Nikolai Bolshakov(1912-1990)
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Nikolai Bolshakov graduated in 1937 from the cinematographic department of VGIK, and from that year he was an camera assistant to the operator of the Mosfilm film studio. His first independent work was the film "Heaven" (1940, Odessa). During the Patriotic War he was a military film correspondent, shot documentaries: "Caspians" (1944, was also a director, together with Grigory Alexandrov) and others. He participated in the filming of Joris Ivens' film "We Are For Peace" (1952, with a group of cameramen), and shot feature films at Mosfilm. In the 1970-1980s he shot stereoscopic films.