Oleg Zhakov ("Armed and very dangerous"), Vasily Merkuriev ("True Friends"), Lydia Smirnova ("Village Detective"), Lydia Sukharevskaya ("Duel") in the more
Oleg Zhakov ("Armed and very dangerous"), Vasily Merkuriev ("True Friends"), Lydia Smirnova ("Village Detective"), Lydia Sukharevskaya ("Duel") in the film "Sons". In one of the districts of occupied Latvia, the Nazis arrest a peasant boy Janis. The first escape ends with another arrest. This time he is detained by his younger brother, who has become a police officer. After the next escape, the wife and daughter are sent to a concentration camp. Now Janis is ready to do anything to save them. close
This remarkable film is based on P. Bazhov’s fairy tale “The Malachite Box”. Little Danila was the most inquisitive apprentice of old Prokopich, a famous more
This remarkable film is based on P. Bazhov’s fairy tale “The Malachite Box”. Little Danila was the most inquisitive apprentice of old Prokopich, a famous stone-carving master. Years passed… Like his teacher, the grown-up Danila has learned to feel the soul of his material and became an expert in handling rare precious stones found in the Ural Mountains. One day he met the Mistress of the Copper Mountain, a fairy who ordered for herself an unusual stone flower. close
The Vityaz sailing corvette, whose team has to endure severe trials, goes on a flight. Relations between the sailors and the stupid and soulless baron more
The Vityaz sailing corvette, whose team has to endure severe trials, goes on a flight. Relations between the sailors and the stupid and soulless baron von Berg replacing the senior officer did not develop. By his behavior, he causes the hatred of the whole crew, which develops into a riot when he gives the order to drown the darling of the whole team - a little puppy. All this, as well as a storm in the Pacific Ocean and other dangerous adventures, rally people even more and make them even stronger and more courageous. close
Three pilots are best friends and good fighters. During the WWII they are taking an oath to refrain from love until the end of the War. But soon they more
Three pilots are best friends and good fighters. During the WWII they are taking an oath to refrain from love until the end of the War. But soon they meet three women-pilots. One by one they give up the oath, and all three fall in love. close
Boris Dmokhovsky ("Flower on the Stone"), Vladimir Shishkin ("My Love"), Alexei Dobronravov ("Seventeen Moments of Spring") in the film "Sigmund Kolosovsky". more
Boris Dmokhovsky ("Flower on the Stone"), Vladimir Shishkin ("My Love"), Alexei Dobronravov ("Seventeen Moments of Spring") in the film "Sigmund Kolosovsky". Years of occupation of Poland by the German fascist invaders. Anti-fascist Sigmund Golemba, taking the name of his murdered friend Kolosovsky, joins the ranks of the people's avengers. Skillfully disguised, he blows up German headquarters, frees Polish prisoners, kills Gestapo generals. The name of Kolosovsky becomes a symbol of revenge and hatred for the invaders. close
Who's smarter, a thrush or a fox? The cartoon “Fox and Drozd”, set on the Russian folk tale, tells an instructive story about a greedy fox who paid for more
Who's smarter, a thrush or a fox? The cartoon “Fox and Drozd”, set on the Russian folk tale, tells an instructive story about a greedy fox who paid for his bad intentions.
The thrush family made a nest on the birch, and soon their chicks hatched. But then the fox appeared and threatened the thrushes, which would shake the tree, drop the nest from there and eat all the birds.
To appease the predator, Drozd promised her that he would feed her honey and pies, and fulfilled his promise: on the high road, this character of the cartoon “Fox and Drozd” pretended to be wounded, and while passing by the grandmother and granddaughter tried to catch him, the fox ate the cakes and honey left by them. However, the greedy crook was not enough, and she returned to the tree with threats. close
After the liberation of the Kuban by the Soviet Army troops, farmers return home and begin to restore the destroyed economy. Under the leadership of the more
After the liberation of the Kuban by the Soviet Army troops, farmers return home and begin to restore the destroyed economy. Under the leadership of the young chairman, Nadiezdha Pritulyak, growers are working with great enthusiasm. close
All the girls of one of the Moscow houses can tirelessly jump over a skipping rope. But little Lida did: can't learn to jump. Once in a dream a wise elephant more
All the girls of one of the Moscow houses can tirelessly jump over a skipping rope. But little Lida did: can't learn to jump. Once in a dream a wise elephant gives her a piece of advice: to learn how to jump, you must first do a good deed... close
Soviet animated cartoon film of 1946 based on a fairy tale by Korney Chukovsky, created by directors Leonid Amalrik and Vladimir Polkovnikov. United with more
Soviet animated cartoon film of 1946 based on a fairy tale by Korney Chukovsky, created by directors Leonid Amalrik and Vladimir Polkovnikov. United with similar creative aspirations, the directors found their own style. close
"Optical relays" - a research work, known only among film industry experts. The video is used as a textbook for students of VGIK and GITR. His full version more
"Optical relays" - a research work, known only among film industry experts. The video is used as a textbook for students of VGIK and GITR. His full version for ordinary viewers has never been published. close
Pavel Kadochnikov (“Battleship Potemkin”), Sergey Filippov (“Twelfth Night”), Ivan Lyubeznov (“Good Morning”) in the film “Hello, Moscow”. At the review more
Pavel Kadochnikov (“Battleship Potemkin”), Sergey Filippov (“Twelfth Night”), Ivan Lyubeznov (“Good Morning”) in the film “Hello, Moscow”. At the review of amateur artistic activity, the boy, accommodating himself on the Bayan, sings a song about Moscow. . The plot of the film is based on the story of the headmaster of the school about how this Bayan, once owned by a staff worker who died during a demonstration in 1905, was in many hands before getting to the children. 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
Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, more
Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him. close
This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest more
This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's introducing forbidden experimental filming techniques into the material, more evident in this part than the first part. As it was, this second part was banned from showings until after the deaths of both Eisenstein and Stalin, and a change of attitude by the subsequent heads of the Soviet government. In this part, as Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate him. 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
The film is about the Soviet youth who fearlessly fight in the years of the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi invaders in the German-occupied Donbass more
The film is about the Soviet youth who fearlessly fight in the years of the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi invaders in the German-occupied Donbass and continue the work of their fathers, who in their time defended the Soviet Union. close
A beautiful maiden, Marya Morevna, gives her prospective husband, the mighty warrior Nikita Kozhemyaka, three riddles to solve before she'll marry him. more
A beautiful maiden, Marya Morevna, gives her prospective husband, the mighty warrior Nikita Kozhemyaka, three riddles to solve before she'll marry him. Before he can tell her the answers, the Russian land is invaded by the armies of Kashchei the Immortal, in whose footsteps death and destruction follow. Marya is abducted by Kashchei, and Nikita finds his home in ashes. Nikita meets a kindly wizard who gives him a cap of darkness. With it, the hero will find a way to save his bride and rout Kashchei. close