Maksim Munzuk
Date of birth: 1910-05-02
Place of birth: Mezhegey, Tandynskiy kozhuun, Russian Empire
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Maxim Monguzhukovich Munzuk, Максим Мунзук, Максим Монгужукович Мунзук
Biography
Maxim Monguzhukovich Munzuk (Russian: Макси́м Монгужу́кович Мунзу́к; 15 September 1912 ⟨on other accounts, 2 May 1910⟩ – 28 July 1999 in Kyzyl, Tyva, Russia) was a Tuvan actor, one of the founders of Tuva's regional theatre. He is best known for playing the title role in Akira Kurosawa's film Dersu Uzala. Maxim Munzuk was a versatile and creative person. He was actor, director, singer, collector of musical folklore, composer, and teacher. He played a huge number of roles of the most varied characters and directed the Tuvan musical-drama theatre. He was awarded the titles of People's Artist of the RSFSR and of the Tuvan ASSR, and was also awarded the State Prize of the Republic of Tuva.
Movie Credits
Dersu Uzala
1975-08-02
A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding
Siberiade
1979-11-28
The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from th
Fortune Telling on a Lamb Shoulder
1989-04-02
The film takes place in the early 50s in a small Siberian village where the paths and destinies of e
Revenge
1990-04-23
Enraged, a teacher murders a young female pupil. Over the years, another boy is bred for one sole pu
Valentina
1980-06-06
A drama about an affair between 18 years old dinning-room waitress and much older police investigato
Preliminary Investigation
1979-10-01
Far Eastern policeman Serezhkin, the hero of the movies "The Master of the Taiga" and "The Missing W
Aurora Borealis
1990-08-03
The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.
Last Hunt
1979-06-01
1920s. A schooner manned by foreign pirates reaches the coast of Northern Ocean near Russian Eastern
The Diamond Trail
1978-01-01
An expedition group led by Professor Shestakov arrives in one of the regions of Siberia to search fo
Missing Witness
1972-03-27
Serezhkin's service in the new district began in exceptional and dramatic circumstances. A zoologist
Fighting
1983-04-09
The film takes us to the Far North. A criminal escapes from prison, and on his way through the tundr
По следу властелина
1980-04-01
The movie takes place in the first post-war winter in the Ussuri taiga, one of the protected areas o
Time to Fly
1987-01-18
Nothing like this has ever happened and could not happen in any of the airports. However, according
Walk Worthy for the Man
1980-06-16