Svetlana Druzhinina

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Svetlana Druzhinina

Born December 16, 1935 · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia] (age 90)

Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina (Russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Дружи́нина; born 16 December 1935 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actress, film director, screenwriter, film producer. She is best known for directing the Gardes-Marines trilogy consisting of Gardes-Marines, ahead!, Viva Gardes-Marines! and Gardes-Marines-III.

Known For

My Son is SomewhereMy Son is Somewhere · 1962
My Son is Somewhere
6.51962
MovieDrama
An old fisherman spends his days waiting to hear from his son who left the village long time ago.
A Hard Day's MondayA Hard Day's Monday · 1964
A Hard Day's Monday
1964
MovieComedy
Having very skillfully organized the food production of "worse quality, but more quantity", the Tonap share partnership began to gain power. Khristoforov, the underground organization's head, is concerned about the spoiled products' sale, and he developed an operation to get closer to the city industrial council: asked for a meeting, and by Monday he ordered Stryapkov to find a gift. However, an incident occurred: the crown from the gold watch of Evlampius Kokin, a master of the sausage shop, was found in the sausage. Kokin, who had long been tormented by fear, without consulting with the leadership, came to the police himself.
Eagle IslandEagle Island · 1961
Eagle Island
8.01961
MovieAdventure
Archaeologists have found on the island of Eagle remnants of slave shackles. On the expedition, rumors of an old legend spread about the figure of Achilles, who sometimes appeared on the local rock, and who was helping the sailors to find a safe fairway in bad weather. The expedition after a long search finds nothing and moves out, but the leader decides to stay. And after a while, he discovers a mysterious state created by runaway slaves...
The GirlsThe Girls · 1962
The Girls
7.51962
MovieComedyRomance
A graduate of the culinary technical school of the cook, Tosya Kislitsyna, a naive and eccentric girl, came to the village lost in the northern forests. She sticks her nose in all affairs, seeks to help everyone. She met Ilya on the day of arrival: the "first guy in the village" fell upon her indignantly, and in the evening, to brighten up an unpleasant meeting, she decided to "make happy" with an invitation to a dance and was refused. Not accustomed to refusals, Ilya argues with Filya that during the week he will fall in love with Tosya...
The Circus PrincessThe Circus Princess · 1982
The Circus Princess
6.21982
MovieRomanceComedy
The whole city is rushing to the circus to see the deadly act of the famous masked artist, the mysterious Mr. X. Among the guests is a rich widow, Countess Palinskaya, for whom any man is ready to perform a feat. But only the mysterious X is able to ignite the flame of love in the heart of the inflexible Countess...
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a PrincessSecrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a Princess · 2011
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a Princess
8.12011
MovieDramaHistory
Russia, 1736. The sixth year of Anna Ioannovna's reign. To strengthen the family of her female ancestors, the Miloslavskys, the Empress bequeaths the throne to the future son of her niece Anna Leopoldovna. There has never been such a thing in history that a non-existent child has become the heir. Meanwhile, for the sake of a worthy military alliance with Austria, the Empress trains Anna Leopoldovna and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brauschweig. The mother of the future heir does not like the groom, and this is used by Peter, the offspring of Biron, and the Saxon envoy Moritz. The hunt for the princess begins between these two knights.
Dulcinea of TobossaDulcinea of Tobossa · 1980
Dulcinea of Tobossa
5.21980
MovieRomanceDrama
Dulcinea seeks an eternal dream of justice, chivalry, protection of the wronged in real, everyday life but all her dreams fail to come true. All men to whom she turns for setting the out-of-joint time right fall short of her expectations because they are too small for the task. She is mocked, exposed and disappointed. So what to do? Somebody has to take Don Quixote's place.
Vivat, Naval Cadets!Vivat, Naval Cadets! · 1991
Vivat, Naval Cadets!
5.91991
MovieAdventureHistory
In the second movie the Naval Cadets are guarding the princess coming from Germany to marry a Russian prince.

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Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a PrincessSecrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a Princess · 2011
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a Princess
8.12011
MovieDramaHistory
Russia, 1736. The sixth year of Anna Ioannovna's reign. To strengthen the family of her female ancestors, the Miloslavskys, the Empress bequeaths the throne to the future son of her niece Anna Leopoldovna. There has never been such a thing in history that a non-existent child has become the heir. Meanwhile, for the sake of a worthy military alliance with Austria, the Empress trains Anna Leopoldovna and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brauschweig. The mother of the future heir does not like the groom, and this is used by Peter, the offspring of Biron, and the Saxon envoy Moritz. The hunt for the princess begins between these two knights.

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Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 2. Hunting for a PrincessSecrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 2. Hunting for a Princess · 2011
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 2. Hunting for a Princess
5.52011
MovieDramaHistory
Russia, 1736. The sixth year of Anna Ioannovna's reign. To strengthen the family of her female ancestors, the Miloslavskys, the Empress bequeaths the throne to the future son of her niece Anna Leopoldovna. There has never been such a thing in history that a non-existent child has become the heir. Meanwhile, for the sake of a worthy military alliance with Austria, the Empress trains Anna Leopoldovna and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brauschweig. The mother of the future heir does not like the groom, and this is used by Peter, the offspring of Biron, and the Saxon envoy Moritz. The hunt for the princess begins between these two knights.

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Vivat, Naval Cadets!Vivat, Naval Cadets! · 1994
Vivat, Naval Cadets!
8.01994
SeriesAction & Adventure
1744. Russian Empire. Being childless, but at the same time wanting to finally consolidate on the Russian throne of his - "Peter's" line of the Romanov dynasty, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna decides to marry his nephew Karl Peter Ulrich, brought from Prussia, called in Russia "Peter Fyodorovich" to some noble, but preferably not very rich and not very willful European "princess". Elizabeth is intrigued by the brave young guardsman and his intercession for Yaguzhinskaya, and she gives Belov "an assignment of national importance" - to secretly bring his important guests to Russia from Prussia. The ubiquitous vice-chancellor Bestuzhev learns about it. He summons Alexei Korsak, Belov's friend who will keep Alexander company on his trip to Prussia, and instructs him to become a spy on Belov, threatening Korsak with "exile to the galleys" and "Siberia" for his wife and young son if he refuses.

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