A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with dai

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of t

The director dedicated this lyrical, epic film-confession to the memory of his father who was a doctor. The film’s protagonist, an ambulance doctor, conducts da

A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution: a young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino lead

Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmaker

The children's humorous film magazine "Yeralash" is a one-of-a-kind work of cinematography that ironically approaches the solution of everyday problems, focusin

Rolan Antonovich Bykov (Russian: Ролан Антонович Быков) was a Soviet and Russian male actor born in 1929 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, and died on 6 October 199

Anatoly Alekseyevich Solonitsyn was a Soviet actor born on August 30, 1934, in Bogorodsk. Known primarily for his work in acting, he had 47 known credits in mov

Kira Muratova was a film director, screenwriter, and actress of Romanian/Jewish descent. Born on November 5, 1934, in Soroca, she was known for her unusual dire

A tale based on a classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. The Captain's Daughter is a 1958 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Kaplunovskiy. This historical roma

The Killers is a 1956 student film by the Soviet and Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky and his fellow students Marika Beiku and Aleksandr Gordon. The film

This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from

Based on an authentic story, and in the pure tradition of Soviet cinema, the tragic fate of a family of Polish Jews during World War II. Drama

Jean-Luc Godard brings his firebrand political cinema to the UK, exploring the revolutionary signals in late '60s British society. Constructed as a montage of v

Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most

Leopold the Cat is a Soviet/Russian animation series about the pacifistic, and intelligent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. He i

Igor Petrovich Petrenko (Russian: И́горь Петро́вич Петре́нко) is a Russian actor of cinema and theater. In 2002 President of Russia, Vladimir Putin gave him The

Mikhail Sergeevich Boyarskiy is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, singer, and musician who holds the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR, which he

Aleksandr A. Kalyagin, born 25 May 1942 in Malmyzh, Kirovskaya oblast of the RSFSR, USSR, is a Soviet and Russian actor and director. He has been credited in 96

Lyubov Sergeevna Sokolova was a Soviet and Russian cinema actress who was named a People's Artist of the USSR. Known for her work in acting, she had 171 known c

Viktoriya V. Lepko is a Soviet actress of theatre and cinema who has been recognized as an Honored Artist of Russia. She was born on 20 June 1941 in Moscow, the

Alexander Alexandrovich Goloborodko (Russian: Александр Александрович Голобородько; born September 28, 1938, Dniprodzerzhynsk, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian act

Anna S. Kamenkova (Kamenkova-Pavlova; born April 27, 1953, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) — Soviet and Russian actress of theater, cinema and dubbing. Honored artist of t

Elem Germanovich Klimov was a Soviet Russian film director, screenwriter, and film worker born on July 9, 1933, in Stalingrad, Russian SFSR. He studied at VGIK