Pyotr Arzhanov

Acting

Pyotr Arzhanov

Born May 31, 1901 · Samara, Russian Empire

Died October 17, 1978 · aged 77

No biography available.

Known For

The Fires of BakuThe Fires of Baku · 1958
The Fires of Baku
7.71958
MovieDramaHistory
Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished FilmBezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film · 1968
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
6.01968
MovieDrama
Bezhin Lug (Bezhin Meadow) was to be a Soviet film about a young farm boy whose father attempts to betray the government for political reasons by sabotaging the year's harvest, and the son's efforts to stop his own father to protect the Soviet state, culminating in the boy's murder and a social uprising. Assigned to Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein, the filming followed the same path as with his previous effort, "Que Viva Mexico", into cost overrun and over-shooting of footage. Furthermore, Eisenstein's usage of forbidden experimental film techniques outraged his government superiors, who ordered the film destroyed before it was even completed. All that survives are the first and last frames of each shot, preserved by Sergei Eisenstein’s wife, Pera Atasheva. The 1967 reconstruction, by Naum Kleiman of the Eisenstein Museum and Sergei Yutkevich of Gosfilmofond, places these frames in order, approximating the original film.
Agony: The Life and Death of RasputinAgony: The Life and Death of Rasputin · 1981
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
6.71981
MovieHistoryDrama
As an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassination. When Rasputin, known to many as the 'Mad Monk', leads Nicholas to embrace an ill-conceived military strategy, a group of determined conspirators set down a plan to eliminate him.
The Battle of StalingradThe Battle of Stalingrad · 1949
The Battle of Stalingrad
3.91949
MovieActionDrama
A 1949 two-part Soviet epic war film about the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Alamasts GorgeThe Alamasts Gorge · 1937
The Alamasts Gorge
8.01937
MovieAdventureWar
A Mongolian expedition led by Professor Jambon and a group of Soviet explorers travel through the desert to the Alamas Mountains, where large oil deposits are believed to be located. Among the members of the expedition there is a saboteur, on whose tip the expedition is attacked...
Other People's LettersOther People's Letters · 1975
Other People's Letters
6.21975
MovieDrama
Zina is sixteen. She is a manipulative schoolgirl living in a small Russian town among sincere and simple people. Zina is nice on the surface, but so unable to enjoy normal life, that she is desperately trying to hurt someone. She tries to seduce and compromise a handsome young man, but he is smart enough to see through her and escapes from her trap. Zina manipulates her classmates so she looks like a victim. Now Zina's teacher, Vera, a sweet and loving lady, takes care of her trying to save the troubled girl, but in return, Zina becomes extremely crafty to hurt the teacher.
Cosmic AlloyCosmic Alloy · 1964
Cosmic Alloy
1964
MovieScience Fiction
Soviet rocket scientists and workers at a metallurgical plant are developing a new ultra-strong alloy needed for the construction of Soviet spacecraft.
BrothersBrothers · 1957
Brothers
5.01957
MovieDrama
Story of two brothers, stayed in different parts of Korea. Elder one works on recovery of electric plant. Younger brother comes back to native town with sabotage task.

Filmography

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Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished FilmBezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film · 1968
Bezhin Meadow: Sequences from an Unfinished Film
6.01968
MovieDrama
Bezhin Lug (Bezhin Meadow) was to be a Soviet film about a young farm boy whose father attempts to betray the government for political reasons by sabotaging the year's harvest, and the son's efforts to stop his own father to protect the Soviet state, culminating in the boy's murder and a social uprising. Assigned to Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein, the filming followed the same path as with his previous effort, "Que Viva Mexico", into cost overrun and over-shooting of footage. Furthermore, Eisenstein's usage of forbidden experimental film techniques outraged his government superiors, who ordered the film destroyed before it was even completed. All that survives are the first and last frames of each shot, preserved by Sergei Eisenstein’s wife, Pera Atasheva. The 1967 reconstruction, by Naum Kleiman of the Eisenstein Museum and Sergei Yutkevich of Gosfilmofond, places these frames in order, approximating the original film.

Political Commissioner (as Pavel Ardzhanov)