Sergei Bondarchuk-Russian actor, director and screenwriter, famous for his big budget war dramas usually centered around some large military conflicts of the past. Born on September, 25, 1920, Bondarchuk was untrained at the time of his stage debut in 1937. He graduated from the Rostov Theatre School in 1942 and later was educated at the state film school VGIK in Moscow-the major educational institute of this kind in Russia. In his career that spanned several decades, he had credits as actor in a wide range of films: from folky comedies to Shakespeare’s drama but it is his War and Peace (1968)... Read More