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Boris Volchek
Born December 6, 1905 · Vitebsk, Russian Empire [now Vitsyebsk, Belarus]
Died May 15, 1974 · aged 68
No biography available.
Known For
Cheka Employee · 1964Cheka Employee
★ 6.41964
MovieActionHistory
Based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Lukin and Dmitriy Polyanovskiy. Russia, 1919. A young soldier of the First Cavalry Army, Aleksei Mikhalyov, is sent to work in the provincial Cheka. Here in the south of the country there is a large White Guard underground led by the elusive Markov. Aleksei gets into the gang, where he is mistaken for his own. The day of the operation to eliminate the white underground is appointed. But unforeseen circumstances destroy the plans of the Chekists.
The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' · 1973The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'
★ 5.61973
MovieWarAction
1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life...
Dangerous Trails · 1955Dangerous Trails
★ 7.51955
MovieAdventure
For the third year, the expedition has been searching for the causative agent of an infectious disease rampant in the Ussuri taiga, where a major construction project is about to begin. Meanwhile, the enemy seeks to destroy the fruits of years of labor of Soviet microbiologists. Young scientist Vasily Zheludev exposes a master saboteur and forces him to flee into the taiga.
Accused of Murder · 1969Accused of Murder
★ 8.31969
MovieCrimeMystery
A group of drunken young people severely beat the couple in love. Subsequently, Aleksandr Shchetinin died in the hospital after receiving injuries from beatings. The court, chaired by Judge Khromova, is to pronounce the death sentence on one of the four participants in the fight, who committed the fatal blow that led to death.
Seek and You Will Find · 1970Seek and You Will Find
1970
MovieDramaRomance
Pavel Tarlov acts as a reviewer for his friend, who is going to defend his dissertation. Having delved into the work, he discovers in it a number of beautiful assumptions that are not confirmed by practice, and refuses to evaluate. Vadim reproaches Pavel for cruelty and refuses to work with him on the same expedition...
Lenin in October · 1937Lenin in October
★ 6.01937
MovieDramaHistory
Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail Romm's tributes to the Marxist visionary who helped orchestrate the insurrection of October, 1917.
Dream · 1943Dream
★ 5.51943
MovieDrama
In search for a better life, Anna leaves her Ukrainian village for a big city. Three years later, she finds herself working two jobs and spending most of her days in a rooming house inhabited by broken people.
Lenin in 1918 · 1939Lenin in 1918
★ 5.21939
MovieDramaHistory
Historical-revolutionary film about Lenin’s activities in the first years after the Great October Revolution in Russia.
Movies
Cheka Employee · 1964Cheka Employee
★ 6.41964
MovieActionHistory
Based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Lukin and Dmitriy Polyanovskiy. Russia, 1919. A young soldier of the First Cavalry Army, Aleksei Mikhalyov, is sent to work in the provincial Cheka. Here in the south of the country there is a large White Guard underground led by the elusive Markov. Aleksei gets into the gang, where he is mistaken for his own. The day of the operation to eliminate the white underground is appointed. But unforeseen circumstances destroy the plans of the Chekists.
The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' · 1973The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'
★ 5.61973
MovieWarAction
1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life...
Dangerous Trails · 1955Dangerous Trails
★ 7.51955
MovieAdventure
For the third year, the expedition has been searching for the causative agent of an infectious disease rampant in the Ussuri taiga, where a major construction project is about to begin. Meanwhile, the enemy seeks to destroy the fruits of years of labor of Soviet microbiologists. Young scientist Vasily Zheludev exposes a master saboteur and forces him to flee into the taiga.
Accused of Murder · 1969Accused of Murder
★ 8.31969
MovieCrimeMystery
A group of drunken young people severely beat the couple in love. Subsequently, Aleksandr Shchetinin died in the hospital after receiving injuries from beatings. The court, chaired by Judge Khromova, is to pronounce the death sentence on one of the four participants in the fight, who committed the fatal blow that led to death.
Seek and You Will Find · 1970Seek and You Will Find
1970
MovieDramaRomance
Pavel Tarlov acts as a reviewer for his friend, who is going to defend his dissertation. Having delved into the work, he discovers in it a number of beautiful assumptions that are not confirmed by practice, and refuses to evaluate. Vadim reproaches Pavel for cruelty and refuses to work with him on the same expedition...
Lenin in October · 1937Lenin in October
★ 6.01937
MovieDramaHistory
Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail Romm's tributes to the Marxist visionary who helped orchestrate the insurrection of October, 1917.
Dream · 1943Dream
★ 5.51943
MovieDrama
In search for a better life, Anna leaves her Ukrainian village for a big city. Three years later, she finds herself working two jobs and spending most of her days in a rooming house inhabited by broken people.
Lenin in 1918 · 1939Lenin in 1918
★ 5.21939
MovieDramaHistory
Historical-revolutionary film about Lenin’s activities in the first years after the Great October Revolution in Russia.
The Russian Question · 1948The Russian Question
★ 4.81948
MovieDrama
The film is based on the play by K. Simonov. It is the story of an American journalist who spends time in Russia and sees socialism in action. Upon his return to the U.S., a prestigious editor asks him to write a book about his experience. He receives a handsome advance for the project and he and his fiancée are able to buy a house, a car, and other symbols of the American dream. But the editor’s generosity comes with a caveat: the book must present a negative picture of Soviet society. Will he simply keep the money and do what is expected of him, or will he instead tell the truth?
Secret Mission · 1950Secret Mission
★ 4.51950
MovieDramaWar
The Soviet intelligence officer Martha Shirke honorably fulfills the command mission, but the Nazis expose her.
The White Fang · 1946The White Fang
★ 5.71946
MovieAdventureDrama
According to the story by Jack London. The history of the wild wolf, who picked up the boy and raised an Indian. After falling to the evil man - the owner of the bar, White Fang turned into a ferocious evil beast, coming out victorious from all the dog fights, which suited his enterprising owner. But once it strangled, snatched from the jaws of the bulldog engineer Weedon Scott. His kindness has transformed the beast.
Boule de Suif · 1934Boule de Suif
★ 6.21934
MovieDrama
A film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The action takes place in the XIX century. Franco-Prussian War of 1870. A group of French bourgeois leaves in a stagecoach from Rouen occupied by Prussian troops. Along with them comes one attractive demimonde lady. The only way to get out is to persuade her, nicknamed "Ball-of-Fat" a la "Boule-de-Suif" to satisfy the lust of the head of the gendarmerie...
Girl No. 217 · 1945Girl No. 217
★ 4.11945
MovieDrama
A Russian peasant woman is captured by Nazis and sold into slavery in Germany. Shown in Cannes in 1946.
In the Name of the Motherland · 1943In the Name of the Motherland
★ 5.01943
MovieDramaHistory
The film deals with a Russian battalion under siege by the Germans during the Second World War.
Murder on Dante Street · 1956Murder on Dante Street
★ 5.51956
MovieDrama
A story about tragic events in France during the German occupation in WWII.
The Thirteen · 1937The Thirteen
★ 5.41937
MovieAdventureWar
The film tells about a band of demobilized Red Army men and two civilians who cross a Middle Asian desert. They are forced to do battle with superior forces of Basmachi rebels for the dry draw-well.
The Murderers Are Coming · 1942The Murderers Are Coming
★ 5.41942
MovieDramaWar
Brecht's play Fear and Misery of the Third Reich consists of a series of playlets, portraying National Socialist Germany of the 1930s as a land of poverty, violence, fear and pretence. Nazi antisemitism is depicted in several of the sketches, including "the Physicist", "Judicial Process", and "the Jewish Wife".
Vladimir Ilich Lenin · 1949Vladimir Ilich Lenin
★ 3.31949
MovieDocumentary