Ihor Savchenko
Director · 1906 – 1950 · Vinnitsa, Podolskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
Ihor Savchenko was a Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, and theater teacher.
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Movie4.2DramaWarDocu-drama about political and military conflict during the Russian Civil War in 1918, from an orthodox pro-Communist viewpoint.
Movie4.0ComedyMusicIgor Savchenko's Accordion (Garmon', 1934) was adapted from a poem by A. Zharov. This film sheds light on the reasons why the mass song came into being. In it, the country boy Timosha stops playing the accordion after being chosen leader of the local Komsomol. When he understands that he must compete with the sad kulak songs played by Tlskliby ("Mournful"), he recognizes his mistake in abandoning his accordion, and in the end he gathers the other youths around him with his lively and merry songs.