Aleksandr Seryj

Aleksandr Seryj
Born Aleksandr Ivanovich Seryj
27 October 1927
Ramon, USSR
Died 19 October 1987 (aged 59)
Occupation Film director

Aleksandr Ivanovich Seryj (Russian: Александр Иванович Серый) (October 27, 1927 - October 19, 1987) was a Soviet film director, known for directing the 1971 comedy film Gentlemen of Fortune.

Upon directing Gentlemen of Fortune, Seryj had just come out of prison. Georgi Daneliya assisted him and wrote the script. Seryj used his prison experience to design many situations in the movie, and he also introduced numerous expressions from Russian criminal slang (known as Fenya).[1]

He died on 19 October 1987, aged 59.

References

  1. "Джентльменский набор" "Джентльменов удачи". Segodnya (in Russian). 169 (921). 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
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