Leonid Obolensky

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Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)

A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yakov Protazanov
CAST:  Yuliya Solntseva  •  Igor Ilyinsky  •  Nikolai Tsereteli  •  Nikolai Batalov

A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yakov Protazanov
CAST:  Yuliya Solntseva  •  Igor Ilyinsky  •  Nikolai Tsereteli  •  Nikolai Batalov

Silence of Doctor Ivens (1974)

In the surreal aftermath to a plane crash at sea Dr. Iven an eminent scientist is the only survivor to be taken into the confidence of the alien rescuers. He learns that the world with its weapons of mass destruction is not ready for the wonders of the culture of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Budimir Metalnikov
CAST:  Sergey Bondarchuk  •  Leonid Obolensky  •  Irina Skobtseva  •  Boris Romanov

In the surreal aftermath to a plane crash at sea Dr. Iven an eminent scientist is the only survivor to be taken into the confidence of the alien rescuers. He learns that the world with its weapons of mass destruction is not ready for the wonders of the culture of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Budimir Metalnikov
CAST:  Sergey Bondarchuk  •  Leonid Obolensky  •  Irina Skobtseva  •  Boris Romanov

Strange Passions (1983)

It is the post-war era on the Latvian border, and the Lithuanian girl Maryte has located her relative, Antanas. Having been a farmhand on a rich farm as well as the lover of the owner's wife, upon his return from the war Antanas hopes to gain as much as he can from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jānis Streičs
CAST:  Vizma Ozoliņa- Kvēpa  •  Andris Morkāns  •  Zane Jančevska  •  Vija Artmane

It is the post-war era on the Latvian border, and the Lithuanian girl Maryte has located her relative, Antanas. Having been a farmhand on a rich farm as well as the lover of the owner's wife, upon his return from the war Antanas hopes to gain as much as he can from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jānis Streičs
CAST:  Vizma Ozoliņa- Kvēpa  •  Andris Morkāns  •  Zane Jančevska  •  Vija Artmane

The Death Ray (1925)

In a capitalist country, workers are heavily repressed but manage to get a "death ray" to fight back. (A part of the movie is lost.)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Kuleshov
CAST:  Porfiri Podobed  •  Sergei Komarov  •  Alexandra Khokhlova  •  Vsevolod Pudovkin

In a capitalist country, workers are heavily repressed but manage to get a "death ray" to fight back. (A part of the movie is lost.)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Kuleshov
CAST:  Porfiri Podobed  •  Sergei Komarov  •  Alexandra Khokhlova  •  Vsevolod Pudovkin

A Very English Murder (1974)

A classic detective story based on one of the best-loved Golden Age crime writers, Cyril Hare, novel "An English Murder" originally published in 1951. The setting of An English Murder seems, at first, to be a very conventional one. A group of family and friends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samson Samsonov
CAST:  Aleksey Batalov  •  Boris Ivanov  •  Faime Jurno  •  Einari Koppel

A classic detective story based on one of the best-loved Golden Age crime writers, Cyril Hare, novel "An English Murder" originally published in 1951. The setting of An English Murder seems, at first, to be a very conventional one. A group of family and friends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samson Samsonov
CAST:  Aleksey Batalov  •  Boris Ivanov  •  Faime Jurno  •  Einari Koppel

The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)

Mr. West and his faithful bodyguard Jeddie visit the land of the 'evil' Bolsheviks. Through various mishaps, Mr. West discovers that the Soviets are actually quite remarkable people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Kuleshov
CAST:  Porfiri Podobed  •  Boris Barnet  •  Alexandra Khokhlova  •  Vsevolod Pudovkin

Mr. West and his faithful bodyguard Jeddie visit the land of the 'evil' Bolsheviks. Through various mishaps, Mr. West discovers that the Soviets are actually quite remarkable people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lev Kuleshov
CAST:  Porfiri Podobed  •  Boris Barnet  •  Alexandra Khokhlova  •  Vsevolod Pudovkin

Residence Permit (1972)

Молодой талантливый врач Ростислав Савельев, считающий, что его недостаточно ценят на родине, воспользовавшись туристической поездкой, остается в одной из европейских стран. Но не найдя работы по специальности, он вынужден согласиться на предложение из школы ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Stefanovich  •  Omar Gvasalia
CAST:  Albert Filozov  •  Viktoriya Fyodorova  •  Leonid Obolensky  •  Inna Sergeeva

Молодой талантливый врач Ростислав Савельев, считающий, что его недостаточно ценят на родине, воспользовавшись туристической поездкой, остается в одной из европейских стран. Но не найдя работы по специальности, он вынужден согласиться на предложение из школы ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Stefanovich  •  Omar Gvasalia
CAST:  Albert Filozov  •  Viktoriya Fyodorova  •  Leonid Obolensky  •  Inna Sergeeva

Soul (1981)

A famous singer is going through the dark period of her life...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Stefanovich
CAST:  Sofiya Rotaru  •  Rolan Bykov  •  Mikhail Boyarskiy  •  Ivars Kalniņš

A famous singer is going through the dark period of her life...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Stefanovich
CAST:  Sofiya Rotaru  •  Rolan Bykov  •  Mikhail Boyarskiy  •  Ivars Kalniņš

Yuliya Vrevskaya (1977)

The film is based on a true dramatic story of the fate of a wonderful Russian woman - Countess Yulia Petrovna Vrevskaya, one of the first Petersburg beauties. The events of the movie take place during the Russian-Turkish war for the liberation of the Bulgarian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Korabov
CAST:  Ludmila Savelyeva  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Regimantas Adomaitis  •  Kosta Tsonev

The film is based on a true dramatic story of the fate of a wonderful Russian woman - Countess Yulia Petrovna Vrevskaya, one of the first Petersburg beauties. The events of the movie take place during the Russian-Turkish war for the liberation of the Bulgarian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Korabov
CAST:  Ludmila Savelyeva  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Regimantas Adomaitis  •  Kosta Tsonev

Wait for Letters (1960)

A group of young people comes to a Siberian construction site. They form a brigade, one of their tasks being cutting of a track for a power line. Different reasons made these people go to taiga and become pathfinders. One of them, a former taxi-driver Leonid (A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuli Karasik
CAST:  Vsevolod Abdulov  •  Nikolai Dovzhenko  •  Galina Ilyina  •  Anatoliy Kuznetsov

A group of young people comes to a Siberian construction site. They form a brigade, one of their tasks being cutting of a track for a power line. Different reasons made these people go to taiga and become pathfinders. One of them, a former taxi-driver Leonid (A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuli Karasik
CAST:  Vsevolod Abdulov  •  Nikolai Dovzhenko  •  Galina Ilyina  •  Anatoliy Kuznetsov

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DIRECTION:  Vija Beinerte
CAST:  Leonid Obolensky  •  Lilita Bērziņa  •  Karlis Sebris  •  Līga Liepiņa

The Legend of Princess Olga (1984)

The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yurii Illienko
CAST:  Liudmyla Yefymenko  •  Les Serdyuk  •  Ivan Mykolaichuk  •  Ivan Ivanov

The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yurii Illienko
CAST:  Liudmyla Yefymenko  •  Les Serdyuk  •  Ivan Mykolaichuk  •  Ivan Ivanov

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DIRECTION:  Boris Bushmelev
CAST:  Igor Yasulovich  •  Nina Ruslanova  •  Marina Dyuzheva  •  Lev Perfilov

Roll call (1966)

General Zhuravlev fought on the fronts of World War II, and is now designing spacecraft. Sending a rocket with astronaut Borodin on the flight, he recalls the namesake of the astronaut - a young tankman whom he had the chance to meet on the roads of war ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniil Khrabrovitsky
CAST:  Nikita Mikhalkov  •  Oleg Strizhenov  •  Marianna Vertinskaya  •  Tatyana Doronina

General Zhuravlev fought on the fronts of World War II, and is now designing spacecraft. Sending a rocket with astronaut Borodin on the flight, he recalls the namesake of the astronaut - a young tankman whom he had the chance to meet on the roads of war ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniil Khrabrovitsky
CAST:  Nikita Mikhalkov  •  Oleg Strizhenov  •  Marianna Vertinskaya  •  Tatyana Doronina

Starling and Lyre (1974)

Soviet intelligence spouses — Lyudmila ("Lyre") and Fyodor ("Starling") Grekov at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War are tasked with settling in Germany. Personnel intelligence officers with vast experience are successfully introduced into German society and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grigori Aleksandrov
CAST:  Lyubov Orlova  •  Pyotr Velyaminov  •  Nikolay Grinko  •  Boris Kordunov

Soviet intelligence spouses — Lyudmila ("Lyre") and Fyodor ("Starling") Grekov at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War are tasked with settling in Germany. Personnel intelligence officers with vast experience are successfully introduced into German society and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grigori Aleksandrov
CAST:  Lyubov Orlova  •  Pyotr Velyaminov  •  Nikolay Grinko  •  Boris Kordunov

The Exchange (1977)

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CAST:  Ģirts Jakovļevs  •  Leonid Obolensky  •  Regīna Razuma  •  Valentina Titova

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CAST:  Ģirts Jakovļevs  •  Leonid Obolensky  •  Regīna Razuma  •  Valentina Titova

Glory Dealers (1929)

The film is set in France during World War I. Bachelet's father and son are members of the French army . After the death of Bachelet Jr., he is called a national hero, actively using the fact of his death in the election campaign to fight communism. At the time of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonid Obolensky
CAST:  Vsevolod Aksyonov  •  Anna Sten  •  Anel Sudakevich  •  Pavel Pol

The film is set in France during World War I. Bachelet's father and son are members of the French army . After the death of Bachelet Jr., he is called a national hero, actively using the fact of his death in the election campaign to fight communism. At the time of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonid Obolensky
CAST:  Vsevolod Aksyonov  •  Anna Sten  •  Anel Sudakevich  •  Pavel Pol

At the end of summer (1980)

An old man in need of care and attention moves to his son in the city. But soon the son and his wife send the old man to a shelter for the elderly. However, the grandson, who loved his grandfather and understood the cruelty of what is happening, leaves his parents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruben Muradyan
CAST:  Vladimir Borisov  •  Igor Dmitriev  •  Marina Dyuzheva  •  Nina Veselovskaya

An old man in need of care and attention moves to his son in the city. But soon the son and his wife send the old man to a shelter for the elderly. However, the grandson, who loved his grandfather and understood the cruelty of what is happening, leaves his parents ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruben Muradyan
CAST:  Vladimir Borisov  •  Igor Dmitriev  •  Marina Dyuzheva  •  Nina Veselovskaya
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