FrameThrower · Actors · Rolan Bykov
Rolan Bykov
2 films · 118 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1966–1986
Born 13 November 1929 · Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kyiv, Ukraine] · died 6 October 1998
Rolan Antonovich Bykov was a Soviet and Russian actor, theatre and film director, screenwriter, educator at High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, poet and song writer, as well as a politician and a banker. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 118 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1966–1986
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class1994
- People's Artist of the USSR1990
- Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR1987
- People's Artist of the RSFSR1987
- USSR State Prize1986
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR1973
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"1970
- Medal "For Labour Valour"1967
- Prize of the President of the Russian Federation
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude
How their films are shot
Measured across 118 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Rolan takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 50% of their frames are day, 49% natural — the look of the work Rolan takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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