
Valentin Gaft
- Date of Birth: 1935-09-02
- Date of Death: 2020-12-12
- Place of Birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years l... Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day. Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----

On the Other Side of the Wolves
Drama • 2002 October

Cement
Drama • 1974 November

Koroli i kapusta
Comedy • 1979 September

Небо в алмазах
Comedy, Crime • 1999 November

Eight Days of Hope
Drama • 1984 December

Players
Drama, Comedy • 1978 August

Temptation
Drama, TV Movie • 1977 January

The Music of Life
Documentary, Music • 2009 December

The Magic Skin
Drama, Fantasy • 1975 September

Как кошка с собакой
Animation • 1973 January