Grigoriy Chukhray
Biography
Grigoriy Chukhray was a Ukrainian filmmaker, who gained fame outside the Soviet Union for his films The Forty-First, shown at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, and especially Ballad of a Soldier, which won a special jury prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and prizes for Best Picture and Best Director at the 1960 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Personal information
Known for: Directors
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 23/05/1921
Date of death: 28/10/2001
Place of birth: Melitopol, Ukraine, USSR