Nikolai Ekk
Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. "Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin.
Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold. He directed six feature films between 1929 and 1967. Among them was the first Soviet sound film Road to Life and the first Soviet color motion picture film The Nightingale.Filmography
Nikolai Ekk was married to Ukrainian film actress Valentina Ivashova.
