Oleg Dal
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He acted in films, from classics of drama to fairy tales and adventures. His most popular works included Zhenya, Zhenechka i 'Katyusha (1967), Khronika pikiruyushchego bombardirovshchika (Chronicles of a Dive-Bomber) (1967), Staraya, staraya skazka (A Very Old Story) (1970), Na Dne (The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths is perhaps Maxim Gorky's best-known play. It was written during the winter of 1901 and the spring of 1902. Subtitled "Scenes from Russian Life," it depicted a group of impoverished Russians living in a shelter near the Volga. Produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18,...
), Korol Lir (King Lear) (1969), V chetverg i bolshe nikogda (On Thursday and Never Again) (1977), Otpusk v sentyabre (Vacations in September) (1979). Oleg Dal played his last cinema role in Nezvany Drug (Uninvited Friend) by Leonid Maryagin in 1981.
Oleg Dahl also wrote verses that were put down and preserved in his diaries and personal correspondence. Dahl died on March 3, 1981 in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. He was buried in Vagankovo Cemetery
Vagankovo Cemetery
Vagan'kovskoye Cemetery , established in 1771, is located in the Krasnaya Presnya district of Moscow...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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Filmography
- Zhenya, Zhenechka and "katyusha" (1967)
- A Very Old Story (1968)
- King LearKing Lear (1971 USSR film)King Lear is a 1971 Soviet film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear.-Cast:* Jüri Järvet - King Lear * Elza Radzina - Goneril* Galina Volchek - Regan* Valentina Shendrikova - Cordelia...
(1971) - The Sannikov LandThe Sannikov Land (film)The Sannikov Land is a Soviet 1973 adventure film about the fictional Sannikov Land loosely based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Obruchev.- Plot summary :...
(1973) - The Captivating Star of HappinessThe Captivating Star of HappinessThe Captivating Star of Happiness is a Soviet film. The title is an allusion to a line from a poem by Alexander Pushkin. It is a costume drama dedicated "to the women of Russia"....
(1975) - How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder (1976)
- September Vacation (1979)