Petro Vesklyarov

Ukrainian theater and film actor. Appeared in a number of films, and starred as the character "Did Panas" in a children's television series between 1964 and 1986.

Viy (1967)

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Kropachyov  •  Konstantin Ershov
CAST:  Leonid Kuravlyov  •  Natalya Varley  •  Aleksey Glazyrin  •  Vadim Zakharchenko

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Kropachyov  •  Konstantin Ershov
CAST:  Leonid Kuravlyov  •  Natalya Varley  •  Aleksey Glazyrin  •  Vadim Zakharchenko

Song of the Forest (1961)

Among the inhabitants of the fantastic realm lived a beautiful girl Mavka forest. Gentle voice piped woke her from winter sleep swain Lucas, whom she dearly loved. Mavka leave their forest friends and go to the people. But then she meets up with her mother and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivchenko
CAST:  Rayisa Nedashkivska  •  Petro Vesklyarov  •  Volodymyr Sydorchuk  •  Vladimir Rudin

Among the inhabitants of the fantastic realm lived a beautiful girl Mavka forest. Gentle voice piped woke her from winter sleep swain Lucas, whom she dearly loved. Mavka leave their forest friends and go to the people. But then she meets up with her mother and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivchenko
CAST:  Rayisa Nedashkivska  •  Petro Vesklyarov  •  Volodymyr Sydorchuk  •  Vladimir Rudin

Lyuboy tsenoy (1960)

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DIRECTION:  Anatoly Slesarenko
CAST:  Ada Vojtsik  •  Grigory Pluzhnik  •  Viktor Pavlovsky  •  Dmitriy Kapka

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DIRECTION:  Anatoly Slesarenko
CAST:  Ada Vojtsik  •  Grigory Pluzhnik  •  Viktor Pavlovsky  •  Dmitriy Kapka

Oleksa Dovbush (1960)

The story of the "Hutsul Robin Hood" Oleksa Dovbush, an 18th century Carpathian Mountains outlaw who's a popular figure of Ukrainian legend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivanov
CAST:  Nataliia Naum  •  Afanasi Kochetkov  •  Oleg Borisov  •  Nikolai Muravyov

The story of the "Hutsul Robin Hood" Oleksa Dovbush, an 18th century Carpathian Mountains outlaw who's a popular figure of Ukrainian legend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivanov
CAST:  Nataliia Naum  •  Afanasi Kochetkov  •  Oleg Borisov  •  Nikolai Muravyov

Roman and Francesca (1961)

A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Volodymyr Denysenko
CAST:  Lyudmila Gurchenko  •  Pavlo Morozenko  •  Mykhailo Zadniprovskyi  •  Anatoli Skibenko

A Soviet trading ship sank into the Italian port. Sailor Roman went ashore. In one of the squares he heard singing. It was sung by Francesca. The sailor was delighted with her voice and beauty. They wandered for a long time that day on ancient streets and squares. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Volodymyr Denysenko
CAST:  Lyudmila Gurchenko  •  Pavlo Morozenko  •  Mykhailo Zadniprovskyi  •  Anatoli Skibenko

Ivanna (1960)

The film tells the story of the tragic fate of a young girl - the daughter of a clergyman, the Soviet partisan. The action takes place in Lviv on the eve of and during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivchenko
CAST:  Inna Burduchenko  •  Anatoliy Motorny  •  Petro Vesklyarov  •  Vladimir Goncharov

The film tells the story of the tragic fate of a young girl - the daughter of a clergyman, the Soviet partisan. The action takes place in Lviv on the eve of and during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivchenko
CAST:  Inna Burduchenko  •  Anatoliy Motorny  •  Petro Vesklyarov  •  Vladimir Goncharov

I Want to Believe (1965)

Young journalist is investigating some tragic moments from the history of WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykola Mashchenko
CAST:  Yekaterina Krupennikova  •  Aleksei Safonov  •  Viktor Chekmaryov  •  Igor Ledogorov

Young journalist is investigating some tragic moments from the history of WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykola Mashchenko
CAST:  Yekaterina Krupennikova  •  Aleksei Safonov  •  Viktor Chekmaryov  •  Igor Ledogorov

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DIRECTION:  Viktor Ivchenko
CAST:  Petro Vesklyarov  •  Ninel Myshkova  •  Vadim Vilsky

Bonivur's Heart (1969)

A young Komsomol member Vitaly Bonivur is fighting for Soviet power in the Far East and Primorye. Red underground workers are not the first day want to arrange an escape of their fellow prisoners. And the brave Bonivur takes part in the organization of the getaway, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Orlov
CAST:  Lev Prygunov  •  Boris Chirkov  •  Tamara Korolyuk  •  Ivan Pereverzev

A young Komsomol member Vitaly Bonivur is fighting for Soviet power in the Far East and Primorye. Red underground workers are not the first day want to arrange an escape of their fellow prisoners. And the brave Bonivur takes part in the organization of the getaway, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Orlov
CAST:  Lev Prygunov  •  Boris Chirkov  •  Tamara Korolyuk  •  Ivan Pereverzev

Audacity (1971)

A group of Red Army scouts are trying to find a secret Hitler's headquarters in Ukraine during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
CAST:  Nikolay Olyalin  •  Vladimir Gulyaev  •  Valentyna Hryshokina  •  Fyodor Odinokov

A group of Red Army scouts are trying to find a secret Hitler's headquarters in Ukraine during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
CAST:  Nikolay Olyalin  •  Vladimir Gulyaev  •  Valentyna Hryshokina  •  Fyodor Odinokov

Forget the Word 'Death' (1979)

1920. Russian Civil War. Operation of GubCheka (Soviet police) to destroy one of the bands in Ukraine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samvel Gasparov
CAST:  Bohdan Stupka  •  Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev  •  Pyotr Merkuryev  •  Kostiantyn Stepankov

1920. Russian Civil War. Operation of GubCheka (Soviet police) to destroy one of the bands in Ukraine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samvel Gasparov
CAST:  Bohdan Stupka  •  Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev  •  Pyotr Merkuryev  •  Kostiantyn Stepankov

Dmitro Goritsvit (1962)

Based on the novel by Mikhail Stelmakh “A Big Family”. The second film of the trilogy (“Human Blood is Not a Water”, “Dmitro Goritsvit”, “People Don’t Know Everything”) tells about one of the first collective farms of Ukraine, the fight against the kulaks and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykola Makarenko
CAST:  Anatoliy Solovyov  •  Maya Kokhanova  •  Rayisa Nedashkivska  •  Yevhen Bondarenko

Based on the novel by Mikhail Stelmakh “A Big Family”. The second film of the trilogy (“Human Blood is Not a Water”, “Dmitro Goritsvit”, “People Don’t Know Everything”) tells about one of the first collective farms of Ukraine, the fight against the kulaks and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykola Makarenko
CAST:  Anatoliy Solovyov  •  Maya Kokhanova  •  Rayisa Nedashkivska  •  Yevhen Bondarenko

The Gypsy (1967)

Based on the story of the same name by Anatoliy Kalinin. A young village woman, Klavdiya Pukhlyakova, the mother of a newborn girl, finds a gypsy boy at the crushed kibitka under the tanks. Having pity on the child, she takes him home and raises him as her own son ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yevgeni Matveyev
CAST:  Lyudmila Khityaeva  •  Yevgeni Matveyev  •  Sergei Yermilov  •  Tatyana Grabovskaya

Based on the story of the same name by Anatoliy Kalinin. A young village woman, Klavdiya Pukhlyakova, the mother of a newborn girl, finds a gypsy boy at the crushed kibitka under the tanks. Having pity on the child, she takes him home and raises him as her own son ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yevgeni Matveyev
CAST:  Lyudmila Khityaeva  •  Yevgeni Matveyev  •  Sergei Yermilov  •  Tatyana Grabovskaya

Human blood - is thicker than water (1960)

The main character Danilo was one of Petlyura’s military commanders. But 1920 began, the struggle against the Soviet power ended, it was the time for the former irreconcilable fighters to return to their peaceful occupations. The only thing is that a former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykola Makarenko
CAST:  Yevhen Bondarenko  •  Henrikh Ostashevskyi  •  Karina Shmarinova  •  Anatoliy Solovyov

The main character Danilo was one of Petlyura’s military commanders. But 1920 began, the struggle against the Soviet power ended, it was the time for the former irreconcilable fighters to return to their peaceful occupations. The only thing is that a former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mykola Makarenko
CAST:  Yevhen Bondarenko  •  Henrikh Ostashevskyi  •  Karina Shmarinova  •  Anatoliy Solovyov