Vladimir Sporyshkov was born on January 25, 1951 in Stalingrad, Stalingrad oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Volgograd, Volgograd oblast, Russia]. He was a cinematographer, known for
V avguste 44-go (2001),
My iz budushchego (2008) and
Gladiator po naymu (1993). He died on April 15, 2016.