Larisa Shepitko: Larisa Shepitko. Director: The Ascent. Larisa Shepitko was born on 6 January 1938 in Bakhmut, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a director and writer, known for The Ascent (1977), Heat (1963) and You and Me (1971). She was married to Elem Klimov. She died on 2 July 1979 in near Redkino, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR.
Known For: The Ascent (Director), Heat (Director), You and Me (Director), Beginning of an Unknown Era (Director(segment Rodina elektrichestva))