| Nikolai Ekk | |
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| Born | Nikolai Vladimirovich Ivakin June 14, 1902 Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia) |
| Died | July 14, 1976 (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: Николай Владимирович Экк), real name Ivakin (Russian: Ивакин) (14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976), was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. He directed 4 films between 1931 and 1941, among which the first Soviet sound film Road to Life.
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