Yuriy Dumchev

Acting

Yuriy Dumchev

Born August 5, 1958 · Voronezh, Voronezhskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR, [now Russia]

Died February 10, 2016 · aged 57

Yuriy Eduardovich Dumchev (Russian: Юрий Эдуардович Думчев; 5 August 1958 – 10 February 2016) was a Russian track and field athlete for the Soviet Union, who set the world record in the men's discus throw on 29 May 1983 with a distance of 71.86 metres. He was born in Rossosh. That mark, surpassed by current record-holder Jürgen Schult in July 1986, is still the Russian record. A 1980 Olympian, Dum…

Known For

Moscow ChillMoscow Chill · 2007
Moscow Chill
★ 3.72007
MovieThrillerAction
Trouble seems to find Ray Perso, or maybe he just looks for it. First he's busted for hacking Manhattan's ATM banking system - sending twenties flying on every street corner. Then he's sprung from the Computer Rehab by a Russian gangster and smuggled to Moscow to work for an imprisoned "businessman". Maneuvering his way through the chaotic and violent Moscow Underworld, Ray finds love. But, his bliss is short-lived when he finds out someone has 40 million reasons to want him dead!
House of FoolsHouse of Fools · 2002
House of Fools
★ 5.92002
MovieDramaRomance
The war film that's not a war film. A film about the mental institution which backdrop is the Chechen war. A story about the patients living in an institution during the war on the border of Chechnia and Russia during the war. The patients have to continue living their day to day life after being invaded twice over, and they have to deal with their sicknesses.
Hard to Be a GodHard to Be a God · 2014
Hard to Be a God
★ 6.52014
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position.
Down HouseDown House · 2001
Down House
★ 6.22001
MovieComedyCrime
Programmer Prince Myshkin returns to his historical homeland from Switzerland, where he was undergoing treatment in a psychiatric clinic. On the bus, the prince meets businessman Parfen Rogozhin, who is suffering from lovesickness for Nastasya Filippovna.
Chinese Tea-SetChinese Tea-Set · 2000
Chinese Tea-Set
★ 5.52000
MovieAdventureComedy
The film is set in 1913 Russia during the celebrations of the Tricentennial Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty. Rich Russian merchants are celebrating their wealth by gambling and playing poker. They are traveling aboard the luxurious cruise liner "St. Nikolai" on Volga river, oblivious to the fact that several gangs of crooks and con-artists are stealing their money in the game. Their target is the wealthiest Russian tycoon Satanovsky.
Mail Order BrideMail Order Bride · 2003
Mail Order Bride
★ 4.62003
MovieActionComedy
Nobody likes to be made a fool of, especially no the mafia. So, when it comes to light that a number of men from The Mob in New York have fallen for a Russian mail-order bride, who has blatantly ripped each of them off, their boss is not impressed. In fact, Tony Santini thinks the only way to prove that you shouldn't mess with the mob is to send his nephew to Russia to bring back the beautiful but manipulative Nina.
Red SerpentRed Serpent · 2002
Red Serpent
★ 3.02002
MovieActionThriller
A powerful drug cartel in Moscow wants to use American businessman Steve Nichols in a smuggling scheme and ensures his cooperation by kidnapping his daughter. So Nichols solicits the help of a former KGB agent.
BarbarianBarbarian · 2003
Barbarian
★ 4.12003
MovieFantasyAction
An ancient land suffocates in the shadow of evil. A dark lord rules unopposed. One warrior will become legend. He is the Barbarian... the last great warrior king.

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