Mikhail Kalatozov: Mikhail Kalatozov. Director: The Cranes Are Flying. Mikhail Kalatozov was born on 28 December 1903 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Cranes Are Flying (1957), True Friends (1954) and Zagovor obrechyonnykh (1950). He died on 27 March 1973 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
Known For: The Cranes Are Flying (Director), True Friends (Director), Zagovor obrechyonnykh (Director), I Am Cuba (Director(Cuban version, as Mijail Kalatozov))