Vladimir Petrov (director)

{{Short description|Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor}}

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| name = Vladimir Petrov

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| birth_name = Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1896|07|22}}

| birth_place = Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1966|01|07|1896|07|22}}

| death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, actor

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| yearsactive = 1928–1964

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Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov ({{langx|ru|Владимир Михайлович Петров}}, 22 July 1896 – 7 January 1966) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 24 films between 1928 and 1964. He was awarded Stalin Prize four times, and became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2009|place=US|isbn=978-0-8108-6072-8|pages=529–531}}