Acting
Serafima Birman
Born July 28, 1890 · Kishinyov, Russian Empire [now Chisinau, Moldova]
Died May 11, 1976 · aged 85
No biography available.
Known For
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.
Don Quixote · 1957Don Quixote
★ 6.71957
MovieAdventureDrama
Senor Quexana has read so many books on chivalry that he believes that he is the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha. So Don Quixote sets off on his horse, accompanied by his squire Sancho Panza on a mule, to perform valiant deeds. They mistakenly save the Lady Altisidora who is so amused that she invites them to visit the Duke to provide some merriment at court. Among other deeds, Don Quixote frees some prisoners, who then turn upon him, and Don Quixote attacks a windmill that he imagines is a monstrous wizard.
The End of St. Petersburg · 1927The End of St. Petersburg
★ 6.71927
MovieDrama
Arriving in St. Petersburg in search of work, a peasant unwittingly aids in the arrest of an old friend who is now a labour leader. The unemployed man is arrested and sent to fight in the Great War. After three years, he returns to rebel.
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot · 1958Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
★ 7.31958
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.
Crazy Day · 1956Crazy Day
★ 6.11956
MovieComedy
A funny comedy about a kindergarten manager who tries to make all the preparations before the start of a school year.
The Man with the Gun · 1938The Man with the Gun
★ 5.21938
MovieHistory
The story of the Bolshevik revolution through the eyes of a peasant who, as a soldier, gets caught up in the proceedings under the tutelage of Lenin.
The Case of the Three Million · 1926The Case of the Three Million
★ 6.11926
MovieComedyAdventure
History of theft and double crossing when two thieves fall out over the theft of the money of the proceeds of the sale of a house by a banker to a religious community.
Island of Mistakes · 1955Island of Mistakes
★ 7.81955
MovieAnimation
A short animated film about poor student Kolya Sorokin, who is dragged by two swans to the island of errors. On the island, incorrect solutions cause a lot of problems for Kolya. These trials force the hero to approach his responsibilities in a different way.
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Crazy Day · 1956Crazy Day
★ 6.11956
MovieComedy
A funny comedy about a kindergarten manager who tries to make all the preparations before the start of a school year.
Anna Pavlovna - doctor of the «Lipki» holiday house
The Case of the Three Million · 1926The Case of the Three Million
★ 6.11926
MovieComedyAdventure
History of theft and double crossing when two thieves fall out over the theft of the money of the proceeds of the sale of a house by a banker to a religious community.
Lady with rose at the table (uncredited)










