Alexander Dmitrievich Tokarev

Tokarev Alexander Dmitrievich

Film director. Born on June 22, 1907, in the city of Morozovsk, Rostov Region, died in 1975 in the city of Frunze. After graduating from high school in 1925, he became interested in theater and cinema. He appeared in an episode of the film "Order No. ..." produced by "Yuggoskinokomsomol." While working on the stages of various theaters, he periodically played small roles in films by VUFKU: "The Pearl of Semiramis" (1929) by G. Stabovoy, "Downpour" (1929) by I. Kavalerydze, "Arsenal" (1929) by A. Dovzhenko, and others. From 1930 to 1934, he studied at the acting faculty of VGIK. During his studies and after graduating from the institute, he continued to perform episodic roles: in the film "Wolf Trails" (1931) by A. Lyashenko and others.

Since 1938, A. Tokarev began to master the directing profession at the "Sibtekhfilm" studio. During the Great Patriotic War, he served in the ranks of the Red Army. In the late 1940s and the first half of the 1950s, he directed various amateur theatrical groups.

In 1957, A. Tokarev joined the Frunze studio of artistic and chronicle-documentary films as a makeup artist. Soon he became an assistant director, and in 1960 — a director of chronicles. Starting in 1958, he began periodically releasing issues of the newsreel "Soviet Kyrgyzstan." In 1961, he edited 12 issues. In 1962, he served as the head of the editing department.

A. Tokarev is the author of the films "In Our Mountain Land" (1963), "Snake Catchers" (1965), "Fish of Kyrgyzstan" (1967), "Erkin-Tuu" (1967), "An Interesting Journey" (1968).

Member of the USSR Union of Cinematographers since 1962.