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Pyotr Todorovsky
1925Aug, 26

Pyotr Todorovsky

Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2013)
Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (Russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, Ukrainian: Петро Юхимович Тодоровський, 26 August 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer of Jewish origin. His son Valery Todorovsky is also a film director.

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