Writer

Anton Chekhov

1860 – 1904

Active years (films on this site)

1962–1999

Genres

DramaAdventureFamilyRomance

Schools and movements

Balkan CinemaCommedia all'ItalianaIndian Parallel CinemaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Alberto Lattuada1 filmAndrei Konchalovsky1 filmMargarethe von Trotta1 filmKumar Shahani1 filmMichael Cacoyannis1 film

Biography

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright, short story writer, and physician. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

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Awards and honours

International

• Order of Saint Stanislaus
• Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class

National / local

• Pushkin Prize 1888
• Honorary Citizen of the Russian Empire
• Medal for works on the first general census

5 films on this site

1. The Steppe 1962 · Alberto Lattuada · IMDb 6.0 · Writer
2. Uncle Vanya 1970 · Andrei Konchalovsky · IMDb 7.2 · Writer
3. Three Sisters (1988) 1988 · Margarethe von Trotta · IMDb 6.7 · Writer
4. Kasba 1990 · Kumar Shahani · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
5. The Cherry Orchard 1999 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 6.3 · Writer