Alexander Mitta

Who is Alexander Mitta?

Alexander Naumovich Mitta is a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor.

Mitta's birth name was Alexander Naumovich Rabinovich. He studied engineering, then worked as a cartoonist in art and humour magazines. In 1960 Mitta graduated at the film directing faculty of the VGIK.

Mitta's career as film director and screenwriter spans from the 1960s until the 2000s. Among the movies are Gori, gori, moya zvezda about actors trying to survive and work during the time of the Russian revolution or the high budget catastrophe movie Air Crew. For his work Mitta obtained numerous awards in the Soviet Union and Russia.

In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.