Anatoly Balchev

Anatoly Balchev
Анатолий Маркович Бальчев
Balchev in 2018
Balchev in 2018
Background information
Born (1946-07-28) 28 July 1946 (age 80)
OccupationsComposer, actor, screenwriter and director

Anatoly Balchev (Ukrainian Анатолий Маркович Бальчев, born 28 July 1946) is a Russian composer, actor, screenwriter and director.

Life and work

Balchev initially worked as a composer, creating pieces for the cinema and theater, as well as songs for Russian pop stars and releasing albums with his own songs. In the self-written piece The Poets' Café he debuted in 1990 as a director.[citation needed]

In the 1990s he was co-producer of the Russian-American project Cops in Russia, the Russian version of the television show COPS by Fox Television. In 1998 he founded the Apollo Film Studio. His intensive study of film-making practiced in Hollywood enabled him to direct the Russian-American movie Passenger from San Francisco. He has written several screenplays waiting to be filmed.[citation needed]

In 2026, Russian director and screenwriter Anatoly Balchev presented the documentary-biographical film Vysotsky. Unknown Pages (18+) in Kazan.The film forms part of his ongoing exploration of the life and legacy of Soviet singer, poet, and actor Vladimir Vysotsky.

Filmography (selection)

Songs (selection)

References

  1. ↑ Anatoly Balchev. On: www.kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved on 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "New film by Anatoly Balchev about Vysotsky shown in Kazan".
  3. ↑ Company, Stukkerts (2025-06-05). "Anatoly Balchev Premieres "Vysotsky. Unknown… True Stories." at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival - National Insider". Retrieved 2026-04-08. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Vladimir Vysotsky’s 80th Birthday.