Marlen Martynovich Khutsiev (Russian: Марле́н Марты́нович Хуци́ев ; born October 4, 1925 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include "I Am Twenty" and "July Rain". He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986.
He was peoples artist of the year in 1968
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