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Tag Archives: Soviet Union

Bed and Sofa
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Bed and Sofa

Mar. 15, 1927

Bed and Sofa

IMDb: 7.5 1927 95 min 781 views
Russian writer/director Abram Room never again made anything as good–or as highly individual–as his 1927 silent film Bed and Sofa. In ...
Earth
7.3

Earth

Apr. 08, 1930

Earth

IMDb: 7.3 1930 75 min 562 views
In the peaceful countryside, Vassily opposes the rich kulaks over the coming of collective farming.
Volga-Volga
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Volga-Volga

Apr. 24, 1938

Volga-Volga

IMDb: 6.8 1938 104 min 886 views
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin’s favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on ...
Little Alexander
7.1

Little Alexander

Jun. 06, 1981

Little Alexander

IMDb: 7.1 1981 98 min 617 views
Little Alexander is a story about the end of WWII. It’s May, 1945 and Soviet soldiers in Germany are making efforts to create conditions ...
The Turning Point
6.3

The Turning Point

Jul. 19, 1945

The Turning Point

IMDb: 6.3 1945 108 min 951 views
A Soviet 1945 film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the Cannes top prize winners of 1946.
Chapaev
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Chapaev

Nov. 07, 1934

Chapaev

IMDb: 7.3 1934 93 min 1140 views
Chapaev (Чапаев) is known as one of the finest cinematic works of the Socialist Realism movement. Based on a real life Red Army commander, ...
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
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Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair

Jan. 01, 1969

Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair

IMDb: 7.3 1969 81 min 697 views
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair is another fun family, fantasy film by prolific director, Aleksandr Rou. The film tells the story of Tsar ...
The Village Teacher
6.6

The Village Teacher

Jun. 06, 1947

The Village Teacher

IMDb: 6.6 1947 100 min 446 views
A life-long story of a romantic school teacher who left imperial St. Petersburg for teaching country children. Driven by noble intentions to ...
The Children of Captain Grant
6.8

The Children of Captain Grant

Jun. 06, 1936

The Children of Captain Grant

IMDb: 6.8 1936 83 min 666 views
The son and daughter of a lost-at-sea captain recruit help to find him on the basis of an incomplete note found in a bottle, and encounter ...
The Commissar
7.4

The Commissar

Jun. 06, 1967

The Commissar

IMDb: 7.4 1967 110 min 1000 views
Klavdia Vavilova (Nonna Mordyukova) serves as a political officer – a Commissar – in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. Her ...
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
7.3

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

Sep. 27, 1938

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

IMDb: 7.3 1938 98 min 549 views
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (Detstvo Gorkovo) was the first of Russian director Mark Donski’s trilogy based upon Gorky’s memoirs. ...
Cosmic Journey
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Cosmic Journey

Jan. 21, 1936

Cosmic Journey

IMDb: 6.9 1936 70 min 636 views
Soviet cinematographers created a progressively realistic image of a journey to the moon in these early days of special effects. Scientist Pavel ...
The Youth of Peter
7.0

The Youth of Peter

Jun. 06, 1980

The Youth of Peter

IMDb: 7.0 1980 140 min 761 views
The Youth of Peter is an epic film adaptation of Alexei Tolstoy’s novel, Peter the First. It tells the story of the rise of Russia’s first ...
The Anna Cross
7.2

The Anna Cross

Jan. 01, 1954

The Anna Cross

IMDb: 7.2 1954 587 views
The Anna Cross (or Anna on the Neck) is a film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. In the story, the beautiful ...
Different Fortunes
7.2

Different Fortunes

Sep. 21, 1956

Different Fortunes

IMDb: 7.2 1956 107 min 601 views
Different Fortunes is a movie about young Leningraders during the 1950s. The film’s young heroes are just leaving high school and entering ...
Three Plus Two
7.4

Three Plus Two

Jul. 03, 1963

Three Plus Two

IMDb: 7.4 1963 100 min 697 views
In Three Plus Two, three male best friends go on an annual seaside camping trip only to have to compete over their favorite spot with two ...
Arsenal
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Arsenal

Feb. 25, 1929

Arsenal

IMDb: 7.2 1929 87 min 721 views
Set in the bleak aftermath and devastation of the World War I, a recently demobbed soldier, Timosh, returns to his hometown Kiev, after having ...
Pirates of the 20th Century
6.7

Pirates of the 20th Century

Jul. 14, 1980

Pirates of the 20th Century

IMDb: 6.7 1980 83 min 671 views
Pirates of the 20th Century is an exciting Soviet action movie, full of adventures, stunts, and battles on the high seas. A Soviet cargo ship is ...
To The Stars By Hard Ways
5.8

To The Stars By Hard Ways

Jun. 06, 1980

To The Stars By Hard Ways

IMDb: 5.8 1980 148 min 649 views
To The Stars By Hard Ways (also, Through Thorns to the Stars) is a 1980s Soviet sci-fi film about an intergalactic rescue expedition. It’s ...
The Adventures of the Little Chinese
5.0

The Adventures of the Little Chinese

Apr. 29, 1928

The Adventures of the Little Chinese

IMDb: 5.0 1928 24 min 603 views
Prikliouchenia Kitaïtchat (The Adventures of the little Chinese, 1928, directed by Maria Benderskaya). “…Within the initiatory ...
Through Fire, Water and…Brass Pipes
7.1

Through Fire, Water and…Brass Pipes

Dec. 10, 1968

Through Fire, Water and…Brass Pipes

IMDb: 7.1 1968 86 min 477 views
Through Fire, Water and…Brass Pipes is one of acclaimed director, Alexander Rou’s charming fairy tale classics. The movie is ...
Ivan Brovkin on the State Farm
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Ivan Brovkin on the State Farm

Dec. 12, 1958

Ivan Brovkin on the State Farm

IMDb: 7.0 1958 97 min 545 views
Life on the virgin farmlands of the Soviet Union is difficult. But Ivan Brovkin can do anything! After serving in the Red Army, Ivan returns ...
The Property of Republic
7.1

The Property of Republic

Jun. 06, 1971

The Property of Republic

IMDb: 7.1 1971 138 min 578 views
The Property of Republic is a rip-roaring adventure classic from the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the Russian Revolution, a collection of ...
Aleksa Dundic
7.0

Aleksa Dundic

May. 18, 1958

Aleksa Dundic

IMDb: 7.0 1958 115 min 1001 views
Aleksa Dundic (Oleko Dundich) is joint Soviet-Yugoslav production that celebrates the life and times of a famous Serbian soldier. Dundic ...
The Little Mermaid
7.1

The Little Mermaid

Dec. 17, 1976

The Little Mermaid

IMDb: 7.1 1976 77 min 1386 views
This film adaptation of The Little Mermaid by Vladimir Bychkov breathed new life into the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. A touching ...
Treasure Island
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Treasure Island

Dec. 01, 1971

Treasure Island

IMDb: 6.9 1971 82 min 559 views
Brave Jim Hawkins and his friends set off in search of treasure, but the boat they chartered for this journey turned out to be a pirate ship. And ...
Father Frost
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Father Frost

May. 05, 1964

Father Frost

IMDb: 6.5 1964 79 min 744 views
Father Frost is a traditional Russian fairy tale classic by director, Alexander Rou. The film tells the story of a conceited young man and a ...
Scarlet Sails
7.1

Scarlet Sails

Jun. 07, 1961

Scarlet Sails

IMDb: 7.1 1961 88 min 798 views
A little girl Assol met a wizard and it has been foretold: “… it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail ...
Forgotten Tune for the Flute
7.4

Forgotten Tune for the Flute

Oct. 23, 1987

Forgotten Tune for the Flute

IMDb: 7.4 1987 134 min 591 views
A flutist in the forgotten past, at present the husband of a “big man’s” daughter and head of one of the Chief Directorate’s sections felt unwell ...
The Cossacks
6.7

The Cossacks

Jun. 28, 1961

The Cossacks

IMDb: 6.7 1961 97 min 756 views
Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by the great writer Leo Tolstoy, this engrossing drama is set at the turn of the 20th century and involves ...
A Hunting Accident
7.4

A Hunting Accident

Jul. 31, 1978

A Hunting Accident

IMDb: 7.4 1978 105 min 1105 views
An aristocrat falls for a young woman who brings him ruin. Based on Chekhov’s story.
Tractor Drivers
6.5

Tractor Drivers

Jul. 03, 1939

Tractor Drivers

IMDb: 6.5 1939 88 min 632 views
The story takes place in a Soviet placed in what is now Ukraine. A mechanic arrives in the Soviet, lead by a young independent woman driving ...
Cossacks of the Kuban
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Cossacks of the Kuban

Jun. 06, 1949

Cossacks of the Kuban

IMDb: 6.7 1949 112 min 690 views
In the steppes of the Kuban love is born on two collective farms while wheat is (enthusiastically) gathered. Galina, the energetic chairwoman of ...
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven
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Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven

Apr. 04, 1976

Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven

IMDb: 7.5 1976 101 min 2223 views
This colourful, music-filled and sensual melodrama based on early stories by Maxim Gorky tells the fatal love story between the beautiful and ...
Carnival Night
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Carnival Night

Dec. 29, 1956

Carnival Night

IMDb: 7.5 1956 78 min 1148 views
It is the New Year’s Eve and the employees of an Economics Institute are ready with their annual New Year’s entertainment program. It ...
Where is the Nophelet?
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Where is the Nophelet?

Jun. 06, 1987

Where is the Nophelet?

IMDb: 6.4 1987 82 min 556 views
Pasha is a very shy and quiet person. He is almost 40 but is not married yet and cannot even find courage to ask a woman for a date. His best ...
A Tale of Lost Times
7.2

A Tale of Lost Times

Feb. 02, 1964

A Tale of Lost Times

IMDb: 7.2 1964 76 min 622 views
Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want ...
The Height
7.1

The Height

Apr. 27, 1957

The Height

IMDb: 7.1 1957 94 min 810 views
For the construction of the plant comes a team of ironworkers, they will carry out the installation of the blast furnace according to the new ...
The Hot Snow
7.1

The Hot Snow

Jun. 06, 1972

The Hot Snow

IMDb: 7.1 1972 105 min 1515 views
In November, 1942, near the Volga, Stanlingrad is under siege of Commander Friederich Paulus and his 330,000 men. The Russian high command ...
Miles of Fire
6.1

Miles of Fire

Nov. 01, 1957

Miles of Fire

IMDb: 6.1 1957 85 min 633 views
Civil War. Southern steppes of Russia. Circumstances bring together various people: the Chekist, professor, actor, nurse and White Guard officer ...
Аutumn
7.1

Аutumn

Sep. 19, 1974

Аutumn

IMDb: 7.1 1974 93 min 1156 views
A quiet drama offers an in-depth, realistic look at the attempts of two old-flames who reunite to see if they were meant to be together; the ...
Liberation V: The Last Assault
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Liberation V: The Last Assault

May. 07, 1972

Liberation V: The Last Assault

IMDb: 7.3 1972 75 min 1057 views
Liberation is a five-part epic documentary about WWII from the perspective of the Eastern Front. Created by Yuri Ozerov, the series was primarily ...
Liberation IV: Battle For Berlin
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Liberation IV: Battle For Berlin

May. 07, 1972

Liberation IV: Battle For Berlin

IMDb: 7.1 1972 871 views
Liberation is a five-part epic documentary about WWII from the perspective of the Eastern Front. Created by Yuri Ozerov, the series was primarily ...
Liberation I: The Fire Bulge
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Liberation I: The Fire Bulge

May. 06, 1970

Liberation I: The Fire Bulge

IMDb: 7.1 1970 88 min 2002 views
Liberation is a five-part epic documentary about WWII from the perspective of the Eastern Front. Created by Yuri Ozerov, the series was primarily ...
Liberation II: The Break Through
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Liberation II: The Break Through

May. 08, 1970

Liberation II: The Break Through

IMDb: 7.1 1970 87 min 831 views
Liberation is a five-part epic documentary about WWII from the perspective of the Eastern Front. Created by Yuri Ozerov, the series was primarily ...
The Most Charming and Attractive
7.5

The Most Charming and Attractive

Jun. 06, 1985

The Most Charming and Attractive

IMDb: 7.5 1985 89 min 1102 views
Nadya Klyueva is a single woman. Persuaded by her friend, she decides to charm her co-worker whom she doesn’t really love, but who is the ...
Bootleggers
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Bootleggers

Jan. 08, 1962

Bootleggers

IMDb: 8.1 1962 19 min 982 views
This is the second silent (save for a song) slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. In a small hunting lodge three ...
SportLotto – 82
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SportLotto – 82

Jun. 06, 1982

SportLotto – 82

IMDb: 6.9 1982 95 min 589 views
Adventurous comedy about a bunch of people hunting the winning lottery ticket.
White Dew
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White Dew

Jun. 06, 1983

White Dew

IMDb: 7.6 1983 89 min 632 views
A funny story about Fyodor – the oldest person in the village – and his three sons.
Nicolo Paganini
6.8

Nicolo Paganini

Jan. 02, 1982

Nicolo Paganini

IMDb: 6.8 1982 256 min 1195 views
Biopic about Niccolo Paganini. He receives training from his father in early childhood. The best teachers of Parma are unable to give him more, ...
Stepan’s Remembrance
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Stepan’s Remembrance

Jan. 01, 1976

Stepan’s Remembrance

IMDb: 6.5 1976 85 min 495 views
Stepan’s Remembrance (Степанова памятка) is a 1977 Soviet film directed by Konstantin Yershov. It is a loose adaptation of the traditional ...
The Key That Should Not Be Handed On
7.1

The Key That Should Not Be Handed On

Dec. 01, 1976

The Key That Should Not Be Handed On

IMDb: 7.1 1976 99 min 516 views
Kirill Sergeyevich, a retired Army officer, becomes the new school Headmaster. Used to a strict and orderly routine, he at first finds the ...
A Trip without a Load
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A Trip without a Load

Feb. 11, 1963

A Trip without a Load

IMDb: 7.7 1963 85 min 460 views
A young journalist Sirotkin comes to the siberian timber industry farm to write an essay about the driver-editorial Khromov. Acquainted with the ...
The Straw Hat
7.2

The Straw Hat

Jun. 06, 1974

The Straw Hat

IMDb: 7.2 1974 127 min 593 views
A musical comedy based on the classic play by Eugène Labiche.
Donkey’s Hide
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Donkey’s Hide

Dec. 01, 1982

Donkey’s Hide

IMDb: 6.9 1982 79 min 521 views
At the festivities marking the christening of princess Theresa, daughter of king Gaston IX, a wicked fairy made a mysterious prophecy about the ...
An Old, Old Tale
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An Old, Old Tale

Jun. 04, 1968

An Old, Old Tale

IMDb: 7.5 1968 90 min 488 views
Based on the famous fairytale “The Tinderbox” by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Chief of Chukotka
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The Chief of Chukotka

Apr. 21, 1966

The Chief of Chukotka

IMDb: 7.4 1966 66 min 542 views
Young patriotic young man ends up in the on Chukotka right after the civil war, where he intends to spread ideas of justice and equality among ...
Heroes of Shipka
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Heroes of Shipka

Aug. 12, 1954

Heroes of Shipka

IMDb: 7.0 1954 123 min 871 views
Heroes of Shipka was the first solo effort for Soviet director Sergei Vasilyev, who had previously collaborated with his late brother Georgi. As ...
The Twelve Months
7.5

The Twelve Months

Dec. 30, 1956

The Twelve Months

IMDb: 7.5 1956 55 min 572 views
A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers ...
The Blonde Around the Corner
6.5

The Blonde Around the Corner

Jun. 06, 1983

The Blonde Around the Corner

IMDb: 6.5 1983 83 min 782 views
An unemployed astrophysicist finds a job of a docker at a grocery store, where he falls in love with a street-wise saleswoman in the produce ...
Be Careful, Grandma!
6.8

Be Careful, Grandma!

Mar. 07, 1961

Be Careful, Grandma!

IMDb: 6.8 1961 88 min 601 views
Young Lena becomes a chief manager of a workers’ club. The problem is this club is not constructed yet and finishing it takes too much ...
A Big Family
7.0

A Big Family

Nov. 05, 1954

A Big Family

IMDb: 7.0 1954 108 min 474 views
Drama based on the novel by Vsevolod Kochetov “The Zhurbin Family”. The characters of the picture are a large family of hereditary shipbuilders. ...
Tiger Girl
7.2

Tiger Girl

Jun. 06, 1954

Tiger Girl

IMDb: 7.2 1954 101 min 765 views
The story is about heiress of the circus family who organizes show “Let’s get married” right in the cage for the tigers.
Snow Queen
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Snow Queen

Nov. 06, 1967

Snow Queen

IMDb: 7.0 1967 85 min 949 views
Two children, Gerda and Kay, overcome the evil intentions of the Snow Queen with human love and a capacity to fight fear. Based on a story by ...
The Rumyantsev Case
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The Rumyantsev Case

Jun. 06, 1955

The Rumyantsev Case

IMDb: 7.2 1955 103 min 560 views
A motor depot boss with links to black market traders sends the unsuspecting Rumyansev on a flight with stolen goods. On the road, the chauffer ...
Old Man Khottabych
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Old Man Khottabych

Dec. 30, 1957

Old Man Khottabych

IMDb: 7.2 1957 86 min 703 views
A boy named Volka discovers an ancient vessel on the bottom of a river. When he opens it, a genie emerges from there. He calls himself Hassan ...
Love by Request
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Love by Request

Nov. 01, 1982

Love by Request

IMDb: 7.3 1982 89 min 763 views
Two people: Igor, an ex-athlete living aimlessly and chasing rubles to get drunk and Vera, a dowdy librarian, try to find their luck by planning ...
The Twelve Months
7.1

The Twelve Months

Jan. 01, 1973

The Twelve Months

IMDb: 7.1 1973 135 min 599 views
A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers ...
Amphibian Man
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Amphibian Man

Jan. 03, 1962

Amphibian Man

IMDb: 7.1 1962 82 min 895 views
People living at the seashore town are frightened by reports about the unknown creature called “the sea devil.” Nobody knows what it ...
Striped Trip
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Striped Trip

Jun. 06, 1961

Striped Trip

IMDb: 7.5 1961 84 min 1599 views
A Soviet cruise ship “Evgeni Onegin” is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, ...
Wedding in Malinovka
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Wedding in Malinovka

Jun. 06, 1967

Wedding in Malinovka

IMDb: 7.5 1967 95 min 795 views
The movie takes place during Russia’s civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Mensheviks). Andrejka and Yarinka are a young ...
Prometheus
6.2

Prometheus

Jan. 01, 1936

Prometheus

IMDb: 6.2 1936 83 min 565 views
A film based on works and biography of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko (1814 – 1861).
Mister Blot’s Academy
6.8

Mister Blot’s Academy

Jan. 30, 1984

Mister Blot’s Academy

IMDb: 6.8 1984 166 min 727 views
Mister Blot’s Academy is a fantastical story based on the popular books by Polish author, Jan Brzechwa. Thanks to the power of magic, Adaś ...
The Captain’s Daughter
5.9

The Captain’s Daughter

Oct. 08, 1928

The Captain’s Daughter

IMDb: 5.9 1928 86 min 550 views
An adaptation of Pushkin’s historical novel about the Pugachev’s Rebellion in 1773–1774.
The Princess and the Pea
6.8

The Princess and the Pea

Nov. 01, 1976

The Princess and the Pea

IMDb: 6.8 1976 89 min 832 views
In The Princess and the Pea screenwriter Felix Mironer  has bundled together several Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales. Watch to enjoy a ...
Little Vera
7.0

Little Vera

Oct. 01, 1988

Little Vera

IMDb: 7.0 1988 128 min 2156 views
Little Vera – a film you could call the Soviet Union’s Saturday Night Fever. No, not because of amazing dance scenes. Rather, ...
Mother
7.5

Mother

Oct. 11, 1926

Mother

IMDb: 7.5 1926 89 min 588 views
A story about a family torn apart by a worker’s strike. At first, the mother wants to protect her family from the troublemakers, but ...
Father Sergius
7.2

Father Sergius

May. 14, 1918

Father Sergius

IMDb: 7.2 1918 112 min 821 views
The story of Prince Stepán Kasátsky discovering his fiancée was the mistress of the Czar, so he then becomes a monk.
Happy-Go-Lucky
7.5

Happy-Go-Lucky

Apr. 02, 1972

Happy-Go-Lucky

IMDb: 7.5 1972 103 min 555 views
Happy-Go-Lucky is a fun, and at times sad comedy about a Siberian couple who take the longest trip of their life. Ivan Rastorguyev and his wife, ...
A Severe Young Man
6.8

A Severe Young Man

Dec. 04, 1934

A Severe Young Man

IMDb: 6.8 1934 100 min 447 views
The film’s content makes no concessions to the usual expectations of Soviet audiences of the 1930s. The cast of characters is extremely unlikely ...
Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later
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Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later

Jan. 05, 1981

Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later

IMDb: 7.3 1981 77 min 770 views
The lyrical comedy, Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later, tells the story of a large Soviet family. The Kruglov family has ten children and ...
The Purple Ball
6.0

The Purple Ball

Jan. 01, 1987

The Purple Ball

IMDb: 6.0 1987 77 min 688 views
The Purple Ball is a fun fantasy movie that is the second sci-fi adventures featuring Alisa Seleznyova, after the TV series, Guest from the ...
Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
6.9

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp

Dec. 30, 1967

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp

IMDb: 6.9 1967 84 min 736 views
Aladdin’s Magic Lamp is a wonderful Soviet interpretation of a classic Arabian tale. In the gorgeous city of Agrab, the life of many people ...
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
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Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Jan. 20, 1945

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

IMDb: 7.7 1945 99 min 4806 views
Ivan the Terrible was Sergei Eisenstein’s final film, created as the Soviet Union was being overrun by Nazi Germany. The biopic film is a ...
Cinema-Circus
6.0

Cinema-Circus

Jan. 01, 1942

Cinema-Circus

IMDb: 6.0 1942 4 min 715 views
One of a handful of animated short propaganda cartoons (“political posters”) that survived World War II. Cinema-Circus, or ...
Circus
6.8

Circus

May. 25, 1936

Circus

IMDb: 6.8 1936 94 min 1266 views
Circus tells the story of an American named Marion who is banished from the US because a black man impregnates her. Marion escapes to Russia to ...
¡Que Viva Mexico!
7.6

¡Que Viva Mexico!

Oct. 01, 1931

¡Que Viva Mexico!

IMDb: 7.6 1931 85 min 1003 views
¡Qué viva México! was a film project undertaken in 1931-32 by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein for American socialist author Upton Sinclair ...