Boris Durov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Durov

Soviet film director

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1937

Place of Birth: Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 05-Apr-2007

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Boris Valentinovich Durov (Russian: ????? ???????????? ?????; 12 March 1937 – 5 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter.
His 1979 action film Pirates of the 20th Century became the highest-grossing Soviet movie of all time.
He was named Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 2000.