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Nobody Wanted to Die
Nobody Wanted to Die (, ) is a 1966 Lithuanian film made in Soviet Lithuania and directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius. Žalakevičius, actor Donatas Banionis, and cinematographer Jonas Gricius were awarded USSR State Prize for the film in 1967.
Cast.
- Kazimieras Vitkus as Tevas
- Regimantas Adomaitis as Donatas
- Bruno Oja as Bronius
- Juozas Budraitis as Jonas
- Algimantas Masiulis as Mykolas
- Donatas Banionis as Chairman Vaitkus
- Vija Artmane as Ona
and outstanding merits in creativity."
In 1999 he became an Honorary Citizen of the city of Panevezys.
Personal life.
His wife was actress Ona Banionis (1924-2008). They had two sons - Egidijus (1948-1993), a historian, posthumously awarded the State Prize in the field of science, and Raymundas (born in 1957), director.
Selected filmography.
- "Marytė" (1947) as Peter
- "Nobody Wanted to Die" (1966) as