Directing
Mikhail Kaufman
Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.
Profession
Directing
Birthday
5 Sep 1897
Age
129 Years
Born In
Bialystok, Grodno Province, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Total Projects
4
Years Active
80 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
Mikhail Kaufman was a Soviet cinematographer and photographer. In the 1920s, after Mikhail Kaufman returned from the Russian Civil War, his brother director Dziga Vertov offered him the opportunity to participate in his newsreel series Kino-Pravda as a cameraman. Kaufman directed photography for several films, including Vertov's Man with the Movie Camera. The film is built around meta-reference and is full...
