Vladimir Petrov (director)

Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov (Владимир Михайлович Петров, 22 July 1896 – 7 January 1966) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 24 films between 1928 and 1964. He was awarded Stalin Prize four times, and became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.

Filmography

 * The Storm (Гроза); 1933
 * Peter the Great (Петр Первый); 1937–1938
 * Invisible Jan (Неуловимый Ян); 1943
 * Kutuzov (Кутузов); 1943
 * Guilty Without Guilt (Без вины виноватые); 1945
 * The Battle of Stalingrad (Сталинградская битва); 1949
 * Sporting Honour (Спортивная честь); 1951
 * The Inspector-General (Ревизор); 1952
 * Trista let tomu... (300 лет тому...); 1956
 * Duel (Поединок); 1957
 * First Lesson (Первый урок); 1960

Awards and honors

 * Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1935)
 * Order of Lenin (1938)
 * Four Stalin Prizes:
 * 1941 – for film Peter the Great
 * 1946 – for films Kutuzov and Guilty Without Guilt
 * 1950 – for film The Battle of Stalingrad
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944)
 * People's Artist of the USSR (1950)
 * Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"