Schweik in World War II
Based on the satirical anti-war comedy of the same name by B. Brecht.
Directed by Mark Zakharov
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Обыкновенное чудо · 1979Обыкновенное чудо
★ 10.01979
Series
Wake Up and Sing · 1974Wake Up and Sing
★ 9.01974
MovieComedyTV Movie
Dyula, the son of four Orbak, is a young man, like everyone at his age looking for love and at the same time dreaming of complete freedom. He loves parents, but he is terribly tired of notations and teachings. And by and large, like many young people, they themselves do not know very well what they want ...
The Very Same Munchhausen · 1979The Very Same Munchhausen
★ 7.61979
MovieComedyDrama
A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that failed to grasp his brilliance. In fact, his brilliance is what underlines the faults with the society itself. It's a beautiful yet tragic story that is filled with dense and intellectual dialogue.
The Twelve Chairs · 1977The Twelve Chairs
★ 7.51977
SeriesComedyFamily
Set in late-1920s Soviet Union, Ostap Bender and Ippolit "Kisa" Vorobyaninov are after a stash of diamonds hidden in one of the chairs in 12-chair set. They are forced to go on a cross-country chase when the chairs are auctioned off.
Formula of Love · 1984Formula of Love
★ 7.51984
MovieRomanceComedy
A young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a buzz in high society with his "magic", he decides to ask the Count to bring the statue to life...
Ordinary Miracle · 1978Ordinary Miracle
★ 7.31978
MovieDramaComedy
A wizard invents characters who all come to life and start to arrive at his house: a King, his servants, a princes, a bear trapped in a man's body - the usual lot. The Plot mainly rotates around the bear, who the wizard had turned into a man. The Bear, who wishes to be a bear once again, can turn into his old self if he were to kiss a princess. It gets complicated when he falls in love with that princess, that arrived at the wizard's house. For how can they be together, if a single kiss will destroy their love?
The White Sun of the Desert · 1969The White Sun of the Desert
★ 7.21969
MovieActionDrama
The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas. The cavalry unit commander, Rahimov, "convinces" Sukhov to help, temporarily, with the protection of abandoned women of the Basmachi guerrilla leader Abdullah's harem. Leaving a young Red Army soldier, Petrukha, to assist Sukhov with the task, Rahimov and his cavalry unit set out to pursue fleeing Abdullah.Sukhov and women from Abdullah's harem return to a nearby shore town. Soon, looking for a seaway across the border, Abdullah and his gang come to the same town...
The Prisoner of If Castle · 1989The Prisoner of If Castle
★ 6.91989
MovieAdventure
A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him
The Sannikov Land · 1973The Sannikov Land
★ 6.11973
MovieFantasyAdventure
A group of people setting out to find a previously assumed land and upon reaching it, not knowing how to deal with the customs of the place, have to deal with all the consequences.
For Better and for Worse · 1975For Better and for Worse
★ 5.81975
MovieDramaRomance
In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution failed miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) were weeded out by the czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to the harsh winters of Siberia, slated to work and wither in a prison/mine. The wives of the conspirators are faced with the prospect of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and certain disdain from everyone around them...
The Wise Man · 2004The Wise Man
2004
MovieDramaTV Movie
The story of the adventures of a young man – overly ambitious and cynical, who wanted to make a career but ended up failing.
Hurry to Build a House · 1971Hurry to Build a House
1971
MovieComedyMusic
A young girl suddenly became famous after her picture was published in a national magazine. What will she do with all the attention?
Juno and Avos · 2004Juno and Avos
2004
MovieMusicDrama
The year is 1806. He is 45, she is 15. He is from Russia, she is from America. He is Orthodox, she is Catholic. They love each other… But fate has prepared a harsh trial for them…
Three Girls in Blue · 1988Three Girls in Blue
1988
MovieDramaTV Movie
Three women in their thirties live in the summer with their young sons in the dacha. Svetlana, Tatiana and Ira are third cousins, and they raise their children alone. The women quarrel, finding out who owns half of the dacha, whose son is the offender and whose son is the offended... Svetlana and Tatiana live at the dacha for free, but the ceiling leaks on their half. Ira rents a room from Fedorovna, the owner of the other half of the dacha, but she is not allowed to use the toilet belonging to her sisters.
The Cherry Orchard · 2011The Cherry Orchard
2011
MovieComedyTV Movie
Television version of the performance by the "Lenkom" Theatre. Based on the comedy by A.P. Chekhov.
Zinovi Vysokovsky
Natalya Zashchipina
Spartak Mishulin
Mikhail Derzhavin
Tatyana Yegorova
Svetlana Tarasova
Georgi Menglet
Roman Tkachuk
Anatoliy Papanov
Aleksey Ovechkin
Vladimir Ushakov