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Phạm Văn Khoa

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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1902846

IMDb ID: nm0679641

Known for: Directing

Born: March 15, 1913

Died: October 24, 1992

Age: 79

Place of birth: Hải Phòng, Vietnam

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 1984

Years active: 30

Wikidata: Q10807065

Also known as

Фам Ван Кхоа • Ван Кхоа Фам • 范文科 • Pham Van Khoa • Van Khoa Pham

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Biography

People's Artist Phạm Văn Khoa (b. 14 March 1913 in Hải Phòng province - 24 October 1992) was a Vietnamese director, and one of the most important pioneers of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema. He was the first Director of the National Enterprise of Vietnam Cinema and Photography, established in 1953, and the former Director of the Vietnam Feature Film Studio. Phạm started making films in 1958. His debut "Orange Garden" (Vườn cam) portrays and criticizes issues surrounding agricultural cooperatives at that time. After that, he made many other films, best known for "Fire in the Middle Line" (Lửa trung tuyến, 1961), "Once Upon a Time in Vũ Đại Village (Làng Vũ Đại ngày ấy, 1983) and "Mrs. Dau" (Chị Dậu, 1980).

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