Background
Poloka, Gennadii was born on July 15, 1930.
Poloka, Gennadii was born on July 15, 1930.
Graduated from the Shchepkin Theatre School, 1951, and then from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, 1957. Pupil of L. Kuleshov and A. Khokhlova.
Specializes in adventure films which are highly commercial, such as Kapronovye Seti, 1963, Respublika SHKID, 1968 (prize-winner at the Venice Film Festival), Odinozhdy Odin, 1975, and his TV film, Nashe Prizvanie, 1981. His major work, The Invasion, 1968, was banned for 17 years. First distributed in 1985, when E. Klimov took over as head of the Filmmakers’ Union.