Aleksandr Askoldov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksandr Askoldov

Soviet film director

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 21-May-2018

Profession: screenwriter, writer, film director

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Aleksandr Yakovlevich Askoldov (Russian: ????????? ????????? ?????????; 17 June 1932 – 21 May 2018) was a Soviet Russian actor and film director.
He graduated from the Gorky Literary Institute.
After finishing the advanced directing course he directed his first film, Commissar (1967).
The film was banned for more than 20 years and put an end to his career as a director in the USSR.