Directing1933-01-26 - 2025-08-04Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgian SSR, ZSFSR, USSRMale
Eldar Shengelaia
Also known as Eldar Shengelaya, Э. Шенгелая
Eldar Shengelaia is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union.