| Mikheil Chiaureli | |
| Birth Date: | 1894 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Georgia) |
| Death Place: | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia) |
| Resting Place: | Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi |
| Occupation: | Film director, Screenwriter |
| Notable Works: | The Fall of Berlin |
| Spouse: | Veriko Anjaparidze |
| Children: | Sofiko Chiaureli |
Mikheil Chiaureli (Georgian: მიხეილ ჭიაურელი, Russian: Михаил Эдишерович Чиаурели, 6 February 1894 - 31 October 1974) was a Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974. He was awarded the Stalin Prize five times in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.[1]
In early life Chiaureli studied in a trade school and then worked for a while as a locksmith. Starting in amateur dramatics he became a professional actor aged 20 and worked as both actor and stage-decorator at the Tbilisi theatre. After 1917 he studied acting formally at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.
Chiaureli won four Stalin Prizes and became a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.[2]