- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 12, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]
- Died
- July 17, 2025
Yuriy Kara
Yuri Kara is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1987, studying under Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova. Kara gained recognition with his debut film Tomorrow Was the War (1987), based on Boris Vasilyev's story, which was sold in 48 countries. He is also known for Thieves within the Law (1988) and The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin (1990). Kara's work often explores historical and social themes within Russian society.
Filmography
movieMorse Code
2024
movieChief
2015 · Rudnev, Production Director, Writer
movieHamlet XXI Century
2011 · Director
movieThe Master and Margarita
2011 · Director, Screenplay
movieKorolev
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvМастер и Маргарита
2006 · Director, Creator
Interesnye Muzhchiny
movieInteresnye Muzhchiny
2003 · Director
movieI Am A Dummy
2002 · Director
movieThe Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin
1989 · , Director
movieKings of Crime
1988 · Writer, Director
movieTomorrow Was the War
1987 · Director