Directing
Igor Vovnyanko
Born July 14, 1942 · Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) (age 84)
No biography available.
Known For
Crossroads · 1963Crossroads
★ 5.01963
MovieDrama
The film tells about the ambulance doctor Galia Ismailova, her worries and joys.
A Special Day · 1972A Special Day
1972
MovieRomanceDrama
The clash of two styles of approaches to people, science, and business is the main conflict of the film. Both central characters - the head of the Altai complex space station and the experiment leader Andrei - are people devoted to science. But Altai is an emotional person, he manages to take care of people, forgive them their small shortcomings and mistakes. Andrey is dry, sometimes even rude to his employees. His absorption in work sometimes borders on selfishness. This gives rise to a clash with Touma, a gifted physicist, but a man of a different plane.
Hey You, the Cowboys! · 1975Hey You, the Cowboys!
1975
MovieRomanceFamily
About a group of schoolchildren from a Kazakh aul who swore to one another that they would win the inter-collective farm sports competition.
Once and for a Lifetime · 1977Once and for a Lifetime
1977
MovieDrama
The first post-revolutionary years in Kazakhstan, the period of formation of Soviet power. More than once, the bandits tried to deal with the singer of the people, the poet Erken, but could not silence him. It seemed that the earth itself kept him safe — he found shelter and help in the homes of the poor, escaped from prison, on the instructions of the Bolshevik committee, under the guise of a tramp, made his way to the south, explaining everywhere the advantages of Soviet power for the people. Erken carried his love for Aklima through his whole life. Having met her once in one of the villages, he could not forget a young woman whose fate was tragic.
Manchurian Variant · 1989Manchurian Variant
★ 7.51989
MovieActionAdventure
In August 1945 Soviet agent Kasym-khan Chadiyarov (Asanali Ashimov) works undercover in Manchuria, impersonating a Japanese businessman Ishijima. His mission is to prepare forthcoming Soviet operations against the Japanese Kwantung Army.
The Kumshagal Story · 1986The Kumshagal Story
★ 5.51986
MovieDocumentary
The repairmen of the railways and their families, living at Road Machine Number 57, without electricity in the railway carriages.
Lord, Have Mercy on the Lost · 1992Lord, Have Mercy on the Lost
★ 10.01992
MovieDrama
The story of the moral decline and rebirth of a young schoolgirl. Turning to faith, she finds solace in a convent.
Shokan Valikhanov · 1985Shokan Valikhanov
1985
MovieHistory
A television film about a famous scientist, traveler, and educator of the 19th century. About the life and work of Shokan Valikhanov— the first Kazakh scholar-educator, historian, ethnographer, and folklorist.


