Esfir Shub
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday16 March 1894
Died21 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birthSurazh, Russian Empire
Known credits17
Biography
Esfir Shub, also referred to as Esther Il'inichna Shub, was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor in both the mainstream and documentary fields. She was one of few women to play a significant role behind the scenes in the Soviet film industry. She is best known for her trilogy of films, Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927), The Great Road (1927), and The Russia of Nicholas II and Leo Tolstoy (1928). Shub is credited as the creator of compilation film. Esfir Shub was born into a family of landowners. She studied literature in Moscow, but after Revolution she began to attend the classes at th…
After the Facts
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Esfir Shub in Close-Up
1972 · Self (archive footage)
On the Other Side of the Araks
1949 · Director
On the Other Side of the Araks
1949 · Writer
On the Other Side of the Araks
1949 · Editor
With Heartfelt Sincerity
1949 · Director
With Heartfelt Sincerity
1949 · Writer
With Heartfelt Sincerity
1949 · Editor
Native Land
1942 · Director
Twenty Years of Soviet Cinema
1940 · Director
Twenty Years of Soviet Cinema
1940 · Writer
Spain
1939 · Director
Turkey at the Turning Point
1937 · Director
Turkey at the Turning Point
1937 · Scenario Writer
Turkey at the Turning Point
1937 · Editor
The Komsomol - Chief of Electrification
1932 · Editor
The Komsomol - Chief of Electrification
1932 · Director
The Komsomol - Chief of Electrification
1932 · Writer
Today
1929 · Director
Today
1929 · Writer
Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II
1928 · Director
Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II
1928 · Editor
Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II
1928 · Writer
The Great Road
1927 · Director
The Great Road
1927 · Writer
The Great Road
1927 · Editor
Prostitute
1927 · Editor
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
1927 · Writer
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
1927 · Director
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
1927 · Editor
The Gentlefolks of Skotinin
1927 · Editor
Wings of a Serf
1926 · Editor
Abrek Zaur
1926 · Editor
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