Mark Zakharov
Biography
Mark Zakharov (1933-2019) was a Soviet and Russian theatrical director and playwright. He was also a professor at the Moscow Theatre Institute (GITIS). Born in Moscow, USSR, Mark Zakharov's father was a Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920, and his mother was an actress. Zakharov was raised in Moscow, where he was encouraged by his mother in his persistent efforts to become an actor. He was admitted after several attempts and graduated from the acting school of the State Theatre Institute in 1955. Zakharov helped create an ensemble of actors who worked with him at Moscow's Lenkom Theatre, including: Inna Churikova, Leonid Bronevoy, Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Abdulov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Aleksandr Zbruyev, Aleksandra Zakharova, Tatyana Kravchenko, Aleksandr Lazarev, and Dmitri Pevtsov. Mark Zakharov has been the Artistic Director of Moscow's Lenkom Theatre since 1973, where he has helped to define the landscape of Moscow's theatrical culture.
Personal Details
Movies (42)
Yankovsky
2015
The Heavenly Wanderers
Director (Directing)
2014
Peer Gynt
Writer (Writing)
2012
Marriage
Director (Directing)
2012
Balakirev the Jester
Director (Directing)
2011
The Cherry Orchard
Director (Directing)
2011
Alexander Abdulov. Romance with Life
as Self - Режиссер
2009
Marriage
Director (Directing)
2007
Mad Day or Figaro Wedding
Director (Directing)
2005
The Barbarian and the Heretic
Director (Directing)
2005
The Royal Games
Director (Directing)
2005
Mystification
Director (Directing)
2005
Juno and Avos
Director (Directing)
2004
All In
Director (Directing)
2004
The Wise Man
Director (Directing)
2004
Balakirev the Jester
Director (Directing)
2001
The Seagull
Director (Directing)
1994
Memorial Prayer
Director (Directing)
1993
The Prisoner of If Castle
Writer (Writing)
1989
To Kill a Dragon
Director (Directing)
1988
Dictatorship of Conscience
Director (Directing)
1988
Three Girls in Blue
Director (Directing)
1988
Artists in Theatre, Film and Television
as Self
1988
I Have the Honor
Writer (Writing)
1987
The House That Swift Built
Director (Directing)
1985
Formula of Love
Director (Directing)
1984
Juno and Avos
Director (Directing)
1983
The name of the earth and the sun
Director (Directing)
1981
The Very Same Munchhausen
Director (Directing)
1979
Ordinary Miracle
Writer (Writing)
1978
Lad from Our Town
Director (Directing)
1978
Spring of the Twenty-Ninth
Writer (Writing)
1976
The Captivating Star of Happiness
Writer (Writing)
1975
Wake Up and Sing
Director (Directing)
1974
Пир во время чумы
Director (Directing)
1974
The Sannikov Land
Writer (Writing)
1973
The Train Stops for Two Minutes
Writer (Writing)
1972
Спеши строить дом
Writer (Writing)
1971
The White Sun of the Desert
Additional Writing (Crew)
1969
Schweik in World War II
Director (Directing)
1969
Two Comedies of Branislav Nušić
Director (Directing)
1969
The Plan and the Dummy
Writer (Writing)
1966
