On one of the October nights at the ball, gymnasium pupils and officers scoff at the love of Kuzma Zakharkin, the “cook's son”, to Lena, the daughter more
On one of the October nights at the ball, gymnasium pupils and officers scoff at the love of Kuzma Zakharkin, the “cook's son”, to Lena, the daughter of the manufacturer. Cannon volley interrupts the fun. In the city begins the Moscow armed uprising of workers.
At the center of the fate of two families is the capitalist Leontyev and the worker Zakharkin, whose sons became the organizers and participants of this uprising. close
Russian filmmaker Mark Donskoi, of "The Gorky Trilogy" fame, was responsible for the postwar Soviet drama The Taras Family (originally Nepokorenniye, more
Russian filmmaker Mark Donskoi, of "The Gorky Trilogy" fame, was responsible for the postwar Soviet drama The Taras Family (originally Nepokorenniye, and also released as Unvanquished and Unconquered). A semi-sequel to Donskoi's Raduga (1944), the story is set in Nazi-occupied Kiev. The drama focusses on the travails of a typical Soviet family and on the efforts by the Germans to force the reopening of a local munitions factory. The film is at its most grimly effective in a long sequence wherein the Nazis conduct a search for Jewish escapees, culminating in a horribly graphic re-creation of the slaughter of the Jews at Babi Yar. While Donskoi was critically lambasted for his cinematic "sloppyiness" during this sequence (hand-held camera, rapid cuts etc.), it can now be seen that he was attempting a realistic, documentarylike interpretation of this infamous Nazi atrocity. close
In northward far camp NKVD arrives echelon with the group of prisoners. Among them there are an engineer Sadovskiy and inveterate criminal Kostya, that more
In northward far camp NKVD arrives echelon with the group of prisoners. Among them there are an engineer Sadovskiy and inveterate criminal Kostya, that quickly becomes the ringleader of barrack and forbids to all the appearances at work. The officials of cheka begin a persistent and tactful fight for the change of these people. close
This story of the Nazi prison camps in the 1930s deals with the attempts of the Nazi guards to break the spirit of the Communists in concentration camps.
This story of the Nazi prison camps in the 1930s deals with the attempts of the Nazi guards to break the spirit of the Communists in concentration camps. close
The film takes place in 1921 on the Soviet-Finnish border. Shyutskorov detachments broke into Karelia, killed Soviet activists, burned houses ... In the more
The film takes place in 1921 on the Soviet-Finnish border. Shyutskorov detachments broke into Karelia, killed Soviet activists, burned houses ... In the rear of the enemy with a special task - to destroy the headquarters of the White Finns on the Kimas Lake - a detachment of Soviet cadets under the command of Toivo Antikainen (Oleg Zhakov) was sent. close
Sinbad the Sailor is a Soviet animated short by Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg, released in 1944 by Soyuzmultfilm. The film is based on the Arab fairy more
Sinbad the Sailor is a Soviet animated short by Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg, released in 1944 by Soyuzmultfilm. The film is based on the Arab fairy tales about Sinbad the Sailor and his incredible adventures in foreign countries. close
A funny comedy that took place in the summer at a resort where vacationing friends - a famous polar explorer and pilot - tried to hide their true professions. . .
A funny comedy that took place in the summer at a resort where vacationing friends - a famous polar explorer and pilot - tried to hide their true professions. . . close
The attention of participants of the May Day parade in Moscow is attracted by the new design of Professor Bogolyubov. Meanwhile, agents of foreign intelligence more
The attention of participants of the May Day parade in Moscow is attracted by the new design of Professor Bogolyubov. Meanwhile, agents of foreign intelligence and an experienced spy hiding under the mask of a clown hurry to the dacha to Bogolyubov where he went with his wife and children. But the plans of the designer will not fall into the hands of the enemy because the actions of spies are closely watched by Lieutenant Mikhailov. . . close
The film is about a boy left without his father killed by the White Guards during the civil war. Orphaned Fedka becomes the son of a regiment of Budennovists, more
The film is about a boy left without his father killed by the White Guards during the civil war. Orphaned Fedka becomes the son of a regiment of Budennovists, teaches literacy and military discipline. At the decisive moment of the battle, a precision machine gun fire repels the attack of the whites, turns them back and, catching the retreating, takes a White Guard prisoner, in which he recognizes the murderer of his father. Showing restraint and consciousness, he surrenders it to the tribunal. 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
A Russian village struggles through the German occupation during World War II in this tense drama from the Soviet Union. As the town doctor finds his more
A Russian village struggles through the German occupation during World War II in this tense drama from the Soviet Union. As the town doctor finds his home has been taken by German troops, his daughter becomes involved in the anti-Axis resistance, and his son -- confined to a mental hospital -- escapes to fight the invading armies. close
The story of how death came to a deep old man, and before his death he asked for a reprieve - to see his sons. Grandfather Ivan visited each of the three more
The story of how death came to a deep old man, and before his death he asked for a reprieve - to see his sons. Grandfather Ivan visited each of the three sons, looked at the renewed Soviet land and returned home with a rejuvenated soul - and Death left home. close
A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version more
A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation. close
30s. Sea manoeuvres are underway. By order of the command, three submarines must "attack" the battleship. In the midst of the battle, a fourth periscope more
30s. Sea manoeuvres are underway. By order of the command, three submarines must "attack" the battleship. In the midst of the battle, a fourth periscope appears. Where did the fourth submarine come from? Yours or someone else's? These issues must be resolved by the commander of the Courageous Destroyer immediately, otherwise. . close