Born: 1938-07-20
From: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Known For: Directing
Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of St...