Donatas Banionis

Acting

Donatas Banionis

Born April 28, 1924 · Kaunas, Lithuania

Died September 4, 2014 · aged 90

Donatas Banionis (28 April 1924 – 4 September 2014) was a Lithuanian actor. He is best known for his performance in the lead role of Tarkovsky's Solaris as Kris Kelvin. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Known For

SolarisSolaris · 1972
Solaris
7.81972
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Капитан ДжекКапитан Джек · 1972
Капитан Джек
7.01972
MovieRomanceFamily
Cry of a DolphinCry of a Dolphin · 1987
Cry of a Dolphin
5.01987
MovieActionThriller
The crew of the new American strategic missile submarine "Archelon" is struck by an unknown virus. The command must decide on removing the submarine from combat duty and sending the crew to quarantine.
The CourtyardThe Courtyard · 2000
The Courtyard
7.02000
MovieDrama
The first feature of Lithuanian Valdas Navasaitis is a drama which unravels the hopeless 1970s, when people were deprived of their roots and forced to sit and watch their lives slip from their fingers. In a decrepit house that once belonged to a bourgeois family, several families seek shelter. Senis, a 65-year-old alcoholic, lives on the ground floor with his wife and their 16-year-old daughter. Senis is a survivor of the Nazis as well as the communist camps. He drowns the pain of his memories in a nearby pub and in talking to a depressed young laborer, Lorenca. Later on, a young couple and a lonely eccentric who enjoys only his cat's company join the inhabitants. Children wile away the time with useless games or spying on adults. When Lorenca hangs himself at the ruins of a nearby factory, the lives are shaken up. During the dinner held for the deceased, they find a moment of common hope.
BloodsuckersBloodsuckers · 1991
Bloodsuckers
3.91991
MovieThrillerHorror
When a young man wants to marry a poor girl, her cousin envies her very much. She even makes everybody believe that the main character was in love with her. He escapes from many difficulties in order to find his beloved who also became trapped in a luxurious villa with some strange relatives. The people inside villa are vampires, they were called upyri in those days in Russia. They suck blood of anyone who comes to see them. The young man too much in love so he looses his head and goes directly to the nest of vampires.
Mama, I’m AliveMama, I’m Alive · 1977
Mama, I’m Alive
4.01977
MovieAdventureDrama
In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life of a Russian soldier. In the meantime, the fourth man has fallen in love with Russian radio operator Svetlana. After being criticized by the other Russians, he too agrees to participate in the mission..
FactFact · 1981
Fact
5.71981
MovieDramaWar
Facts is a dramatization of a massacre in a Lithuanian village during World War II when Nazis rounded up over 100 men, women, and children accused of partisan activity and then torched the houses in which they were held. Using Russian interrogations of a few survivors, the testimony of villagers, and some of the Germans responsible for the killing, the film gradually reconstructs the event and its context.
AndriusAndrius · 1980
Andrius
7.51980
MovieFamilyFantasy
A young boy Andrius learns a magic words which open a door to another world.

Movies

SolarisSolaris · 1972
Solaris
7.81972
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Капитан ДжекКапитан Джек · 1972
Капитан Джек
7.01972
MovieRomanceFamily
Cry of a DolphinCry of a Dolphin · 1987
Cry of a Dolphin
5.01987
MovieActionThriller
The crew of the new American strategic missile submarine "Archelon" is struck by an unknown virus. The command must decide on removing the submarine from combat duty and sending the crew to quarantine.
The CourtyardThe Courtyard · 2000
The Courtyard
7.02000
MovieDrama
The first feature of Lithuanian Valdas Navasaitis is a drama which unravels the hopeless 1970s, when people were deprived of their roots and forced to sit and watch their lives slip from their fingers. In a decrepit house that once belonged to a bourgeois family, several families seek shelter. Senis, a 65-year-old alcoholic, lives on the ground floor with his wife and their 16-year-old daughter. Senis is a survivor of the Nazis as well as the communist camps. He drowns the pain of his memories in a nearby pub and in talking to a depressed young laborer, Lorenca. Later on, a young couple and a lonely eccentric who enjoys only his cat's company join the inhabitants. Children wile away the time with useless games or spying on adults. When Lorenca hangs himself at the ruins of a nearby factory, the lives are shaken up. During the dinner held for the deceased, they find a moment of common hope.
BloodsuckersBloodsuckers · 1991
Bloodsuckers
3.91991
MovieThrillerHorror
When a young man wants to marry a poor girl, her cousin envies her very much. She even makes everybody believe that the main character was in love with her. He escapes from many difficulties in order to find his beloved who also became trapped in a luxurious villa with some strange relatives. The people inside villa are vampires, they were called upyri in those days in Russia. They suck blood of anyone who comes to see them. The young man too much in love so he looses his head and goes directly to the nest of vampires.
Mama, I’m AliveMama, I’m Alive · 1977
Mama, I’m Alive
4.01977
MovieAdventureDrama
In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life of a Russian soldier. In the meantime, the fourth man has fallen in love with Russian radio operator Svetlana. After being criticized by the other Russians, he too agrees to participate in the mission..
FactFact · 1981
Fact
5.71981
MovieDramaWar
Facts is a dramatization of a massacre in a Lithuanian village during World War II when Nazis rounded up over 100 men, women, and children accused of partisan activity and then torched the houses in which they were held. Using Russian interrogations of a few survivors, the testimony of villagers, and some of the Germans responsible for the killing, the film gradually reconstructs the event and its context.
AndriusAndrius · 1980
Andrius
7.51980
MovieFamilyFantasy
A young boy Andrius learns a magic words which open a door to another world.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODARyuichi Sakamoto: CODA · 2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
7.42017
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.
The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' · 1973
The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'
5.61973
MovieWarAction
1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life...
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.
MaryteMaryte · 1947
Maryte
8.01947
Movie
The poor Melnik family lives in Zarasai region. Elder Mary parents struggle to send Marry to school but they did this anyway. The horizons of the girl, who until then had learned only from the old grandfather Peter, are spreading there, she, as if seeing herself in her place, tells the class about the legendary hero of Lithuanian history Grazina. Deprivation prevents Maryte from graduating, so she starts working in a candy factory where she hears political inferences. 1940, Vilnius is returned to Lithuania. Maryte, her best friend Elena and a group of young people in national costumes get ready to walk to the capital. In the periphery, the Bolsheviks remember the land of the rich, distribute it to the poor, and Mary dreams of continuing her studies and becoming a doctor. The dream is interrupted by the outbreak of World War II.
The Life and Death of Ferdinand LuceThe Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce · 1977
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
7.51977
MovieDrama
A West German concern is conducting secret negotiations on the production of an atomic bomb with an interested state. The son of the head of the concern, realizing the monstrosity and scale of his father's activities, interrupts the negotiations and returns home with the intention to publicize his father's activities.
A Child's WorldA Child's World · 1982
A Child's World
7.01982
MovieComedyRomance
A middle-aged jeweler is falling in love with a glorious woman. She, raising a son alone, is in no hurry to reciprocate a fan.
Human TargetHuman Target · 1990
Human Target
5.01990
MovieActionCrime
A detective goes undercover in a small Russian town.
Captain JackCaptain Jack · 1972
Captain Jack
7.01972
MovieFamily
Captain Jack, this is actually an ordinary girl, she is an informal leader among the boys, loves the sea very much and spends a lot of time on the decommissioned ship Signal. The film tells the amazing story of the Signal team, which during the war saved the lives of Soviet prisoners of war, among whom were Gunar and Mitya.
Kauno bliuzasKauno bliuzas · 2004
Kauno bliuzas
8.02004
MovieDrama
Seven Days After the MurderSeven Days After the Murder · 1992
Seven Days After the Murder
5.51992
MovieCrimeMystery
A terrible tragedy occurs in the family of a famous general: one of his daughters is killed. The investigator leading the case understands that an outwardly prosperous and friendly family only seems to be pretending to be happy.
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.
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.
The Monarch ButterflyThe Monarch Butterfly · 1980
The Monarch Butterfly
1980
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
A young biophysicist, dreaming of spiritual and physical immortality, makes an experiment on himself: by radioactive irradiation he violates the genetic code, as a result of which he passes into another biological substance and becomes immeasurably more perfect than his fellows on Earth.
March, march! Tra-ta-ta!March, march! Tra-ta-ta! · 1964
March, march! Tra-ta-ta!
8.01964
MovieComedyFantasy
An eccentric and buffoonish tragicomedy and a satirical pamphlet, making fun of chauvinism and petty politicians.
The Dead SeasonThe Dead Season · 1968
The Dead Season
5.31968
MovieThrillerDrama
Soviet spy Ladeynikov learns that in one of the pharmaceutical centers in a small resort town works a former German war criminal, Dr. Hass, who is finishing the creation of a deadly chemical gas RH development that he began during World War II, experimenting on POWs. Since Ladeynikov doesn't know Dr. Hass's appearance, Soviet intelligence recruits an actor, Ivan Savushkin, who, during the war, escaped from a prison camp where Hass was testing his gas. Together, they must identify and stop him before he finishes and unleashes his weapon of mass destruction.
In a Remote HomesteadIn a Remote Homestead · 1966
In a Remote Homestead
1966
MovieDrama
Based on the story of Pyatras Tsvirka "The Well". The story of how Matas Kryauza, a farmer, wanting to take over the farm of his father-in-law, who had deceived him with a dowry, buried Motskus's father alive by boarding up an old well, where Motskus drunkenly fell.

TV Shows

Nicolo PaganiniNicolo Paganini · 1982
Nicolo Paganini
1982
Series
Biopic about Niccolo Paganini. He receives training from his father in early childhood. The best teachers of Parma are unable to give him more, so Paganini turns to a daily 15 hours of rigorous self-training. He makes sensational concert tours in Vienna, Paris, London and many other cities of Europe. He is always playing from memory, wearing black, and his stage appearance supports the rumors of his supernatural abilities. He is a wealthy man, but gambling and reckless spending forces him to pawn his violin. He is given a Guarneri violin by a wealthy listener to keep. He later gives this violin to the city of Genoa.
Operation 'Trust'Operation 'Trust' · 1968
Operation 'Trust'
9.01968
SeriesDramaMystery
The series is about the operation code-named "Trest", which under the leadership of F.E.Dzerzhinsky was carried out by the VChK to identify and eliminate the counter-revolutionary and monarchist underground on the territory of the USSR, associated with foreign white-emigrant organizations.
The Adventures of Prince FloriselThe Adventures of Prince Florisel · 1981
The Adventures of Prince Florisel
1981
SeriesComedyMystery
A mostly comical tale of all-powerful and wealthy Bavarian prince adventures that started when prince was seeking to deal with the boredom. Joining the Club of Suicide society, he uncovered the mastermind criminal behind it, and vowed to get rid of him by any means necessary, following deaths of several servants when dreaded president of club makes dashing escape. During that point, story changes into nearly second movie, as prince has to uncover yet another crime.
Nero Wolfe and Archie GoodwinNero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin · 2002
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
8.82002
SeriesMysteryComedy
The adventures of detective Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie GoodwinThe New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin · 2004
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
8.82004
SeriesMysteryCrime
New York, 1930s. The courageous and hyperactive Archie Goodwin risks his life to carry out dangerous assignments, gathering information for his boss's conclusions and brilliant verdicts. Meanwhile, the intellectual Nero Wolfe, without leaving his mansion, solves even the most complicated crimes.
To the Coming CenturyTo the Coming Century · 1985
To the Coming Century
10.01985
SeriesDrama
An adaptation of Georgy Markov's novel of the same name – the final part of the trilogy about several generations of the Strogov family.
Entrance to the MazeEntrance to the Maze · 1990
Entrance to the Maze
6.31990
SeriesMysteryDrama
A Russian mystery miniseries set both in medieval times and in the days of Perestroika.
Vera - Der schwere Weg der ErkenntnisVera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis · 1989
Vera - Der schwere Weg der Erkenntnis
1989
SeriesDrama
Vera is Secretary at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. During a business trip to the USA, she learns that US nuclear missiles are to be stationed in Western Europe.