Acting
Mher Mkrtchyan
Born July 4, 1930 · Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Died December 29, 1993 · aged 63
Mher “Frunzik” Mkrtchyan (1930–1993) was one of the most iconic actors in Armenian and Soviet cinema, admired for his unique blend of humor, vulnerability, and emotional depth. Born in Leninakan, he trained at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Fine Arts and became a leading performer at the Sundukyan State Academic Theatre, where his expressive face and instinctive comedic timing made him…
Known For
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style · 1967Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
★ 7.61967
MovieComedy
Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.
Fuss of the Fusses · 1979Fuss of the Fusses
★ 6.11979
MovieComedyRomance
A comedy about a civil registry official whose job is to register newlyweds and who just discovered that her husband has been cheating on her for 3 months, her daughter met a guy she doesn't approve of, and her life has suddenly become a fuss of the fusses.
Master and Servant · 1962Master and Servant
★ 4.21962
MovieComedy
Manas is hired to work for master Tatos till the spring, "when the cuckoo will call". There is one condition of the contract: if anyone of them gets annoyed with another, he loses everything. Unable to stand the day-and-night work for stingy master, Manas leaves without a pense of salary for months work. Next servant who knocks at Tatos's door is Manas's small brother, smart Simon.
Mimino · 1977Mimino
★ 7.61977
MovieComedyDrama
Local Georgian pilot Mimino dreams of flying airplanes for major international airlines. To realize his aspirations, he goes to Moscow where he encounters a fellow comrade from the Caucasus, the Armenian Rubik. Many misadventures ensue.
A Piece of Sky · 1980A Piece of Sky
★ 4.71980
MovieDramaComedy
Nothing is easy for Torik, a shy orphan adopted by his aunt and uncle: he struggles to fit into village life, learn a craft, or find a wife. When Torik does fall in love – with Anjel, a local prostitute – he must face down the disapproval of his narrow-minded community and assert his right to happiness.
In Front of a Closed Door · 1981In Front of a Closed Door
★ 7.71981
MovieDramaRomance
Murad, the favorite of the entire court, has just returned from prison, where he ultimately took the blame for his friend's crime. All this time, his fiancée Gul waited for him, and now they are getting married. Meanwhile, behind one of the doors overlooking Murad's garden, a woman's scream can be heard from time to time, but the neighbors do nothing. Will Murad be able to rise above the general indifference to his neighbor's affairs and help the unfortunate woman?
The Father · 1973The Father
★ 5.31973
MovieDramaFamily
Builder Hovsep Manukyan's big and restless family hosts his old father Poghos who is forced to move from his native village. Many good and bad, funny and sad, important and unimportant events take place in the family of Hovsep, that help the older and the young to share their most valuable experience - culture of life, co-existence and devotion.
Baghdasar Divorces from His Wife · 1978Baghdasar Divorces from His Wife
★ 8.01978
MovieComedyDrama
The end of the 19th century. Constantinople. Having found out his wife's treachery, Baghdasar decides to divorce her. But that's not how it turned out! Instead, the hypocrisy and the mendacious people around Baghdasar make him leave the house.
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