Marlen Martynovich Khutsiev (Russian: Марле́н Марты́нович Хуци́ев ; born October 4, 1925 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include "I Am Twenty" and "July Rain". He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986.
Marlen Khutsiev was born in Atlanta, Georgia