Roman Karmen Lazarevic

Roman Lazarevic Carmen was born 16 (29) November 1906 in Odessa. Operator, filmmaker, journalist and screenwriter. In 1931 he graduated from the Faculty of carrier-State Institute of Cinematography. How kinoreporter especially revealed in the years of the National Revolutionary War in Spain (1936-39). On the material removed Carmen (with B. K. Makaseyev), was created 22 release newsreel 'to events in Spain', documentary 'Spain' (1939), in 1968 kinopoema-film 'Grenada, Grenada, Grenada, my ...' (author to. and K. M. Simonov).

Since the late 30-ies. serves as a director: 'Day of the new world' (with M. YA. Slutsky, 1940), 'Sedovtsy' (1940), 'China' (1941), etc.

. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 led by front kinogruppy, participated in the shooting of films: 'The defeat of German troops near Moscow' (1942), 'Leningrad in Combat' (1942), 'Berlin' (1945), etc.

. In 1946 he made the film 'Peoples Court' of the Nuremberg Trials
. On the material kinoletopisi later created the film 'The Great Patriotic War' (1965).

Directed films 'The Tale of the Caspian Sea oilmen' (1953) and 'Conquerors of the Sea' (1959), awarded the Lenin Prize (1960), creator of the first joint. panoramic film 'wide my country ...' (1958), films 'Vietnam' (1955), 'Morning of India' (1956), "Burning Island" (1961), 'Comrade Berlin' (1969), 'The Burning Continent' (1972).

. Taught VGIK (since 1970 Professor).

. USSR State Prize (1942, 1947, 1952)
. He was awarded 5 medals, and medals.

He died in 1978 in Moscow.