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Vsevolod Pudovkin
Born February 16, 1893 · Penza, Russian Empire (Russia)
Died June 30, 1953 · aged 60
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage. Pudovkin's masterpieces are often contrasted with those of his contemporary Sergei Eisenstein, but whereas Eisenstein utilized montage to glorify the power of the masses, Pudovkin preferred to concentrate on the courage…
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Ivan the Terrible, Part I · 1944Ivan the Terrible, Part I
★ 7.31944
MovieDramaHistory
Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein's final film, this is the first part of a three-part biopic of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, which was never completed due to the producer's dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's attempts to use forbidden experimental filming techniques and excessive cost overruns. The second part was completed but not released for a decade after Eisenstein's death and a change of heart in the USSR government toward his work; the third part was only in its earliest stage of filming when shooting was stopped altogether.
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot · 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
★ 7.41958
MovieHistoryDrama
This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's introducing forbidden experimental filming techniques into the material, more evident in this part than the first part. As it was, this second part was banned from showings until after the deaths of both Eisenstein and Stalin, and a change of attitude by the subsequent heads of the Soviet government. In this part, as Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate him.
The Death Ray · 1925The Death Ray
★ 5.21925
MovieScience FictionDrama
In a capitalist country, workers are heavily repressed but manage to get a Death Ray to fight back. Partially lost movie.
The End of St. Petersburg · 1927The End of St. Petersburg
★ 6.71927
MovieDrama
Shortly before the outbreak of WWI, a peasant from rural Russia arrives in St. Petersburg to find work.
Pobeda · 1938Pobeda
★ 8.01938
MovieDocumentary
About the non-stop flight of three Soviet pilots around the globe on the stratoplane "Pobeda-1".
The Return of Vasili Bortnikov · 1953The Return of Vasili Bortnikov
★ 5.01953
MovieDrama
A veteran of World War II returns to civil life and the collective farm he once led, only to find his wife has re-married.
Mother · 1926Mother
★ 7.11926
MovieDrama
A Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution.
Bricks · 1925Bricks
1925
MovieDrama
Partially lost.
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Bricks · 1925Bricks
1925
MovieDrama
Partially lost.
Worker (uncredited)
The New Babylon · 1929The New Babylon
★ 6.11929
MovieDramaHistory
In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.
Eastern wing shop-assistant (uncredited)














