Question: Who directed Soviet biopic film The great Glinka about Russian composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka?
Sentence (from "Mikhail Glinka"): Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Гли́нка ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 1857 ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music.
Relevant evidence: Yes