Aleksandr Razumnyj was born on May 1, 1891 in Yelizavetgrad, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kirovohrad, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for
Beloe i chernoe (1919),
Tyazheliye gody (1925) and
Zhizn i smert leytenanta Shmidta (1917). He died on November 16, 1972 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].