Vladimir Persov was born on December 4, 1945 in Sobolevo, Bolsheretskiy District, Kamchatka Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Ust-Bolsheretsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia]. He is a producer and production manager, known for
Days of Eclipse (1988),
Russian Ark (2002) and
Mother and Son (1997).