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Sergei Gerasimov
Born May 21, 1906 · Kundravy, Urals, Russian Empire
Died November 26, 1985 · aged 79
Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov (21 May 1906 – 26 November 1985) was one of the most reputable Soviet film directors and screenwriters. The oldest film school in the world, the VGIK, bears his name. Gerasimov started his film industry career as an actor in 1924. At first he appeared in Kozintsev and Trauberg films, such as The Overcoat and The New Babylon. Later, he was commissioned to produce s…
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Quiet Flows the Don · 1957Quiet Flows the Don
★ 6.31957
MovieDramaHistory
Based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Sholokhov, about the fate of people broken by the First World War, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War in Russia (1917-1922), about the collapse of the foundations and ideals of the Don Cossacks of Russia at the beginning of the XX century, about the personal tragedy of the protagonist — Grigoriy Melekhov.
The Love of Mankind · 1973The Love of Mankind
★ 6.01973
MovieDramaRomance
A film about young architects who are building a new city in Siberia (Norilsk), their anxieties, concerns, and victories. Story of subtle psychology of love and personal happiness experienced men and women, behind the shoulders of which the pain of the past
Men and Beasts · 1962Men and Beasts
★ 6.11962
MovieDrama
The plot is based on the dramatic fate of the Red Army commander Aleksei Ivanovich Pavlov. Having been captured in January 1942 and being among the displaced persons, he didn't immediately decide to return to the USSR. Having rolled around the foreign country for 17 years, Aleksei nevertheless returned to his homeland. He goes to his brother in the south of the country to Sevastopol. Aleksei accidentally meets the doctor Anna Andreyevna, who was saved from death in besieged Leningrad. She travels by car from Moscow and also to the south, with her daughter Tanya; she suggests he join them. Aleksei tells about his life on the road.
The Maiden's Spring · 1960The Maiden's Spring
★ 6.21960
MovieComedyMusic
The Maiden Spring choreographic ensemble goes on tour in the Volga cities. In love with the soloist of the ensemble Galina, the optician Volodya could not be among the passengers of the ship on which the artists sailed: on the occasion of the special flight, tickets for the ship were not sold. And then Volodya gets a job as an assistant cook in the galley (the only vacant place on the ship). A lot of adventures have befallen the new nutrition worker. The galley’s female team received him with pleasure, and the beautiful Nastya even fell in love with the young man a little, causing Gali’s jealousy ...
Tomorrow Was the War · 1987Tomorrow Was the War
★ 6.41987
MovieDrama
This movie is based on a novel by Boris Vasiliev and describes life in a small Russian provincial town in 1940 - one year before Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The main characters of the film are ordinary Soviet high school students. They study in the Soviet school, try to be correct and ideological Komsomol activists. But not always the “correctness” suggested by the teachers coincides with the inner convictions of young souls - it is difficult for them to come to terms with the fact that their relatives and loved ones are suddenly “enemies of the people”.
The Wind Rose · 1957The Wind Rose
★ 6.01957
MovieDramaDocumentary
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
The Young Guard · 1948The Young Guard
★ 5.51948
MovieDramaWar
In 1942, local teenagers are organizing the underground resistance in the city of Krasnodon during the Nazi occupation of Russia. The teens manage to outsmart the Nazis in their fight, and their activity lifts the spirits of the surviving citizens.
The Memory of the Heart · 1958The Memory of the Heart
★ 7.01958
MovieDramaWar
The story of an English pilot who crashed in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, and whose life is saved by a woman and a boy - two partisans near the enemy lines, Long afterwards in England he remembers the Russians with affection, tells his friends about his experiences, and resolves to go back to find the two partisans his heart remembers.
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Incident in the Taiga · 1954Incident in the Taiga
★ 8.01954
MovieAdventureDrama
Young scientist is going to taiga for his experiments but meets poachers on the way.
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At the Beginning of Glorious Days · 1981At the Beginning of Glorious Days
★ 8.01981
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