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Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Screenwriter, Director, Actor

Film director, screenwriter and actor, born 12 January 1941 in Frunze. He graduated from the VGIK directing faculty in 1965 and acted in Heat. He directed Shot at Karash Pass, The Scarlet Poppies of Issyk-Kul, The White Ship, Early Cranes, The Wolf Pit and Ascent of Fuji. People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR (1975) and of the USSR (1991), USSR State Prize laureate (1977). Died 21 December 2019 in Bishkek; posthumously named Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2022.

Filmography

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org — полное имя Болотбек, режиссёр «Белого парохода» · checked October 29, 2026
  2. kaktus.media — написание имени «Болот Шамшиев», фильмография · checked October 29, 2026
  3. dic.academic.ru — Энциклопедия кино: ФИО, рождение, ВГИК 1965, звания, фильмография · checked October 29, 2026
  4. dic.academic.ru — Копия ru.wikipedia: кыргызское написание, Народный артист СССР (1991), ордена · checked October 29, 2026
  5. 24.kg — 24.kg: Герой КР посмертно (сентябрь 2022), дата смерти · checked October 29, 2026
  6. kaktus.media — kaktus.media: смерть 21.12.2019, звания · checked October 29, 2026

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