Aleksandr Galich

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Aleksandr Galich

Born October 19, 1918

Died December 15, 1977 · aged 59

No biography available.

Known For

Give Me a Complaints BookGive Me a Complaints Book · 1965
Give Me a Complaints Book
★ 6.61965
MovieComedy
A group of young motivated people are trying to convert old "Oduvanchik" restaurant in to a youth club.
Nights of FarewellNights of Farewell · 1965
Nights of Farewell
★ 4.81965
MovieHistoryDrama
Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first dancer. He doesn't know that his life will develop both happily and dramatically, and his work will be the glory and pride of Russian ballet.
True FriendsTrue Friends · 1954
True Friends
★ 7.11954
MovieRomanceComedy
Alexander, Boris and Vasily are old friends, who now rarely see each other as they're busy with their professional life. They embark on long-planned voyage on a raft down the Volga river, which turns into a series of comical accidents but also strengthens their friendship.
The Little MermaidThe Little Mermaid · 1968
The Little Mermaid
★ 7.21968
MovieAnimationFantasy
Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.
A Very Old StoryA Very Old Story · 1968
A Very Old Story
★ 6.41968
MovieFamilyFantasy
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard. The soldier falls in love with a spoiled, capricious princess who, as befits a princess, poses riddles to her numerous suitors. Her father, the king, is eager to see the soldier as her husband, as he believes the soldier has a great deal of gold. In the fairy tale, everything ends well, but in real life, not so much. "But life is not a fairy tale," his beloved girl says to him as she bids him farewell.
Under the Scorching SunUnder the Scorching Sun · 1971
Under the Scorching Sun
★ 7.01971
MovieDrama
The Boy from NapoliThe Boy from Napoli · 1958
The Boy from Napoli
★ 6.61958
MovieAnimationFamily
The tale of the poor boy Ciccio, the magic globe and the Blue Fairy, who defeated the wicked witch and returned the globe to people that fulfills good wishes.
On the SteppeOn the Steppe · 1951
On the Steppe
★ 7.01951
MovieFamily
Pioneer Seryozha Emelyanov, who had never been to the steppe before, comes with his father, a chauffeur, for the harvest. The boy's preconceived ideas about farm life being terribly boring, change into love for nature.

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