Konstantin Simonov

Writing

Konstantin Simonov

Born November 28, 1915 · Petrograd, Russian SFSR

Died August 28, 1979 · aged 63

Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.

Known For

On the Road to BerlinOn the Road to Berlin · 2015
On the Road to Berlin
★ 6.22015
MovieDramaWar
Based on a novella by the well-known Soviet writer, Emmanuil Kazakevich "Two in the Steppe" and the war diaries of Konstantin Simonov. It's the summer of 1942, communications officer Ogarkov and private Dzhurabaev are fighting their way through the German encirclement. Finding themselves in difficult situations, they learn to trust one another, becoming true friends in the process.
Twenty Days Without WarTwenty Days Without War · 1976
Twenty Days Without War
★ 6.61976
MovieWarDrama
War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels to faraway Tashkent to meet the family of the killed soldier and visit the film set of the screen adaptation of his war-time stories. Lopatin also manages to walk the streets of Tashkent, take part in a factory workers' meeting and have a short-lived love affair. Although with no bombings and fighting, the city dwellers breathe the atmosphere of the ongoing war.
The Polynin CaseThe Polynin Case · 1970
The Polynin Case
★ 5.01970
MovieDramaRomance
A story about a love between a Soviet Army officer and an actress set during the WWII.
The Alive and the DeadThe Alive and the Dead · 1964
The Alive and the Dead
★ 6.01964
MovieWarDrama
A Russian war correspondent is drafted into the war and finds himself in the middle of battle. When he loses his party card, however, he is treated as a deserter until he finds help from a kind man.
The FourthThe Fourth · 1972
The Fourth
★ 5.51972
MovieDrama
American journalist gets a sensational material but is afraid to publish it...
From Lopatin's NotesFrom Lopatin's Notes · 1975
From Lopatin's Notes
★ 7.01975
MovieDrama
Based on the stories of the same cycle of Konstantin Simonov, who visited as a war correspondent almost on all fronts of the great Patriotic war.
Lad from Our TownLad from Our Town · 1978
Lad from Our Town
1978
MovieDramaTV Movie
The young officer Sergei Lukonin faced severe trials: the war in Spain, an injury, escape from captivity, and the battles at Khalkhin Gol. Yet, he overcomes all hardships, showing courage and conviction in the justice of the cause he is fighting for.
RetributionRetribution · 1969
Retribution
★ 3.51969
MovieDramaWar
The continuation of a story started by Alexander Stolper epic movie "The Alive and the Dead".

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