Facts: - yearsactive: 1966-1994 - death date: 9 june 2001 - birth date: 17 october 1936 - name: savva kulish - death place: yaroslavl , russia - birth place: odessa -rrb- , ukrainian ssr , ussr -lrb- now ukraine - occupation: film director , screenwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of savva kulish .
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savva kulish -lrb- 17 october 1936 -- 9 june 2001 -rrb- was a soviet film director and screenwriter .he directed eight films between 1966 and 1994 .his 1979 film '' takeoff '' won the silver prize at the 11th moscow international film festival .