Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

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...

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Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian...

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Hamlet

Hamlet

Shakespeare's 17th century masterpiece about the "Melancholy Dane" was given one of its best screen treatments by Soviet director Grigori Kozintsev...

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Zhukovsky

Zhukovsky

A biographical film about the fate of the great Russian mechanic and creator of aerodynamics Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky.

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Duel

Duel

Love story filmed in Russia.

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Taras Shevchenko

Taras Shevchenko

Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly...

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Man of Music

Man of Music

The young composer Mikhail Glinka performs his new work at a soiree at earl Vielgorsky's house. However, the public is accustomed to Western music,...

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First Trials

First Trials

The Russian Question

The Russian Question

The film is based on the play by K. Simonov. It is the story of an American journalist who spends time in Russia and sees socialism in action. Upon...

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Flower on the Stone

Flower on the Stone

Set in a new mining town in the Donets Coal Basin, it centres on a clash between the young miners, the political establishment, and a religious...

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Meeting on the Elbe

Meeting on the Elbe

Soviet and American soldiers are meeting on the shores of the Elbe river in Germany in 1945.

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Attack from the Sea

Attack from the Sea

The historical and biographic movie about the glorified Russian naval commander Ushakov. France begins aggressive wars. The Russian and allied...

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Belinsky

Belinsky

A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was...

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My Younger Brother

My Younger Brother

Based on the novel of Vasiliy Aksyonov "A Ticket to the Stars". School is over, final exams are behind — and Dimka was the first to think of...

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The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

Animated film based on the story of Alexander Pushkin. The new king's wife wants to get rid of their stepdaughter and expels it to certain death in...

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The Great Glinka

The Great Glinka

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.

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Первые радости

Первые радости

Innkeeper

Innkeeper

An attractive woman who runs a country hotel tricks three men who challenge her favour.

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The Safety Match

The Safety Match

A man of big status disappears in a small provincial town. An old bored investigator and his young hyperactive assistant are on a trail of a bloody...

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In a Busy Place

In a Busy Place