Acting
Kseniya Tarasova
Born January 28, 1904 · Ryl'skiy uyezd, Kurskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya
Died March 26, 1995 · aged 91
No biography available.
Known For
Days and Nights · 1945Days and Nights
★ 6.21945
MovieDramaWar
This literary adaptation was the first Soviet feature length dramatization, as opposed to documentary film, on the momentous Battle of Stalingrad.
Wings of Victory · 1941Wings of Victory
★ 4.71941
MovieDramaWar
Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.
A Narym Divorce · 1972A Narym Divorce
1972
MovieDramaTV Movie
About the district officer Fyodor Ivanovich Aniskin, who maintains order and legality in his native collective farm.
The Safety Match · 1954The Safety Match
★ 5.91954
MovieComedyMystery
A man of big status disappears in a small provincial town. An old bored investigator and his young hyperactive assistant are on a trail of a bloody murderer.
The Barbarians · 1953The Barbarians
★ 7.01953
MovieDrama
The monotonous life of a provincial town Verhopoli violates the arrival of the railway builders - engineers Cherkun and Tsyganov.
Yakov Sverdlov · 1940Yakov Sverdlov
★ 8.01940
MovieHistory
Story on the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.
Zoya · 1944Zoya
★ 4.61944
MovieWarDrama
The true story of one of Russia's most beloved national heroines. During the Nazi siege of Moscow, a fearless 18-year-old girl named Zoya risked her life as a partisan fighter. Captured by the Germans, Zoya endured unspeakable tortures at the hands of the Gestapo but still refused to betray her comrades. Even on the gallows, Zoya defiantly spoke out against the Nazis and everything they stood for. In a series of flashbacks, this film re-creates not merely Zoya's death, but also her life.
Petersburg Nights · 1934Petersburg Nights
★ 5.81934
MovieDrama
A loose Communist adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel. The serf Egor Efimov, a talented violinist, dreams of true art. Released by his landlord, he goes to the capital. But cold, bureaucratic St. Petersburg quickly destroys his illusions.