Igor Talankin was born on October 3, 1927 in Bogorodsk, Moscow Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer and director, known for
Serge (1960),
Vstuplenie (1963) and
Tchaikovsky (1970). He was married to Lilia Mikhailovna. He died on July 24, 2010 in Moscow, Russia.