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The End of Saint Petersburg / Deserter Directors: Mikhail Doller, Vsevolod Pudovkin | |
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From Description A giant of early Soviet revolutionary cinema, Vsevolod Pudovkin overwhelmed the film world with his masterpieces based in montage, the creation of a psychological whole from short pieces of thematically-related film. Intensely dramatic and personal, "The End of Saint Petersburg" (1927, 87 min.) follows a Russian peasant from life on a farm to union work in the big city, through the ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Destiny of a Man Director: Sergei Bondarchuk | |
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From Description A hymn to the human spirit, this screen adaptation from the novel by Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Sholokhov. After losing his wife and children during the war with fascist Germany and surviving the horrors of a concentration camp, Andrei Sokolov (played by the film's honored director, War and Peace's Sergei Bondarchuk) marches with the Soviet Army towards Berlin and finds a ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Old Hottabych | |
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From Description While swimming in the Moscow River, young schoolboy Volka stumbles on an old jug containing an Oriental genie. As a reward, the genie becomes his loyal servant and takes him on a thrilling ride to India on a magic carpet. ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Vassily Buslayev Actor: Alexander Garibyan | |
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From Description Based on the epic Russian poem, this fantastic spectacle portrays the tale of Russian hero Vassily Buslayev, who rose to defend the freedom and independence of his people. When the threat of enemy invasion looms over Novgorod, the people beg Vassily to defend their native landnchez, his children; Also participating in this documentary are popular Latin performers Graciela Beltrn "Chalino" Snchez, ... more Buy from Amazon |
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The Tale of Time Lost Actor: Alexander Ptushko | |
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From Description In this classic Soviet fairy tale, four old sorcerers show up in a small town intent on regaining their former vigor and youth. But to do that, they must find four people who aimlessly waste their time. Fortunately for the magicians, they find just the guinea pigs in four lazy school children and quickly change places. Perhaps too late, the children ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Out of the Cold Director: Aleksandr Buravsky | |
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From Description Dan Scott (Keith Carradine) is a fading Broadway star who finds a new audience for his cabaret act in Europe. When World War II erupts, he finds himself trapped between the Nazis and the Soviets. Amid a world in chaos, he falls in love with a beautiful, young local girl. Their affair is cut short with tragic consequences, but Dan never ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Air Crew Actor: Alexander Mitta | |
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From Description The first Soviet "disaster" film takes place at an airport where a passenger airplane has landed in the throes of an earthquake. With fiery lava erupting, buildings on fire and the ground giving way under everyone's feet, the crew tries to take off to escape the terrible situation. Unfortunately, the runway is damaged and, only due to the skills of the ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Scarlet Sails | |
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From Description On December 14, 1825, the military units of the Russian army were In this poetic adaptation of the Alexander Grin fairy tale, retired sailor Longren lives in a small fisherman's village with his daughter. Brave sailor Gray sees the value in both of them and decides to make the young girl's dreams come true by taking her on a ship under ... more Buy from Amazon |
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The Thief Actors: Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk Director: Pavel Chukhraj | |
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From Amazon.com If you were a widow with a young boy in 1952 Russia, you might take up with a handsome army captain you met on a train. You both would need protection from this post-war world in disarray. And what more solid figure than this officer whose chest proudly displays a tattoo of Stalin? Only the officer is a charismatic but often ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Snow Queen Director: Gennadi Kazansky | |
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From Description This fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen's tells of the wonderful journey a modest little girl named Herda takes while searching for her friend Kay, who has been kidnapped by the wicked fairy, the Snow Queen. Herda meets many obstacles in her trek before she faces a final decisive battle with the Snow Queen. But Herda's loyal heart will overcome all ... more Buy from Amazon |
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