Daniil Khrabrovitsky

Daniil Yakovlevich Chrabrowizki (Russian Даниил Яковлевич Храбровицкий; born June 28, 1923 in Rostov-on- Don, † 1 March 1980 in Moscow) was a Russian screenwriter and film director.

Chrabrowizki studied from 1940 to 1942 at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow, was subsequently called up for military service, he experienced the end of the war as a soldier in the Red Army. After the Second World War he worked as a reporter and correspondent for various Russian-language newspapers, later became a pupil of the renowned screenwriter Yevgeny Gabrilowitsch. In 1957 he ended his years of study under his mentor and wrote screenplays now on independently.

Only three of his first works secured him a firm place in the history of Soviet cinema and were filmed by renowned directors. In addition to Viktor Schilins Dangerous Silence (1959 ) Grigori Tschuchrais Clear sky (1961 ) and Mikhail Romm's strip came nine days in a year. With the screenplay for Clear sky, he secured the final breakthrough as an author, was awarded several times and was henceforth regarded as one of the leading Soviet writers.

In 1965 he tried his hand behind the camera and made his debut as a film director with the film roll call, followed by other film productions. His last work, a film about the development of airplanes and flying, for which he also developed the scenario together with Anatoli Zakharov, he finished in 1979. A year later, the winner of the State Prize film-makers died at the age of 56 years in Moscow.

Filmography (selection)

As a screenwriter:

As a director and screenwriter:

Awards

In 1974 he received the " Honored Artist of the RSFSR " (Russian Заслуженный деятель искусств РСФСР ) and was later honored with the State Prize.