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Shub is credited as the creator of compilation film and is known for her revolutionary approaches to editing and assembling preserved and archived footage.
