Mikhail Kaufman

Mikhail Kaufman was a Soviet cinematographer and photographer. In the 1920s, after Mikhail Kaufman returned from the Russian Civil War, his brother director Dziga Vertov offered him the opportunity to participate in his newsreel series Kino-Pravda as a cameraman. Kaufman directed photography for several films, including Vertov's Man with the Movie Camera. The film is built around meta-reference and is full of innovative visual effects: in it, Kaufman acts as a cameraman and is seen shooting the film while walking on high bridges, hanging off the side of a train, climbing a smokestack and crawling underground with miners – all in order to get the best shot. Mikhail Kaufman directed three films: Moscow (1927), In Spring (1929), and An Unprecedented Campaign (1931).

Mikhail Kaufman is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Man with a Movie Camera (1929), Halo Story (1955), In Spring (1929), The Eleventh Year (1928), Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda (1925), Kino-Pravda No. 18: A Movie-Camera Race Over 299 Metres and 14 Minutes and 50 Seconds in the Direction of Soviet Reality (1924), Planet of Secrets (1964), Give Us Air! (1923). The recorded credits span 1922 to 2002, including 25 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.