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Before the attack on the village, captured by the Nazis, the commander decides to carry out a distraction — a concert of the front-line brigade of artists. more
Before the attack on the village, captured by the Nazis, the commander decides to carry out a distraction — a concert of the front-line brigade of artists. Chef Antosha Rybkin is assigned to play the role of... a German corporal. Dressed in an enemy uniform, he gets to the rear of the enemy and helps his liberate the village. close
Short propaganda film released to raise army morale during first months of war. Civil War hero and Red Army commander Vasily Chapayev (killed in 1919 more
Short propaganda film released to raise army morale during first months of war. Civil War hero and Red Army commander Vasily Chapayev (killed in 1919 by White Army officers then drowned in the Ural river) swims ashore but it's the summer of 1941. Chapayev asks who are Soviets fighting off this time, hears that it's Germans once again and then gives an inspiring speech. He is played by Boris Babochkin who famously portrayed Chapayev in 1934 biopic. close
Picture Vladimir Petrov “Anniversary” with the participation of Olga Androvskaya and Vasily Toporkov, which was released in 1944 with some plot changes, more
Picture Vladimir Petrov “Anniversary” with the participation of Olga Androvskaya and Vasily Toporkov, which was released in 1944 with some plot changes, was filmed based on the story of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The fifteenth anniversary of a commercial bank is approaching, and the institution is preparing for the noisy celebrations of the anniversary. However, the preparations suddenly entail a series of completely unexpected events. As a result, Shipuchin (Victor Stanitsyn), who holds the post of chairman of the bank, begins a nervous breakdown, and the celebration is forced to postpone. close
Minimalist film about “little people”, registering the everyday life of clowns Antonetta and Baby, performing in the Paris circus “Medrano”. Its title more
Minimalist film about “little people”, registering the everyday life of clowns Antonetta and Baby, performing in the Paris circus “Medrano”. Its title refers polemically to Stefan Zweig's famous novel "24 Hours in the Life of a Woman." close
“The screening of the vaudeville of the same name by M.M. Zoshchenko. One of the few lifetime films based on prose or scripts of the writer, staged by more
“The screening of the vaudeville of the same name by M.M. Zoshchenko. One of the few lifetime films based on prose or scripts of the writer, staged by his nephew, the Kiev director P. Kolomoytsev (see the film "Novel of the Mezhhills"). - E. Margolith V. Shmyrov (Extracted Cinema). 1924-1953 Moscow "Double-D" 1995. close
A lyrical comedy about the adventures of a very kind and very touching cashier, always ready to come to the aid of anyone who is in a difficult situation. more
A lyrical comedy about the adventures of a very kind and very touching cashier, always ready to come to the aid of anyone who is in a difficult situation. An aspiring singer falls in love with her. One of the early cinematic works of Yanina Geimo, who became famous in the film Cinderella. Lovely old movie. Phillipov, as a reader, tries to read the Dying Gladiator on stage, but the entertainer simultaneously announces a magician. The next scene resembles a carnival night. Yanina Geymo is adorable, and her friend, an unsuccessful singer who lost his voice on stage, is a beauty. To the question “what will you sing,” he responds in a thin, stuttering voice: “Coo-coo verses of Mephistopheles.” close
At a masquerade in a provincial city, someone in a mask is fighting over people. Outraged holidaymakers tear off their mask and recognize their millionaire benefactor in mockery.
At a masquerade in a provincial city, someone in a mask is fighting over people. Outraged holidaymakers tear off their mask and recognize their millionaire benefactor in mockery. close
During the "Winter War" between Finland and the USSR, Galya's father goes to the front and she's left behind to take care of grandma and the house. Despite more
During the "Winter War" between Finland and the USSR, Galya's father goes to the front and she's left behind to take care of grandma and the house. Despite toeing the party line, the film was still banned by censors for being insufficiently patriotic. close
The wounded Red Army soldier crawled to the crater. A nurse who happens to be there bandages a fighter. Soon there is a defeated German. The Sister of more
The wounded Red Army soldier crawled to the crater. A nurse who happens to be there bandages a fighter. Soon there is a defeated German. The Sister of Mercy helps him as well. The Nazi is trying to shoot the girl. . .
Combat film collection No. 1 included novels:
Meeting with Maxim
Sleep in hand
Three in the sinkhole. close
The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled more
The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a minute, the entire ship had been consumed by flames. The Hindenburg explosion marked the end of the budding airship travel industry. close
Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to disquieting effect. more
Cornell employs clips from 1931's jungle melodrama East of Borneo – more specifically, clips of its lead actress, Rose Hobart – to disquieting effect. Through Cornell's collage editing, Hobart becomes a singular object of desire and dread, trapped in an exotic paradise. close
The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with more
The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and the Nazis as its latest incarnation. close
Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want more
Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want to cancel these concerts. To stop this from happening, Judy and Edna gather a crowd the following Sunday; and to keep its attention, they themselves perform with the orchestra. Edna sings an aria and Judy sings 'Americana'. close
That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis more
That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity wards, thereby significantly decreasing maternal mortality, and of his struggle to gain acceptance of his idea. Although Semmelweis ultimately failed in his lifetime, later scientific luminaries advanced his work in spirit like microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who provided a scientific theoretical explanation of Semmelweis' observations by helping develop the germ theory of disease and the British surgeon, Dr. Joseph Lister who revolutionized medicine putting Pasteur's research to practical use. In 1939, at the 11th Academy Awards, the film won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). close
In this short film, prominent jazz musicians of the 1940s gather for a rare filming of a jam session. This highly stylized chronicle features tenor sax legend Lester Young.
In this short film, prominent jazz musicians of the 1940s gather for a rare filming of a jam session. This highly stylized chronicle features tenor sax legend Lester Young. close
A prescient documentary about city planning, which presents idyllic suburbs and nuclear families as a solution to the chaos, poverty and social decay of industrialized inner cities.
A prescient documentary about city planning, which presents idyllic suburbs and nuclear families as a solution to the chaos, poverty and social decay of industrialized inner cities. close
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction more
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers. close
Napoleon approaches the telegraph window. The girl cashier, not at all embarrassed, calculates the cost of a telegram addressed to Hitler: “I tried it, I do not advise it.”
Napoleon approaches the telegraph window. The girl cashier, not at all embarrassed, calculates the cost of a telegram addressed to Hitler: “I tried it, I do not advise it.” close
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