Yurii Illienko

Yurii Illienko

ActorDirectorCinematographerWriter May 9 (died age 74) Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine] 1960–2003 (43 year career)
6.7 avg rating

Biography

Yuri Illienko (18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002. His 1970 film The White Bird Marked with Black was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. Illienko was one of Ukraine's most influential filmmakers. His films represented Ukraine and what was happening to it. His films were banned in the USSR for their suspected anti-Soviet symbolism. Only in the recent years …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (34)

Movies (34)

A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

2003

Director

5.7
A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

2003

Director of Photography

5.7
A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa

2003

Screenplay

5.7
Ave Maria

Ave Maria

1999

Director of Photography

Paradzhanov: Christ score in C major

Paradzhanov: Christ score in C major

1994

Director

The Last Bunker

The Last Bunker

1991

Screenplay

Swan Lake: The Zone

Swan Lake: The Zone

1990

Director

6.5
Swan Lake: The Zone

Swan Lake: The Zone

1990

Director of Photography

6.5
Swan Lake: The Zone

Swan Lake: The Zone

1990

Writer

6.5
Straw Bells

Straw Bells

1987

Director

10.0
Straw Bells

Straw Bells

1987

Director of Photography

10.0
Straw Bells

Straw Bells

1987

Screenplay

10.0
The Legend of Princess Olga

The Legend of Princess Olga

1984

Director

6.5
The Legend of Princess Olga

The Legend of Princess Olga

1984

Writer

6.5
Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants

Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants

1983

Screenplay

7.2
A Story of the Forest: Mavka

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

1980

Director

6.1
A Story of the Forest: Mavka

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

1980

Director of Photography

6.1
A Story of the Forest: Mavka

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

1980

Screenplay

6.1
A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers

A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers

1979

Director

5.5
A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers

A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers

1979

Writer

5.5
The Feast of the Baked Potato

The Feast of the Baked Potato

1978

Director

6.4
To Dream and to Live

To Dream and to Live

1975

Director

7.0
To Dream and to Live

To Dream and to Live

1975

Screenplay

7.0
Defying Everybody

Defying Everybody

1973

Director

5.7
The White Bird Marked with Black

The White Bird Marked with Black

1972

Director

6.2
The White Bird Marked with Black

The White Bird Marked with Black

1972

Writer

6.2
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

1968

Director

7.2
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

1968

Writer

7.2
Out of Boredom

Out of Boredom

1968

Screenplay

4.7
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

1965

Director of Photography

7.5
A Spring for the Thirsty

A Spring for the Thirsty

1965

Director

7.1
A Spring for the Thirsty

A Spring for the Thirsty

1965

Director of Photography

7.1
My Son is Somewhere

My Son is Somewhere

1962

Director of Photography

6.5
Farewell, Doves

Farewell, Doves

1960

Director of Photography

5.8