| Valentin Turkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 February 1887 Novocherkassk, Don Voisko Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 January 1958 (age 70) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, film critic, teacher |
| Years active | 1915-1958 (film) |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944) |
Valentin Konstantinovich Turkin (Russian: Валентин Константинович Туркин; 6 February 1887 – 10 January 1958) was a screenwriter, film critic, and film theorist active in the Soviet Union.
Turkin was a founder of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Selected filmography
- The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)
- The Stationmaster (1925)
- The Girl with a Hatbox (1927)
- The Ghost That Never Returns (1930)
References
- Youngblood p.90
Bibliography
- Youngblood, Denise. Movies for the Masses: Popular Cinema and Soviet Society in the 1920s. Cambridge University Press, 1993.