Yuri Ilyenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yuri Ilyenko

Ukrainian soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1936

Place of Birth: Cherkasy, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2010

Profession: screenwriter, cinematographer, camera operator, film director

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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 represented Ukraine and what was happening to it.
His films were banned in the USSR for their suspected anti-Soviet symbolism.
Only in the recent years have his films been re-released and open to the public.