Born June 20, 1938 in Leningrad in the family writer Yuri
Herman. In 1960 he graduated from LGITMiK, where he studied at the studio known director Grigori Kozintsev. He worked in the Smolensk drama theater, then, in 1961-1964, respectively - in the Leningrad Bolshoi Drama Theater. In 1964, Alex
Herman came to the Lenfilm "and was the second director on the film by Vladimir Vengerov's" labor camp "(1965). In 1967, together with G. Aronov he made the film "The Seventh satellite. But the next picture of Alexis
Herman, filmed in 1971, the screens out only in 1985 under the title "Checking on the road". Known to the outstanding director came after the film "Twenty Days Without War," based on the works of Konstantin Simonov. The film played Yuri Nikulin and Lyudmila Gurchenko.
Herman became a highly successful band "My Friend Ivan Lapshin", noted actor's work of Andrei Mironov and Andrei Boltneva and awarded several film awards. Latest work Alexis
Herman - the film "Khrustalev, the car!" (1998), which is due to difficulties with the financing was filmed a few years. In addition,
Herman, in collaboration with his wife, Svetlana Karmalitoy, wrote screenplays, and played several small roles. Currently, Alex
Herman began work on a film based on the book Brothers Strugackih "It's hard to be god."
"It is hard to be Herman. Especially when launching a new picture "This material was printed in the" General Newspaper "," 13 from 1.7 in April 1999.
