Nikita Mikhalkov
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Born:
Oct 21, 1945

Age: 80 Alive

From:
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Department:
Directing

Total Credits: 217

Avg Rating: 6.3

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Nikita Mikhalkov

Also known as: Nikita Michalkov, Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov, Nikita Sergueïevitch Mikhalkov, Н. Михалков, N. Mikhalkov

Biography

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945; Moscow) is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993, 1995, 1999) and is a Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".

Nikita Mikhalkov won the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival (1991) and was nominated for the Academy Award (1993) in the category Best International Feature Film for the film Close to Eden. He won an Academy Award (1995) for Best Foreign Language Film and the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival (1994) for the film Burnt by the Sun. Mikhalkov received the "Special Lion" of the Venice Film Festival (2007) for his contribution to the cinematography and nominated for an Academy Award for the film 12 (2007).

Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the noble and distinguished Mikhalkov family. His great-grandfather was the imperi...

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