Little Nikitka, the son of polar scientist Sergei Ivanov, runs away from home with the intention of reaching the Arctic where he thinks his father works. more
Little Nikitka, the son of polar scientist Sergei Ivanov, runs away from home with the intention of reaching the Arctic where he thinks his father works. The boy manages to get to Leningrad and the hero enters the Arctic Institute. Sergei is tasked with bringing the fugitive home, but Nikita stubbornly hides his origin and the purpose of the escape. Soon, his grandmother arrives and Ivanov learns that Nikita is his son. He writes a letter to his ex-wife and convinces her to return to him. Between the spouses there is reconciliation - and gathered in the next expedition, Sergei promises his wife and young son to return on time to the Big Land. close
In the late thirties, the dream of the Soviet man was the sky, the air ocean. Dozens of aero clubs were opening across the country, and in a matter of more
In the late thirties, the dream of the Soviet man was the sky, the air ocean. Dozens of aero clubs were opening across the country, and in a matter of months, their graduates will be bombing the Fritz on plywood birds. In the film by Isidor Annensky, a hunter from the taiga (A. Abrikosov) finishes flight school and makes the first combat sorties. It was here, not in the lead role, but very noticeable on the screen entered Anastasia Zueva, a sharp actress of the Mkhatov school. She was remembered by more than one generation of Soviet children - for roles in the films-fairy tales "Morozko", Varvara-Beauty, Long Spit", "Fire, Water and Copper Pipes". close
About the life of Soviet students. A group of medical students are having a farewell evening. Suddenly, the secretary of the regional committee of the more
About the life of Soviet students. A group of medical students are having a farewell evening. Suddenly, the secretary of the regional committee of the Komsomol begins frank agitation of sexual promiscuity. The party turns into an ugly drunk. . . close
Once the usual order of one of the major airports of the country is broken: pilot Zubov lands his plane in the fog accurately and beautifully, but contrary more
Once the usual order of one of the major airports of the country is broken: pilot Zubov lands his plane in the fog accurately and beautifully, but contrary to the prescription. Another dashing Zubov ends with the fact that he sinks a plane in a swamp, almost killing himself and the adopted son of an airport engineer - Gvozdik. Zubov is deprived of the pilot's rights for six months, but left in the team. . . close
Collective farmers of the Volga region decide to create the first female fishing team. Her hardworking and neat Varvara Kladova, a quiet and gentle woman more
Collective farmers of the Volga region decide to create the first female fishing team. Her hardworking and neat Varvara Kladova, a quiet and gentle woman suffering from adultery with Stepan's husband, becomes her head. Having overcome the first difficulties, women are ahead of the brigade of men. And this makes Stepan look at his wife with different eyes. close
From the life of one of the leading Kuban horse breeding collective farms. Veterinarian Mitrich, a disguised enemy who follows all the instructions of more
From the life of one of the leading Kuban horse breeding collective farms. Veterinarian Mitrich, a disguised enemy who follows all the instructions of yesaul Soroka, sets about the main task - to destroy the entire collective farm herd. But the criminals will be detained on time, and in the autumn the collective farm will see off young Cossacks to the Red Army. close
A cheerful comedy about the life of the peripheral town of the late 30s. Despite its remoteness from the center, the town lives a busy life: new houses more
A cheerful comedy about the life of the peripheral town of the late 30s. Despite its remoteness from the center, the town lives a busy life: new houses are being built, old streets are becoming cramped. In order not to break the old buildings, the young inventor suggests moving them, as they already did on Gorky Street in Moscow ... close
The film “Virgin Raised”, created by the classic of Soviet cinema Julius Raizman What if it's love? ? ), – film adaptation of the first volume of the more
The film “Virgin Raised”, created by the classic of Soviet cinema Julius Raizman What if it's love? ? ), – film adaptation of the first volume of the novel of the same name close
My Universities (Moi universiteti) is the last installment of Russian director Mark Donskoy's "Maxim Gorki" trilogy. Having endured a painful youth in more
My Universities (Moi universiteti) is the last installment of Russian director Mark Donskoy's "Maxim Gorki" trilogy. Having endured a painful youth in My Childhood and a torturous sojourn as a serf in My Apprenticeship, future writer Gorki reaches maturity with an insatiable desire for personal and artistic freedom. The "university" of the title is actual the school of Hard Knocks, as Gorky goes to work in the shipyards and commisserates with the hard-drinking, philosophical dockworkers. close
The girl Zina and the boy Kolya mistreated toys. Offended toys fled to the doll country. The children gave chase. Reduced by the sorceress Mouse, they more
The girl Zina and the boy Kolya mistreated toys. Offended toys fled to the doll country. The children gave chase. Reduced by the sorceress Mouse, they ended up in a wonderful land of dolls. By the verdict of Santa Claus, the children were turned into dolls and experienced all the troubles of toys that fell into the hands of careless children. Zina and Kolya reconciled with their toys and the Mouse returned them to their former appearance. close
A live bear cub from the forest enters the toy store. He is mistaken for a teddy bear. After a series of adventures, he manages to reach the forest with a bunch of balloons.
A live bear cub from the forest enters the toy store. He is mistaken for a teddy bear. After a series of adventures, he manages to reach the forest with a bunch of balloons. 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
1941 year. The flagship of the head detachment of the Black Sea Fleet gives an order to one of the submarines to remove the crew from the damaged torpedo more
1941 year. The flagship of the head detachment of the Black Sea Fleet gives an order to one of the submarines to remove the crew from the damaged torpedo boat. An enemy cruiser discovers a Soviet submarine and bombards it with bombs. Submarine forced to lie down. But the task will be completed - and the enemy will take flight. close
The 1930s and 1940s were the period when Soviet cinema produced historical heroic films. The country needed heroes with high ideals, capable of rallying more
The 1930s and 1940s were the period when Soviet cinema produced historical heroic films. The country needed heroes with high ideals, capable of rallying the people before a great threat and entrusting their lives to strong leaders. That is why at this time they filmed Minin and Pozharsky, Alexander Nevsky, Admiral Nakhimov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Peter I.
Heroic past of Russia
The film “Minin and Pozharsky”, directed by Mikhail Doller and Vsevolod Pudovkin, tells about one of the most dramatic periods in Russian history: the very existence of the Russian state was threatened. In the autumn of 1610, when the Polish army deceived into the Kremlin, the butcher-merchant Kuzma Minin (Alexander Khanov) toured the Russian villages, which lie in ruin. Being a member of the Alyabievsk People’s Militia, he sees how scattered and few are the opponents of False Dmitry II and how despicable and dangerous it is to leave Mother Russia to the flow and plunder.
At the same time, Dmitry Pozharsky (Boris Livanov), a prince of the Suzdal family, is fighting the enemy in the first Nizhny Novgorod militia, which fails because of betrayal at the very top. The crushing defeat because of the atamans Zarutsky, Trubetsky (Sergei Komarov) and Lyapunov only in the hands of Khodkevich (Anatoly Goryunov), Orlov (Lev Sverdlin) and the Polish king Sigismund III (Mikhail Astangov).
In the summer of 1611, Minin reaches Nizhny Novgorod, finds Pozharsky and delivers a fiery speech, which is designed to assemble a new militia and drive the Russian enemy from the ground. All the gathered cheerfully supported the idea and chose the merchant as the leader, but money was needed for the uniform and maintenance of the whole army, which nobody carried. Then Kuzma cheated, offering to appoint a ransom for the wives of eminent citizens, after which the rich Nizhny Novgorod paid money, as long as their noble relatives were not taken into bondage.
The second militia was recruited and moved to Moscow, where in August 1612 the interventionists were defeated on the head. To prevent the expulsion of the Poles from the country, the traitors send to the Fireman, who managed to neutralize, otherwise it is unknown how history would have turned. The finale of the film has long been known from history books. The film is distinguished by meticulous adherence to historical facts, so unexpected directorial moves were not supposed here.
Epic sweep in severe conditions
The film was shot at a difficult time, so the artistic means available to directors and operators were extremely poor. However, they managed to make a large-scale film, which involved hundreds of extras for battle scenes. The most significant episodes are accompanied by choral singing and orchestral music. There was nothing to build and decorate expensive pavilions or restore the appearance of Moscow in the early 17th century, so most of the scenes in the capital were filmed in Rostov the Great.
For the contribution to the development of Soviet cinema and the correct interpretation of events, the directors of the film Minin and Pozharsky were awarded the Stalin Prize of the I degree. close
Episodic story of the resistance to the German invasion of the Ukraine in 1918 during World War 1, and made as an example of the guerrilla warfare and more
Episodic story of the resistance to the German invasion of the Ukraine in 1918 during World War 1, and made as an example of the guerrilla warfare and fierce spirit in which Ukrainian peasants were again resisting Teuton onslaughts in 1939. Highlights a small band of guerrillas and their battles using scythes, shotguns and, often, just clubs against the Kaiser's army in the Ukrainian forests. close