Valentin Pluchek was born on September 4, 1909 in Moscow, Russia as Valentin Nikolayevich Pluchek. He was a director and writer, known for Malysh i Karlson, kotoryy zhivyot na kryshe (1971), Yabloko razdora (1962) and Bezumnyy den ili zhenitba Figaro (1974). He died on August 17, 2002 in Moscow.