Yuri Ilyenko

1936 - 2010

Cherkassy, Ukrainian SSR, (now Ukraine)

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Biography

Yuriy Illienko (18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002. His 1970 film The White Bird Marked with Black was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. Ilyenko was one of Ukraine's most influential filmmakers. His films repre