Dal Orlov (February 10, 1935 – February 24, 2021) was a Russian film critic, screenwriter, and writer. He was a member of the Union of Writers of the USSR and Moscow, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, the Union of Journalists of Russia and a member of the Russian Theater Society. On February 24, 2021, at the age of 86, Orlov died. He won the Honored Art Worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic award. He was educated at Moscow State University.