Acting

Nikolay Vishnyak

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Known For

Aelita: Queen of MarsAelita: Queen of Mars · 1924
Aelita: Queen of Mars
★ 6.01924
MovieScience FictionDrama
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
The Cigarette Girl of MosselpromThe Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom · 1924
The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom
★ 5.51924
MovieRomanceComedy
As she works in her tedious office job, Maria Ivanovna dreams about being married, and she has particular hopes that her co-worker Nikodim Mityushin will take an interest in her. Nikodim, though, is in love with Zina, who sells cigarettes on the sidewalk, and he frequently buys cigarettes from her even though he does not smoke. One day, a film crew uses Zina as an extra in an outdoor scene, and the cameraman, Latugin, falls in love with her. Latugin soon arranges an acting job for Zina. To complicate matters further, Zina has yet another admirer in Oliver MacBride, an American businessman who is visiting Moscow.
In the Days of StruggleIn the Days of Struggle · 1920
In the Days of Struggle
1920
MovieDrama
An agit-film about the struggle of Ukrainian peasants against the White Poles. A young woman, the daughter of a blacksmith taken prisoner by the White Poles, and a Red commander organise a partisan unit. One scene depicts the capture of a Polish landowner attempting to elude capture. He had been hiding from the Red Army soldiers in a barrel. The peasants nailed the barrel shut and, having inscribed the words: ‘To Warsaw – to Mr Piłsudski’, threw it into the Dnieper. Lost film.
Sickle and HammerSickle and Hammer · 1921
Sickle and Hammer
1921
MovieDrama
A down on his luck peasant goes to fight in World War I and returns home a hero. Partially lost.
The House of the GolubinsThe House of the Golubins · 1925
The House of the Golubins
1925
MovieDrama
Who Are You?Who Are You? · 1927
Who Are You?
1927
MovieDrama
Adaptation of Jack Londos's short story "The South of the Slot". Partially lost.

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