
Aleksandr Ptushko
Biography
Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, 19 April [O.S. 6 April] 1900 – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," because of his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis H. O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Some critics, such as Tim Lucas and Alan Upchurch, have also compared Ptushko to Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, who made fantasy and horror films with similarities to Ptushko's work and made similarly innovative use of color cinematography and special effects.
He began his film career as a director and animator of stop motion short films, and became a director of feature-length films combining live action, stop motion, creative special effects, and Russian mythology. Along the way he would be responsible for a number of firsts in Russian film history (including the first feature-length animated film, and the first film in color), and would make several extremely popular and internationally praised films full of visual flair and spectacle.
Acting (2 movies)
Directing (15 movies)

Three Encounters
1949

A Tale of Lost Times
1964

The Tale of Tsar Saltan
1967

The Stone Flower
1946

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
1953

Scarlet Sails
1961

The Merry Musicians
1938

The New Gulliver
1935

Ruslan and Ludmila
1972

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1937

The Golden Key
1939

The Day the Earth Froze
1959

The Sword and the Dragon
1956

Lord of Life
1932

The Incident At The Stadium
1928
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Incident At The Stadium | 1928 | Writer | 
| Lord of Life | 1932 | Writer | 
| The New Gulliver | 1935 | Writer | 
| The Fox and the Wolf | 1936 | Writer | 
| The Giant Turnip | 1936 | Writer | 
| The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish | 1937 | Screenplay | 
| Small But Fierce | 1938 | Writer | 
| The Dog and the Cat | 1938 | Writer | 
| The Merry Musicians | 1938 | Writer | 
| My Friend, Kolka! | 1961 | Producer | 
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan | 1967 | Writer | 
| Viy | 1967 | Screenplay | 
| Ruslan and Ludmila | 1972 | Screenplay | 
