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Vasili Merkuryev

Soviet actor, theatre director (1904–1978)

Vasili Merkuryev was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and teacher. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1960 and was posthumously awarded the Stanislavsky State Prize. His screen credits include Heavenly Slug (1945), The Battle of Stalingrad (1949) and The Cranes Are Flying (1957).

Vasili Merkuryev appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1945 to 1957. Most of that work is in war, romance and comedy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Mikhail Kalatozov (2), Nikolai Kryuchkov (2).

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What movies and TV shows has Vasili Merkuryev been in?
Vasili Merkuryev appears in The Cranes Are Flying (1957), True Friends (1954), The Battle of Stalingrad (1949) and Heavenly Slug (1945) on The Remote.
When was Vasili Merkuryev born?
Vasili Merkuryev was born on 6 April 1904.

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