Zurab Kapianidze
Date of birth: 1937-04-02
Place of birth: Nakieti village, Oni district, Georgian SSR, USSR
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Zura Qapianidze
Biography
Zurab Kapanadze (born April 1, 1937, Nakieti village, Oni district - died July 4, 2011, Tbilisi) was a Georgian actor. People’s Artist of Georgia (1979), Laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize (1985). In 1961, he graduated from the theatrical faculty of the Shota Rustaveli State Theater Institute in Tbilisi. From 1961 to 1964, he worked at the Kutaisi Lado Meskhishvili State Drama Theater. From 1964, he was an actor at the “Georgian Film” studio. From 1999 to 2004, he was a member of the Georgian Parliament of the 5th convocation, on the list of the electoral bloc “Revival of Georgia”. He passed away in Tbilisi in 2011 and was buried in the Didube Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures, the resting place of many prominent Georgian artists, scientists, and public figures.
Movie Credits
Crucified Island
1968-12-17
Based on true story of Georgian uprising on Texel. Insurrection of captured Soviet-Georgian soldiers
Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians...
1978-02-13
A third of a series of movies about Kovpak - the partisans chief during WWII.
Story of Ivane Kotorashvili
1974-12-04
Ivane does not think about starting a family life, so the villagers deicide to force him marry and t
Tbilisi, Paris, Tbilisi
1980-12-01
Tbilisi in the beginning of the 20th century . Emigrants who moved from Tbilisi to Paris for various
Falling Leaves
1966-01-16
A young worker takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by
Stealing Of The Moon
1973-09-01
The story is based on Konstantine Gamsakhurdia's novel and depicts the social and political changes
Tariel Golua
1969-10-27
Georgian village during the revolution of 1905. The struggle of the peasantry against the landlords.
Waiting
1971-02-08
Ketevan, a village doctor, is already sending her second son away in the world war. Only the younges
The Bandit From The Brick Factory
1983-12-17
Vazha, also known as Pkhinko, is a kind hearted person. He cannot remain indifferent when a man is b
Gladiator
1971-01-01
An elderly lion tamer can't even tame a dog anymore, however he can not retire from his favorite job
Alooba
1968-09-16
The wife advises her husband, who is exhausted by the whole day's work to mix water in the wine to s
The Nylon Christmas Tree
1985-12-01
A group of people who happen to be on the same bus try to get home on the New Year's Eve, but their
New Arcadia
1986-01-01
Two pensioners sheltered a lost cow on the ninth floor of a city house.
Pirosmani
1969-12-28
A biography of the Georgian primitive artist Nikoloz Pirosmanishvili (1862–1918), better known as Pi
The New Adventures of Captain Vrungel
1978-12-15
The extraordinary adventures of schoolboy Vasya Lopotukhin aboard the yacht of the famous Captain Vr
Wedding
1973-12-06
Beginning in 1943. year. The tragic story of the prisoners... partisans and others who were found in
The Saplings
1972-01-01
Old Luka dreams to plant rare pear saplings in his orchard, so that after years his beloved grandson
Living Legends
1976-05-07
The stone-cutter, Nasdika, transforms stones into works of art. The labourer, Ivané, harvests wheat
Londre
1966-12-29
This touching comedy follows a poor soldier who is mistaken for Jesus Christ in a poor village. The
I Want to See You
1978-05-04
Fritz Schmenkel, a farm worker and soldier in the fascist Wehrmacht, deserts in Belarus in 1941. He
The Fastest People in the World
1985-12-29
Rachvelians, notables with their slowness tell awkward, partly unbelievable and very funny anecdotes
Morning Bells
1967-11-28
Young Teacher Lado moves to the village, where he falls in love with Ketu,a young librarian, but Ket
The Snow Wedding
1981-07-28
A vaudeville based on a love story. Young Bela hurries by taxi to her fiance, to whom she was engage
Feola
1970-04-11
A man is put in charge of organizing a children's soccer team, but he doesn't know anything about th
Oh, This Terrible TV
1990-12-31
Photographer Tazo has almost everything - an old apartment in old Tbilisi, and a lady of his heart,
The Plea
1967-12-24
Brave sons of Khevsureti and Kisteti fight against each to protect their homelands. But, they confro
Ballad of Khevsureti
1966-12-19
When Imeda’s father is killed in a blood revenge accident, the family moves him to the city where he
Zealous Piglet
1979-01-01
The piglet became famous throughout the village for his tricks. Having spent time with him, the owne
Chermen
1970-10-09
This historic drama is set in an Ossetian village in the 17th century. The film’s main hero is Cherm
Star of My Town
1970-01-01
Ololi, a young actress, returns to her family and hometown after separating from her husband. Her fa
Clicks
1973-07-27
Screen adaptation of F. Gorenshtein's satirical stories. A short story film allegorically depicting
Mikha
1966-06-01
Old Musicians
1973-04-15
The film tells the story of three elderly musicians who preserve the charm of old Tbilisi in their m
On the Track of the Wolf
1977-12-12
The film reproduces the events of the summer of 1921, when Kotovsky, at the head of a separate caval
Small Town of Anara
1978-03-14
Tadeoz Toroshelidze is the most reknowned wine drinker in the whole area. Once he even won a drinkin
Open the Windows
1981-12-05
The main character is Nodar Geradze, an organizer of song and dance ensembles and a collector of anc
Georgians in the Sky
1984-05-07
The Messenger of God appears to the passengers of the plane and asks each of them about their sins.
Return
1977-08-21
Vazha served his sentence for stealing a cow and returned to the village. Upon his return, he decide
Five Brides Before the One
1984-05-09
The friends decide to marry the young veterinarian, Bachuta, and make a list of possible brides, but
Avalanche
1975-01-13
The story of the enthusiasts of the 1930s - the pioneers of the Khibiny and conquerors of the icy tu
Look at These Young People!
1969-06-11
Film school desk akhladaprenil guys from Tbilisi in the early days of World War II soldier's overcoa