Bruno O'Ya

Acting

Bruno O'Ya

Born February 12, 1933 · Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia

Died October 9, 2002 · aged 69

Bruno O'Ya (born Bruno Oja; February 12, 1933 – October 9, 2002) was an Estonian-Polish actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award-nominated film The Deluge under Jerzy Hoffman. He also appeared in the 1978 film Centaurs. He released a folk album with 12 songs in 1973. Born on February 12, 1933, in Tallinn, O'Ya was born to Verner and Hilda Oja; his brother was Kenno Oja. He was married four …

Known For

The Red TentThe Red Tent · 1969
The Red Tent
★ 6.11969
MovieAdventureDrama
Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.
The DelugeThe Deluge · 1974
The Deluge
★ 7.21974
MovieHistoryAdventure
During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love across the 17th-century Polish territories.
The Hyperboloid of Engineer GarinThe Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin · 1965
The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin
★ 5.01965
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A Russian engineer Petr Garin possesses a unique beam-shooting weapon that can destroy any target. His goal is to achieve world domination with the help of this weapon. Vasily Shelga is out to stop him and also to prevent others getting possession of this weapon.
Wolves' EchoesWolves' Echoes · 1968
Wolves' Echoes
★ 7.41968
MovieWesternWar
A lonely Border Guard officer, with a girl and a former villain, has to face a local corrupt Militia commandant and his people in wild Bieszczady Mountains in the Polish East.
Time, Forward!Time, Forward! · 1965
Time, Forward!
★ 5.31965
MovieDramaHistory
The film is set in the 1930s in the USSR. The film tells about one day of the construction of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. The heroes of the film are simple construction workers who are burning at work. Upon learning that their colleagues in Kharkov have set a record, they mobilize to break it. The entire construction site was engulfed in immense socialist competition. The teams are ready to complete the work on time at any cost. A Moscow journalist who has come to cover the scale of the great construction project is looking for the hero of his report...
Nobody Wanted to DieNobody Wanted to Die · 1966
Nobody Wanted to Die
★ 5.51966
MovieDramaAction
The film is set in Lithuania after the Second World War. It shows dramatic events in a small Lithuanian farming community, where people are split between the Soviets and the "brothers in the woods", who are fighting to defend their land from the Soviets after the end of the Second World War.
Black RusksBlack Rusks · 1972
Black Rusks
★ 8.01972
MovieDrama
The November Revolution of 1918 in Germany, famine and social upheaval evoke a response from the young Soviet government in Russia. To provide food assistance, trains with bread are being formed. One of them, on the personal instructions of V.I. Lenin is accompanied by the young revolutionary Tatyana . On the way, she meets a former German prisoner of war, Kurt . A romantic relationship arises between them. The train with bread, despite all the difficulties, was delivered. In a clash with a detachment of counter-revolutionary German troops, Tatyana was wounded. She returns to Moscow, and Kurt goes to Berlin to continue the revolutionary struggle.
Operation 'Trust'Operation 'Trust' · 1968
Operation 'Trust'
★ 5.91968
MovieAdventureHistory
A story about CHeKa operation against a foreign spies during the early years of Soviet Russia.

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Soldiers of FreedomSoldiers of Freedom · 1977
Soldiers of Freedom
★ 4.41977
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
The action of the epic film takes place in the second half of World War II. The plot focuses on the liberation of European countries from German occupation and the anti-fascist activities of the communist parties of these countries. After the victory at Stalingrad, a decisive turn occurred during the war. The main aim is the rallying of all patriotic forces, the creation of a national anti-fascist front in the struggling countries. The swift offensive of the Soviet troops, problems with the opening of a second front, major operations and the offensive of the Soviet army lead to the liberation of Europe. Rebellions are rising in different countries - such as the heroic uprising in Warsaw, in Slovenia, Bucharest and other cities. Brave heroes who performed immortal feats in the name of the happiness of mankind and freedom.

Otto Skorzeny