Cast: Nikolay Kryuchkov

Direction Grigori Chukhrai

Cast Vladimir Ivashov · Zhanna Prokhorenko · Antonina Maksimova · Nikolay Kryuchkov

Synopsis Ballad of a Soldier (1959) follows the journey of Alyosha, a 19-year-old soldier who, during World War II, is awarded a medal for his bravery on the battlefield. Instead of keeping the medal, Alyosha requests a brief leave to return...

Direction Boris Barnet

Cast Natalya Ovodova · Irina Zarubina · Vasili Shukshin · Nikolai Bogolyubov

Direction Boris Barnet · S. Mardanin

Cast Nikolay Kryuchkov · Lev Sverdlin · Yelena Kuzmina · Sergei Komarov

Synopsis By the Bluest of Seas (1936) follows the journey of Yussuf and Aliosha, two sailors who find themselves stranded on a remote island in the Caspian Sea after their ship meets an unfortunate end. As they navigate their new surroundings,...

Direction Boris Barnet

Cast Aleksandr Chistyakov · Sergei Komarov · Yelena Kuzmina · Nikolai Bogolyubov

Synopsis The Patriots (1933) unfolds in a Russian provincial village amidst the backdrop of World War I. The narrative centers around Hans Klering, who portrays a German prisoner of war assigned to labor in the village's cobbler shop.

Direction Grigori Chukhrai

Cast Izolda Izvitskaya · Oleg Strizhenov · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Nikolai Dupak

Synopsis The Forty-first (1956) follows the unexpected love story between a skilled female sniper serving in the Red Army and a dedicated officer from the White Army. Set against the backdrop of the Russian Civil War, their paths cross in a...

Direction Georgi Daneliya

Cast Oleg Basilashvili · Natalya Gundareva · Evgeni Leonov · Marina Neyolova

Synopsis A Sad Comedy (1979) follows the life of Andrei Pavlovich Buzykin, an educator and translator of English literature, who finds himself in a complex web of deceit. Andrei's primary struggle is his gentle nature and lack of resolve, which leads...

Direction Mikhail Romm

Cast Ivan Kuznetsov · Alexei Dolinin · Ivan Novoseltsev · Yelena Kuzmina

Synopsis The Thirteen (1936) follows a group of soldiers tasked with protecting civilians as they traverse a desolate Asian landscape. Their journey takes a perilous turn when they are ambushed and encircled by a notorious gang of bandits at a crucial...

Direction Aleksandr Ptushko

Cast Sergei Stolyarov · Alla Larionova · B. Surovtsev · Mikhail Troyanovsky

Synopsis Sadko (The Magic Voyage of Sinbad) (1953) is a grand 1952 Russian fantasy film that was released in the United States under the title "The Magic Voyage of Sinbad." This cinematic adaptation is inspired by the opera of the same...

Direction Boris Barnet

Cast Nina Arkhipova · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Viktor Dobrovolsky · Marina Bebutova

Direction Leonid Lukov

Cast Sergei Bondarchuk · Yelena Gogoleva · Aleksandr Khvylya · Nikolay Kryuchkov

Synopsis Least We Forget (1954) is set in a post-war community in Western Ukraine, where the narrative revolves around the attempts of enemy operatives to manipulate communist author Aleksandr Gavrish through ideological tactics. Concurrently, the film delves into the tale of...

Direction Grigori Kozintsev · Leonid Trauberg

Cast Boris Chirkov · Valentina Kibardina · Anatoliy Kuznetsov · Aleksandr Zrazhevsky

Synopsis The Return of Maxim (1937) follows the journey of Maxim, who has reinvented himself as a Marxist agitator under the alias Fyodor. He strategically orchestrates strikes aimed at disrupting the manufacturing of military hardware, ultimately leading to a full-scale uprising...

Direction Mariya Itina · Sergei Yutkevich

Cast Leonid Lyubashevsky · Maksim Shtraukh · Andro Kobaladze · Pavel Kadochnikov

Direction Yevgeni Chervyakov

Cast Tamara Sukova · Zoya Fyodorova · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Nina Shaternikova

Direction Sergei Yutkevich

Cast N. Kolenikov · Mikheil Gelovani · V. Markov · Boris Olenin

Synopsis Svet nad Rossiyei (1947) is a cinematic journey through the lens of Soviet history, offering a propagandistic perspective on key events and figures. The film delves into the political and social landscape of the time, presenting a narrative that aligns...

Direction Vladimir Braun

Cast Anatoliy Bovykin · Boris Andreyev · Vyacheslav Tikhonov · Emmanuil Geller

Synopsis Maximka (1953) follows the journey of a young black child, initially terrified of white people, who is rescued by Russian sailors. The child, named Maksimka, quickly reveals himself to be exceptionally intelligent and kind-hearted. Among the sailors, a gruff and...

Direction Ivan Pyryev

Cast Marina Ladynina · Vladimir Zeldin · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Nasyr Kitayev

Synopsis They Met in Moscow (1941) follows the journey of Modest Glasha Novikova, who travels to the capital for the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition. During her stay, she crosses paths with Musaib Gatuev, a shepherd from Dagestan. As they part ways, Glasha...

Direction Iosif Kheifits · Aleksandr Zarkhi

Cast Nikolay Kryuchkov · Boris Andreyev · Akaki Khorava · Mariya Pastukhova

Direction Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh

Cast Natalya Fateyeva · Vladimir Ivashov · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Feliks Yavorsky

Direction Stanislav Govorukhin

Cast Ivan Pereverzev · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Yevgeni Zharikov · Anatoliy Azo

Direction Ivan Pyryev

Cast Marina Ladynina · Nikolay Kryuchkov · Boris Andreyev · Stepan Kayukov