- Gleb Panfilov was born on May 21, 1934 in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for The Theme (1979), Vassa (1983) and Mat (1990). He was married to Inna Churikova. He died on August 26, 2023 in Russia.
- SpouseInna Churikova(? - January 14, 2023) (her death, 1 child)
- Father of Anatoli Panfilov and Ivan Panfilov.
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1983.
- "The Theme", the fist film made by Panfilov at Mosfilm in 1979, which touches upon the subject matter of immigration, is shelved by the officials up until 1987. Once the film is released internationally, it is immediately selected for the number of film festivals and is awarded the "Golden Lion" at the Berlin IFF. In 1981, while "The Theme" is still banned, Panfilov films an adaptation of a stage play 'Last Summer in Chulimsk' by Alexander Vampilov. Film "Valentina" tells a moving story about a young woman from a provincial town, and features a magnificent cast - Inna Churikova, Daria Mihkailova,Rodion Nakhapetov, Vsevolod Shilovsky.
- Panfilov is an internationally acclaimed Russian film director noted for a string of mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova.
- In 2000 at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival Panfilov was awarded an Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.
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