Dziga Vertov
Director Writer Editor
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1896-01-03
- Day of Death: 1954-02-11 ( 58 years old )
- Place of Birth: Bialystok, Grodno Province, Russian Empire
- Also Known As: Дзига Вертов / Давид Кауфман / Denis Arkadievitch Kaufman
- IMDB:nm0895048
Born in Bialystok, Poland, studied music and enrolled in St. Petersburg Neurological Institute in 1916. Worked on first Soviet newsreel, Kinonedelia (1918-1919), then on subsequent newsreel series (inc. Kinopravda, 1922-1925).
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