Background
Otsup, Nikolai was born in 1894 in Petersburg.
Otsup, Nikolai was born in 1894 in Petersburg.
Graduated from the Odessa Theatre Institute, and the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Became known
as a poet before World War I. Close to Nikolai Gumilev. Emigrated after the Bolshevik take-over 1917. Settled
in Paris. Editor of the magazine
Chisla, 1930-1934.
First film, 1965. Made two important films — Kamennyi Krest, 1968, and Zakhar Berkut, 1972, which received a prize at the Venice Film Festival.