Vladimir Vladislavskiy

Meeting on the Elbe (1949)

Soviet and American soldiers are meeting on the shores of the Elbe river in Germany in 1945.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grigori Aleksandrov
CAST:  Lyubov Orlova  •  Vladlen Davydov  •  Konstantin Nassonov  •  Mikhail Nazvanov

Soviet and American soldiers are meeting on the shores of the Elbe river in Germany in 1945.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grigori Aleksandrov
CAST:  Lyubov Orlova  •  Vladlen Davydov  •  Konstantin Nassonov  •  Mikhail Nazvanov

Admiral Nakhimov (1946)

A biography of a famous Russian Admiral Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vsevolod Pudovkin
CAST:  Aleksei Dikij  •  Evgeniy Samoylov  •  Vladimir Vladislavskiy  •  Vsevolod Pudovkin

A biography of a famous Russian Admiral Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vsevolod Pudovkin
CAST:  Aleksei Dikij  •  Evgeniy Samoylov  •  Vladimir Vladislavskiy  •  Vsevolod Pudovkin

The Great Glinka (1946)

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Arnshtam
CAST:  Boris Chirkov  •  Vasili Merkuryev  •  Vladimir Druzhnikov  •  Mikhail Derzhavin

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Arnshtam
CAST:  Boris Chirkov  •  Vasili Merkuryev  •  Vladimir Druzhnikov  •  Mikhail Derzhavin

Girl No. 217 (1945)

A Russian peasant woman is captured by Nazis and sold into slavery in Germany. Shown in Cannes in 1946.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Romm
CAST:  Yelena Kuzmina  •  Anna Lisyanskaya  •  Nikolai Komissarov  •  Grigory Mikhaylov

A Russian peasant woman is captured by Nazis and sold into slavery in Germany. Shown in Cannes in 1946.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Romm
CAST:  Yelena Kuzmina  •  Anna Lisyanskaya  •  Nikolai Komissarov  •  Grigory Mikhaylov

Lenin in October (1937)

Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail Romm's tributes to the Marxist visionary who helped orchestrate the insurrection of October, 1917.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Romm  •  Dmitriy Vasilev
CAST:  Boris Shchukin  •  Nikolai Okhlopkov  •  Vasili Vanin  •  Nikolai Arsky

Commissioned by Josef Stalin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Revolution, Lenin in October was the first of Russian director Mikhail Romm's tributes to the Marxist visionary who helped orchestrate the insurrection of October, 1917.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Romm  •  Dmitriy Vasilev
CAST:  Boris Shchukin  •  Nikolai Okhlopkov  •  Vasili Vanin  •  Nikolai Arsky

The Romantics (1941)

Set in the high North, this tale of a Russian teacher who begins to educate the children of the Chukchi tribe reinforces the director's firm belief in the power of education to overcome distrust and establish a shared civilizational foundation for all human beings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Donskoy
CAST:  Daniil Sagal  •  Vladimir Vladislavskiy  •  Dariga Tnalina  •  Irina Fedotova

Set in the high North, this tale of a Russian teacher who begins to educate the children of the Chukchi tribe reinforces the director's firm belief in the power of education to overcome distrust and establish a shared civilizational foundation for all human beings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Donskoy
CAST:  Daniil Sagal  •  Vladimir Vladislavskiy  •  Dariga Tnalina  •  Irina Fedotova

The Yellow Stork (1950)

The film is based on an ancient Chinese fairy tale about the simple people of China who despite of heavy work and oppression, did not lose belief in life and love to freedom  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Atamanov
CAST:  Nikolay Aleksandrovich  •  Dmitriy Kara-Dmitriev  •  Vladimir Vladislavskiy

The film is based on an ancient Chinese fairy tale about the simple people of China who despite of heavy work and oppression, did not lose belief in life and love to freedom  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Atamanov
CAST:  Nikolay Aleksandrovich  •  Dmitriy Kara-Dmitriev  •  Vladimir Vladislavskiy

The Anna Cross (1954)

Based on the short story by A. P. Chekhov. Beggar 18-year-old beauty Anna marries a rich 52-year-old official to help her father and brothers. After the death of the mother, the father drinks, the brothers go hungry. For the sake of her relatives, she is ready for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isidor Annensky
CAST:  Alla Larionova  •  Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky  •  Pyotr Maltsev  •  Aleksandr Metyolkin

Based on the short story by A. P. Chekhov. Beggar 18-year-old beauty Anna marries a rich 52-year-old official to help her father and brothers. After the death of the mother, the father drinks, the brothers go hungry. For the sake of her relatives, she is ready for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isidor Annensky
CAST:  Alla Larionova  •  Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky  •  Pyotr Maltsev  •  Aleksandr Metyolkin

Night Guard (1957)

The accountant of the commodity base discovers a small mistake in the documents, as told by the manager of the base. That night, someone hacked and robbed a safe with accounting documents, and committed the killing of an accountant. The case for the search for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Sukhobokov
CAST:  Mark Bernes  •  Lev Sverdlin  •  Vadim Grachov  •  Zoya Fyodorova

The accountant of the commodity base discovers a small mistake in the documents, as told by the manager of the base. That night, someone hacked and robbed a safe with accounting documents, and committed the killing of an accountant. The case for the search for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Sukhobokov
CAST:  Mark Bernes  •  Lev Sverdlin  •  Vadim Grachov  •  Zoya Fyodorova

Пигмалион (1958)

Phonetics professor Mr. Higgins decided to prove that he could, thanks to his knowledge and teaching skills, turn Eliza - a simple street flower girl with terrifying speech and manners - into a socialite and introduce her to guests as a duchess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Alekseyev
CAST:  Konstantsiya Royek  •  Evgeniy Velikhov  •  Yevdokiya Turchaninova  •  Mikhail Tsaryov

Phonetics professor Mr. Higgins decided to prove that he could, thanks to his knowledge and teaching skills, turn Eliza - a simple street flower girl with terrifying speech and manners - into a socialite and introduce her to guests as a duchess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Alekseyev
CAST:  Konstantsiya Royek  •  Evgeniy Velikhov  •  Yevdokiya Turchaninova  •  Mikhail Tsaryov

A Groom from the Right Society (1958)

Semyon Danilovich Petukhov was very surprised to found upon returning from vacation that he was declared dead and... buried.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonid Gaidai
CAST:  Rostislav Plyatt  •  Georgiy Vitsin  •  Vera Altayskaya  •  Rina Zelyonaya

Semyon Danilovich Petukhov was very surprised to found upon returning from vacation that he was declared dead and... buried.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonid Gaidai
CAST:  Rostislav Plyatt  •  Georgiy Vitsin  •  Vera Altayskaya  •  Rina Zelyonaya

Eugénie Grandet (1960)

Eugénie Grandet is set in the town of Saumur. Eugénie's father Felix is a former cooper who has become wealthy through both business ventures and inheritance (having inherited the estates of his mother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, and grandmother all in one year). ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Alekseyev
CAST:  Mikhail Kozakov  •  Semyon Mezhinsky  •  Tatyana Pankova  •  Ariadna Shengelaia

Eugénie Grandet is set in the town of Saumur. Eugénie's father Felix is a former cooper who has become wealthy through both business ventures and inheritance (having inherited the estates of his mother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, and grandmother all in one year). ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergei Alekseyev
CAST:  Mikhail Kozakov  •  Semyon Mezhinsky  •  Tatyana Pankova  •  Ariadna Shengelaia

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonid Gaidai
CAST:  Aleksandr Demyanenko  •  Mikhail Pugovkin  •  Aleksei Smirnov  •  Yuriy Nikulin

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonid Gaidai
CAST:  Aleksandr Demyanenko  •  Mikhail Pugovkin  •  Aleksei Smirnov  •  Yuriy Nikulin