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name: "Vasiliy Rakhals"
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born: "1 January 1890"
died: "15 June 1942"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:31:44.982624+00:00"
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# Vasiliy Rakhals

Production designer. Born 1 January 1890. Died 15 June 1942.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 January 1890
- **Died:** 15 June 1942
- **Also known as:** Vasily Alexandrovich Rahals, V. A. Rakhals, V. Rakhals, В. Рахальс, Василий Александрович Рахальс

## Biography

Vasiliy Rakhals was a Russian production designer and art director in Soviet cinema. He worked as art director on Sergei Eisenstein's *Strike* (1925) and made an uncredited contribution to *Battleship Potemkin* (1925). He also collaborated on *The General Line* (1929).

Rakhals studied at the Odessa Art School and initially worked as a theatre artist before entering the film industry around 1915. His credits include *Luch smerti* (1925) and *Bed and Sofa* (1927). He died on 15 June 1942.

*Sources: imdb.com, grokipedia.com, kinoglaz.fr.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Battleship Potemkin* (1925), Fi1m 88, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/battleship-potemkin.md)

## Also known for

- *Strike* (1925), Production Design
- *The General Line* (1929), Production Design

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