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Vitaliy Melnikov(1928-2022)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Art Director
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Vitaliy Melnikov was born on 1 May 1928 in Mazanovo, Mazanovskiy rayon, Amurskiy okrug, Dalne-Vostochnyy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Amurskaya oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Tsarevich Aleksey (1996), Lunoy byl polon sad (2000) and Bednyy, bednyy Pavel (2003). He was married to Tamara Aleksandrovna Melnikova. He died on 21 March 2022 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
BornMay 1, 1928
DiedMarch 21, 2022(93)
BornMay 1, 1928
DiedMarch 21, 2022(93)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Tsarevich Aleksey (1996)
Tsarevich Aleksey
6.8
  • Director
  • 1996
Lunoy byl polon sad (2000)
Lunoy byl polon sad
7.6
  • Director
  • 2000
Bednyy, bednyy Pavel (2003)
Bednyy, bednyy Pavel
6.8
  • Director
  • 2003
Tsarskaya okhota (1990)
Tsarskaya okhota
6.6
  • Director
  • 1990

Credits

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Director



  • The Admirer (2012)
    The Admirer
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Agitbrigada «Bey vraga!» (2007)
    Agitbrigada «Bey vraga!»
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Bednyy, bednyy Pavel (2003)
    Bednyy, bednyy Pavel
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Lunoy byl polon sad (2000)
    Lunoy byl polon sad
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Tsarevich Aleksey (1996)
    Tsarevich Aleksey
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Olga Mashnaya, Viktor Stepanov, Andrey Urgant, and Vitali Skvorkin in Poslednee delo Varyonogo (1994)
    Poslednee delo Varyonogo
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Chicha (1991)
    Chicha
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Tsarskaya okhota (1990)
    Tsarskaya okhota
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1990–1994
  • Tsarskaya okhota (1990)
    Tsarskaya okhota
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Pervaya vstrecha - poslednyaya vstrecha (1988)
    Pervaya vstrecha - poslednyaya vstrecha
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Vera Glagoleva and Viktor Proskurin in Vyyti zamuzh za kapitana (1986)
    Vyyti zamuzh za kapitana
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Chuzhaya zhena i muzh pod krovatyu (1984)
    Chuzhaya zhena i muzh pod krovatyu
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Unikum (1984)
    Unikum
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Two Lines in Small Font (1981)
    Two Lines in Small Font
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Otpusk v sentyabre (1979)
    Otpusk v sentyabre
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979

Writer



  • The Admirer (2012)
    The Admirer
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Agitbrigada «Bey vraga!» (2007)
    Agitbrigada «Bey vraga!»
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Bednyy, bednyy Pavel (2003)
    Bednyy, bednyy Pavel
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Tsarevich Aleksey (1996)
    Tsarevich Aleksey
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Unikum (1984)
    Unikum
    6.0
    • screenplay (as V. Melnikov)
    • 1984
  • Two Lines in Small Font (1981)
    Two Lines in Small Font
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Otpusk v sentyabre (1979)
    Otpusk v sentyabre
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Zhenitba (1978)
    Zhenitba
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Mikhail Boyarskiy, Vladimir Izotov, Nikolay Karachentsov, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Evgeniy Leonov, and Natalya Egorova in Starshiy syn (1976)
    Starshiy syn
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Odinochestvo
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Nikolay Kibalchich (1962)
    Nikolay Kibalchich
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1962

Art Director



  • Sovest (1974)
    Sovest
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director (production design)
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • V. Melnikov
  • Born
    • May 1, 1928
    • Mazanovo, Mazanovskiy rayon, Amurskiy okrug, Dalne-Vostochnyy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Amurskaya oblast, Russia]
  • Died
    • March 21, 2022
    • St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Spouse
    • Tamara Aleksandrovna Melnikova? - March 21, 2022 (his death, 2 children)

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    His comedy movie Seven Brides of Gefreiter Zbruev ([ink=0066351]) based on the screenplay by Vladimir Valutsky became the only comedy released in 1971 as well as one of the leaders of the Soviet box office (11th place), seen by 31.2 million people.

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