Petro Mikhnevych

Acting

Petro Mikhnevych

Born October 22, 1901 · Berdichev, Kievskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Died July 15, 1993 · aged 91

Petro Mikhnevych was a Ukrainian theater and cinema actor. He finished the Mykola Lysenko Music and Drama Institute in Kyiv in 1925, and during 1926-1931 he worked in the Ivan Franko Theatre in Kyiv. Later, he worked a the Kharkiv Revolutionary Theatre and the Chernivtsi Theatre. In 1954 was his film debut in the the film "Zemlya" (Earth).

Known For

Three Hundred Years Ago...Three Hundred Years Ago... · 1956
Three Hundred Years Ago...
★ 6.01956
MovieDramaHistory
In the middle of the 17th century, Ukrainian peasants and Cossacks rose up to fight against the Polish gentry rule. About the events of the National Liberation War in Ukraine under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, who with a firm hand led the insurgent masses to an alliance with Russia.
The Loose WomanThe Loose Woman · 1961
The Loose Woman
★ 8.01961
MovieDramaHistory
Khrystia, a peasant woman from a provincial village, decided to leave for the city in search of a better life. But, having not found there either a better life or happiness, she perishes ...
Oleksa DovbushOleksa Dovbush · 1960
Oleksa Dovbush
★ 4.71960
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the "Hutsul Robin Hood" Oleksa Dovbush, an 18th century Carpathian Mountains outlaw who's a popular figure of Ukrainian legend.
Bloody DawnBloody Dawn · 1957
Bloody Dawn
1957
MovieDrama
1905. The peasant Marko Hrusha returns to his native village and leads a struggle against the landlords for land. He is arrested but later released. After his release, his struggle becomes even stronger...
Such a Late, Such a Warm AutumnSuch a Late, Such a Warm Autumn · 1982
Such a Late, Such a Warm Autumn
★ 4.01982
MovieDrama
The Bukovynian peasant Rusnak leaves the poor Bukovynian lands and goes to Canada with his little daughter Orysia - maybe he will be lucky there? And now Rusnak using the services of "Inturist" goes to his land where he was once happy.
IvannaIvanna · 1960
Ivanna
★ 8.01960
MovieDrama
The film tells the story of the tragic fate of a young girl - the daughter of a clergyman, the Soviet partisan. The action takes place in Lviv on the eve of and during World War II.
The Servant WomanThe Servant Woman · 1964
The Servant Woman
1964
MovieMusic
Musical film based on the opera by Mykhaylo Verykivsky, itself based on a poem by Taras Shevchenko. A young girl, seduced by a soldier, leaves her illegitimate son with a wealthy childless family, and then applies to work as a servant to the family.
EarthEarth · 1954
Earth
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
XIX century. The village of Dymka in Bukovina. The wealthy peasant Ivonic and his wife Maria have two sons - Mykhailo and Sava. Mykhailo has fallen in love with Anna, and is afraid to confess to his parents because it is not known how they will react. Sava fell in love with Rahira, who has a bad reputation in the village. She incites Sava's hatred towards his older brother Mykhailo, because he should get a better land.

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