Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich went down in the history of Soviet cinema as a gifted director and talented actor. With amazing ease, he created real masterpieces that forever remained in the classics of cinema. You will learn about his life path from this article.
Childhood and youth
Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich was born in 1923, on July 28, in the city of Urazov, Voronezh province. The boy's dad was a commander in the Red Army. On duty, the Basov family often had to move from one city to another. In 1931, Vladimir's father died.
In 1941, in the summer, Basov visited VGIK to learn about the rules of admission to a theater university. Having received comprehensive information, Vladimir left in full confidence that he would become a student at this educational institution. However, the war intervened in the ambitious plans of the future actor.
War
Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich Sr. appeared at the front in July 1941. At first, being a lieutenant of the commissary service, he worked as the club director of the 4th separate rifle brigade. In 1943, Basov was awarded the medal "For Military Merit" for the excellent performance of his duties. Later, already in the rank of senior lieutenant, he commanded a mortar battery. In 1945, on February 23, being part of the assault brigade, Vladimir Vladimirovich ensured the capture of the German defense point. Heavily shell-shocked in this battle, Basov received the Order of the Red Star for his feat. Then, the future actor served as deputy chief of the operational department of the artillery division with the rank of captain. Vladimir Vladimirovich had a brilliant military career, but he preferred to resign as a citizen.
Director's work
In 1947, Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich entered the directing department of VGIK. After graduating from it in 1952, he got a job as a director at the Mosfilm film studio. At first, he worked as an assistant on the set of the film "Przhevalsky" with his teacher Sergei Yutkevich. Then he made his debut as a director, filming in 1953 the play "The Freeloader". Bass was created in order to make films. He was only 22 years old when he began to create excellent paintings that forever entered the classics of world cinema. Vladimir Vladimirovich amazed everyone with the productivity and speed of work. Thanks to his directorial talent, a black-and-white tape “Shield and Sword” appeared on the screens, and the wonderful film “Turbine Days” appeared. In total, Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich Sr. made 20 paintings and created 10 scenarios. Among his directorial works are the films "First Joys", "Golden House", "Dangerous Turn", "Battle on the Road", "Life Passed By", "Seven Shouts in the Ocean" and many others. Basov wrote the scripts for the films Boy from the Outskirts, Snowstorm, Mousetrap, Time and the Conway Family, and others.
Features of acting talent
In 1954, Vladimir Vladimirovich Basov played the first role. He starred in his own film "School of Courage." Basov was a brilliant artist of small roles. He had an original face, expressive facial expressions, irresistible charm and huge artistry. Vladimir Vladimirovich was especially successful in his characteristic roles. The actor was very musical by nature and in his hoarse voice voiced many songs in films. Negative characters played by Basov are funny, thoughtful, attractive. This talented actor embodied several completely brilliant images in the movie. Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich, whose filmography is very diverse, at the request of the director Danelia once replaced the sick actor in the frame. The small role of the critic-polisher in the famous film "I Walk in Moscow" was instantly remembered by the audience. Since then, Vladimir Vladimirovich has become a sought-after comedian. Crooks, careerists, boolers, bureaucrats were obtained from Basov not as caricature characters, but as deeply sensitive and often unhappy people.
Best Roles
The filmography of Vladimir Basov consists of small, but very bright roles. In the film "Operation" Y "and other adventures of Shurik" Leonid Gaidai Basov played a policeman. His famous phrase about parasites, alcoholics and hooligans is still quoted by the whole country. In the picture of Eduard Bubukin, "For family reasons," Vladimir Vladimirovich portrayed an underground realtor who teaches the heroine of the film secret designations: an apartment - mom, a room - a daughter, etc. The nasty Duremar in the fairy tale "Pinocchio" came out completely irresistible to the actor. In Leonid Nechaev’s musical tape “About the Little Red Riding Hood” Vladimir Vladimirovich Basov played a thin wolf. In this picture, the actor masterfully performs dance numbers and acrobatic stunts. The track record of a talented actor is huge. He starred in such famous films as "Silva", "Be My Husband", "The Adventures of Electronics", "The Tale of Wanderings", "Princess of the Circus" and many others.
Personal life
Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich incredibly liked women. The low-key appearance of the artist was more than compensated by natural charm and magnetism. All three wives of Basov were the first beauties of Soviet cinema. The first wife of Basova was the actress Rosa Makagonova. This marriage of two creative people seemed perfect, but soon broke up. Then Vladimir Vladimirovich married the young Natalya Fateeva. Basov was 12 years older than his wife and very jealous of his wife. From this marriage, the son of Vladimir (1959) was born to a talented actor. After a divorce from Fateev, Basov did not see his son for 15 years. The third time, Vladimir Vladimirovich married at the age of 40 of the actress Titova Valentina. She gave birth to the actor's son Alexander (1965) and daughter Elizabeth (1971).
Vladimir Basov died in 1987, September 17, after suffering a second stroke. A wonderful artist is resting at the Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow.
Awards and prizes
For his creative work, Basov Vladimir Vladimirovich received many awards. At the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 1954, he was awarded the prize for the film School of Courage as the best educational film. In 1964, the famous director received the first prize for the artistic picture "Silence" at the All-Union Film Festival. Around the same time, actor Vladimir Basov was awarded the title "Honored Artist of the RSFSR", which was awarded to him on March 17, 1964. Thirteen years later, in 1977, Vladimir Vladimirovich became People's Artist of the RSFSR. October 14, 1983 he was awarded the title "People's Artist of the USSR." In addition, Basov received several awards for participating in the hostilities during the Great Patriotic War. In 1943 he was awarded the medal "For Military Merit", in 1945 - the Order of the Red Star. In 1985, on November 6, the eminent war veteran was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the first degree.