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1988 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 6.0 · Mystery, War & Politics

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Directed by Semyon Aranovich · Written by Yulian Semyonov

Networks: Central Television USSR, BNT 1

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People of Earth and SkyPeople of Earth and Sky · 1969
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8.51969
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The heroic romance of the profession is in the story about the life of test pilot Yuri Garnaev, who tragically died with his crew while extinguishing forest fires in France in 1967.
ConfrontationConfrontation · 1985
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In 1979, in one of the northern Soviet cities, the police are investigating the murder of a man who was on his way home from the gold mines. The detectives track down the main suspect, Grigory Milinko. But the further the case progresses, the more complicated it becomes, as it turns out that the real Milinko died during the war. So someone stole his name. The criminal is declared wanted throughout the Soviet Union, but the crimes continue.
I Worked For StalinI Worked For Stalin · 1990
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Gain an inside look into the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin's reign of terror through eyewitness testimonies, archival photographs and rare film footage, which reveal the real-life backstabbing and power plays among Stalin's inner circle. This documentary follows the stories of such high-ranking officials as Andrei Zhdanov, Nikita Khrushchev and Georgy Malenkov as they battled to secure their place in history by becoming Stalin's successor.
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesThe Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes · 1991
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A film about the destruction of the Jewish intelligentsia - from the defeat of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee to the “Doctors’ Plot.”
ConfrontationConfrontation · 1985
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Operatives are looking for a killer who has appropriated someone else's identity. The story of a real case based on the story of Yulian Semyonov.
The Broken HorseshoeThe Broken Horseshoe · 1973
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7.01973
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Based on the novel by Jules Verne "Drama in Livonia". French aeronaut Jules Ardan, traveling in a hot air balloon, accidentally finds himself in Reval. Here he meets Dr. Peterson and his daughter Leida. The gendarmes are hunting for Leida's fiance. The banker's son is being murdered in the city. Suspicion falls on Peterson. Jules Ardan takes over the investigation of the crime.
Summer Trip to the SeaSummer Trip to the Sea · 1978
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6.31978
MovieDramaWar
A story about a group of Arkhangelsk kids during 1942.
The Anna Akhmatova FileThe Anna Akhmatova File · 1989
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6.31989
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A documentary about the life of one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, her battles with and tragedies under the Soviet regime.
Young CatherineYoung Catherine · 1991
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5.91991
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A Prussian princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.
Torpedo BombersTorpedo Bombers · 1983
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5.81983
MovieDramaWar
In 1944 a Soviet marine air force unit stationed near Murmansk is fighting off the German bombers attacking the British navy convoys supplying the Soviet Union with war materials under the lend-lease agreement.
...And Other Officials...And Other Officials · 1976
...And Other Officials
5.71976
MovieDrama
The plot structure of the film is based on a commonplace situation from the practice of foreign trade organizations - the conclusion of a trade agreement with a foreign company.
RaffertyRafferty · 1980
Rafferty
5.51980
MovieMysteryDrama
The story of the trial of the trade union boss Jack Rafferty. With great force and astute critical insight, corruption and crime are exposed, accompanying the advancement of Western leaders to power.
Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for ViolaDmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola · 1981
Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola
5.41981
MovieMusicDocumentary
The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy to a first rate artist, his celebrated compositions and the final years with a declining health.
I Was Stalin's BodyguardI Was Stalin's Bodyguard · 1989
I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
5.01989
MovieDocumentary
This controversial documentary created a storm in Russia by taking the cloak off a violent, repressive period of Soviet history. Filmmaker Semyon Aranovich found the last surviving personal bodyguard of Joseph Stalin, Alexey Robin, who began working for the dictator in the 1930s.
The Year of the DogThe Year of the Dog · 1994
The Year of the Dog
3.91994
MovieDrama
Former criminal Sergei meets Vera - an elderly unhappy woman who lives in a dormitory. After Sergei commits another crime, they run together and along the way they accidentally get into a zone contaminated by radiation. Sergei decides to stay there, but Vera does not leave him. At that moment three looters come to the territory.
LeningradLeningrad · 1983
Leningrad
1983
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
A chronicle-poetic film about St. Petersburg-Leningrad from the Italian television documentary series "Cultural Capitals of Europe" (seventh film).

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