Background
Ozerov, Iurii was born on January 26, 1921 in Moscow. Son of the opera singer Nikolai Ozerov.
Ozerov, Iurii was born on January 26, 1921 in Moscow. Son of the opera singer Nikolai Ozerov.
Graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1944 and from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (Moscow Film School) as a director in 1951.
With Mosfilm Studios from 1952. Known in the West for his 5-part serial Liberation (documentary on World War II), 1968-1971. Other films: Kochubei, 1958.
Fortuna (Soviet-Albanian co-production, 1959). The Big Road (Soviet-Czechoslovak co-production, 1963). The Soldiers of Freedom (Mosfilm, 1976).