Karen Khachaturyan

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Karen Khachaturyan

Born September 19, 1920 · Moscow, USSR

Died July 19, 2011 · aged 90

Karen S. Khachaturian (19 September 1920 — July 19, 2011) — was Soviet and Russian composer and teacher. People's artist of the RSFSR (1981). Laureate of the State prize of the USSR (1976). Laureate of the State prize of Russia (2001). A member of the CPSU since 1952.

Known For

ViyViy · 1967
Viy
6.91967
MovieDramaFantasy
A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.
A Great Road AheadA Great Road Ahead · 1963
A Great Road Ahead
6.71963
MovieDramaWar
About the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First World War. Not wanting to fight for the interests of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Hašek enters the Red Army and, as a commissar of the international brigade, goes the military way from Samara to Irkutsk.
Strange PeopleStrange People · 1969
Strange People
4.61969
MovieComedyDrama
A comedy based on three short novels by Vasiliy Shukshin.
CipollinoCipollino · 1961
Cipollino
6.91961
MovieAnimationFamily
In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, "Cipollino, the Onion Boy" fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom.
About Friends and ComradesAbout Friends and Comrades · 1970
About Friends and Comrades
6.01970
MovieAdventureHistory
In Moscow in 1919 there are still anarchist organizations, whose actions are clearly anti-Soviet in nature. The Chekists have to expose their activities. The case is entrusted to three newly conscripted Komsomol comrades.
The Yellow StorkThe Yellow Stork · 1950
The Yellow Stork
4.81950
MovieAnimation
The film is based on an ancient Chinese fairy tale about the simple people of China who despite of heavy work and oppression, did not lose belief in life and love to freedom
Children of the PamirsChildren of the Pamirs · 1963
Children of the Pamirs
9.01963
MovieDrama
The action takes place in the early 20s in a mountainous village in the Pamirs, where people live in almost primitive poverty and scarcity. A detachment of Red Army soldiers comes here. The commander tells the residents that from now on they will live according to the laws of the Soviet government. The squad soon leaves, leaving only one person. He organizes a school for the children and becomes its first teacher. For the first time, children see the globe and learn that the earth is round. And they are learning to read and write for the first time... Based on Mirsaid Mirshakar's poem "Lenin in the Pamirs".
Half A Hour For MiraclesHalf A Hour For Miracles · 1968
Half A Hour For Miracles
8.01968
MovieAdventureFantasy
The boy Fedya met mysterious The Wall Painter, who gave him his magic brush, with which anybody could do good deeds. But only for a half of hour. The agents of the evil king - The Gray and Abricadabr - hunt for boy. They want to destroy the magic brush and cancel all good deeds in the world

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