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Tag Archives: 1960s

Beginning of an Unknown Era
6.9

Beginning of an Unknown Era

Dec. 31, 1967

Beginning of an Unknown Era

IMDb: 6.9 1967 73 min 75 views
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the ...
Anna Karenina
7.1

Anna Karenina

Jan. 01, 1967

Anna Karenina

IMDb: 7.1 1967 145 min 195 views
The plot of the film is the love of a married woman, Anna Karenina, and a young officer, Alexei Vronsky. Anna leaves the family in search of ...
Shine, Shine, My Star
7.6

Shine, Shine, My Star

Jun. 06, 1969

Shine, Shine, My Star

IMDb: 7.6 1969 94 min 120 views
This late 60s Russian films is set in 1920, just 3 years after the October revolution. Folks had the choice between red and white, revolution and ...
Winnie-the-Pooh
8.3

Winnie-the-Pooh

Jan. 01, 1969

Winnie-the-Pooh

IMDb: 8.3 1969 11 min 1106 views
This is the first episode in the three-part Russian Winnie-the-Pooh series. In this episode, Pooh attempts to take honey from a beehive with the ...
Triumph Over Violence
8.2

Triumph Over Violence

Dec. 31, 1965

Triumph Over Violence

IMDb: 8.2 1965 138 min 257 views
Romm’s “Ordinary Fascism” pulls out all the stops in its selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into ...
War and Peace
8.3

War and Peace

Mar. 14, 1966

War and Peace

IMDb: 8.3 1966 422 min 984 views
War and Peace (Война и мир / Voyna i mir) is a historical epic shot between 1961-1967 and released over 1965–67. This Soviet movie, co-written ...
Welcome, or No Trespassing
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Welcome, or No Trespassing

Oct. 07, 1964

Welcome, or No Trespassing

IMDb: 8.1 1964 74 min 565 views
A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp.
In the Town of S.
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In the Town of S.

May. 25, 1967

In the Town of S.

IMDb: 7.1 1967 106 min 231 views
A portrait of a Russian community in the late 19th century based on Chekhov’s stories, featuring the author as observer and narrator.
Planet of Storms
6.5

Planet of Storms

Apr. 13, 1962

Planet of Storms

IMDb: 6.5 1962 72 min 278 views
Four Soviet cosmonauts land on the planet Venus and find it teeming with life, some of it dangerous.
Lady with the Dog
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Lady with the Dog

Jan. 28, 1960

Lady with the Dog

IMDb: 7.4 1960 83 min 443 views
On holiday in Yalta, Muscovite banker Dimitri Gurov contrives to meet a young woman who walks her dog. She’s Anna Sergeyovna, trapped in a ...
The Elusive Revengers
7.4

The Elusive Revengers

Jun. 06, 1966

The Elusive Revengers

IMDb: 7.4 1966 78 min 282 views
Dan’ka’s and Ksanka’s childhood in the village has been brutally ended when their father was killed by the White Guard officer ...
An Easy Life
7.3

An Easy Life

Aug. 24, 1964

An Easy Life

IMDb: 7.3 1964 95 min 284 views
A chemist by training, Alexandr Bochkin manages a Moscow dry-cleaning operation, but lives a very comfortable life, taking orders on the side for ...
Dima Gorin’s Career
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Dima Gorin’s Career

Jun. 12, 1961

Dima Gorin’s Career

IMDb: 6.9 1961 94 min 243 views
Dmitry Gorin is awaiting the post of branch manager of a savings bank. But one day he accidentally gives an extra amount to a person who works in ...
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 280 views
Once upon a time there lived a Tsar named Yeremey who went on a year-long journey to take inventory of all he owned. One day he is kidnapped by ...
The Commissar
7.4

The Commissar

Jun. 06, 1967

The Commissar

IMDb: 7.4 1967 110 min 272 views
Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is ...
Three Plus Two
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Three Plus Two

Jul. 03, 1963

Three Plus Two

IMDb: 7.4 1963 100 min 270 views
Three best friend are going to spend a vacation on a sea shore. But when they arrive to their usual place they suddenly find that the spot is ...
Father Frost
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Father Frost

May. 05, 1964

Father Frost

IMDb: 6.5 1964 79 min 367 views
A fairy tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.
Scarlet Sails
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Scarlet Sails

Jun. 07, 1961

Scarlet Sails

IMDb: 7.1 1961 88 min 340 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 ...
The Cossacks
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The Cossacks

Jun. 28, 1961

The Cossacks

IMDb: 6.7 1961 320 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 Tale of Lost Times
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A Tale of Lost Times

Feb. 02, 1964

A Tale of Lost Times

IMDb: 7.2 1964 76 min 251 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 ...
Bootleggers
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Bootleggers

Jan. 08, 1962

Bootleggers

IMDb: 8.1 1962 19 min 339 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 ...
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 240 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 Snow Maiden
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The Snow Maiden

Oct. 12, 1968

The Snow Maiden

IMDb: 7.1 1968 90 min 280 views
A fairytale based on the play by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy.
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 260 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 261 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 ...
Be Careful, Grandma!
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Be Careful, Grandma!

Mar. 07, 1961

Be Careful, Grandma!

IMDb: 6.8 1961 88 min 282 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 ...
Snow Queen
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Snow Queen

Nov. 06, 1967

Snow Queen

IMDb: 7.0 1967 85 min 471 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 ...
Amphibian Man
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Amphibian Man

Jan. 03, 1962

Amphibian Man

IMDb: 7.1 1962 82 min 405 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 815 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 303 views
The movie takes place during Russia’s civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Mensheviks). Andrejka and Yarinka are a young ...
Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
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Aladdin and His Magic Lamp

Dec. 30, 1967

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp

IMDb: 6.9 1967 84 min 343 views
A young boy finds a magic lantern that contains a genie, and when he frees the genie he’s granted three wishes. He uses the wishes to help ...
The Marriage of Balzaminov
7.6

The Marriage of Balzaminov

Jun. 06, 1964

The Marriage of Balzaminov

IMDb: 7.6 1964 90 min 450 views
A funny comedy based on classic plays by A.N. Ostrovsky.
Hussar Ballad
7.6

Hussar Ballad

Sep. 07, 1962

Hussar Ballad

IMDb: 7.6 1962 96 min 539 views
A young girl decides to join a Husar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man she has a hard time adjusting to the rude Husar life styles.
July Rain
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July Rain

Aug. 07, 1967

July Rain

IMDb: 7.7 1967 107 min 628 views
A woman is forced to examine the emptiness of her life in this stark drama from the Soviet Union. Lena (Yevgenya Uralova) is a woman in her late ...
The Color of Pomegranates
7.7

The Color of Pomegranates

Oct. 01, 1969

The Color of Pomegranates

IMDb: 7.7 1969 80 min 983 views
The life of revered the 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his ...
Tenderness
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Tenderness

Jul. 31, 1967

Tenderness

IMDb: 7.3 1967 74 min 462 views
Three interrelated stories of thwarted young love in summertime Tashkent.
The Shield and the Sword
8.5

The Shield and the Sword

Aug. 19, 1968

The Shield and the Sword

IMDb: 8.5 1968 770 views
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the ...
Pirosmani
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Pirosmani

Dec. 28, 1969

Pirosmani

IMDb: 7.7 1969 85 min 595 views
The story of self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani.
When the Trees Were Tall
7.8

When the Trees Were Tall

Dec. 25, 1961

When the Trees Were Tall

IMDb: 7.8 1961 95 min 500 views
The story of a man who routinely dodges all responsibility, bemoans fate, spends his days boozing, and refuses to work. The act of playing ...
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
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Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

Dec. 30, 1961

Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

IMDb: 7.8 1961 69 min 815 views
Funny story about how on Christmas Eve in the Ukrainian village of beguiled the devil and how mighty Vakula managed to overcome evil spirits, and ...
The Mitten
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The Mitten

Jun. 06, 1967

The Mitten

IMDb: 7.8 1967 10 min 740 views
Short soviet animated movie about a girl who wants a dog, while her mother does not approve. The girl then starts playing with her mitten, ...
A Summer to Remember
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A Summer to Remember

Aug. 12, 1960

A Summer to Remember

IMDb: 7.9 1960 80 min 483 views
Based on the Vera Panova book about a complicated relationships between 8-years boy and his new stepfather.
The Republic of ShKID
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The Republic of ShKID

Jan. 01, 1966

The Republic of ShKID

IMDb: 7.9 1966 103 min 669 views
The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters – Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the ...
The Last Relic
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The Last Relic

Jan. 01, 1969

The Last Relic

IMDb: 7.9 1969 86 min 759 views
A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled – there’s a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a ...
Katerina Izmailova
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Katerina Izmailova

Jun. 08, 1967

Katerina Izmailova

IMDb: 8.0 1967 118 min 405 views
Katerina Izmailova is a filmization of Dmitry Shostakovich’s long-suppressed 1936 opera. Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina, a bored ...
Falling Leaves
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Falling Leaves

Jan. 16, 1966

Falling Leaves

IMDb: 7.9 1966 91 min 555 views
A young idealist takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by the corruption of the Soviet State.
Walking the Streets of Moscow
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Walking the Streets of Moscow

Apr. 11, 1964

Walking the Streets of Moscow

IMDb: 7.9 1964 78 min 646 views
“I Am Walking Along Moscow” aka “Ya Shagayu Po Moskve” (1963) is a charming lyrical comedy directed by Georgi Daneliya in ...
Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street
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Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street

Jun. 06, 1967

Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street

IMDb: 7.9 1967 79 min 510 views
A married woman fresh from the countryside meets a charming cab driver on her first day in Moscow. They spend the day together and their fondness ...
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
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Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Oct. 18, 1961

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

IMDb: 7.9 1961 14 min 496 views
This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What’s more fun: fishing with worms, or ...
Letter Never Sent
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Letter Never Sent

Jun. 27, 1960

Letter Never Sent

IMDb: 7.9 1960 97 min 607 views
Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia. After a long and tiresome journey they manage to find their luck and put ...
I Am Twenty
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I Am Twenty

Jan. 01, 1965

I Am Twenty

IMDb: 7.9 1965 189 min 453 views
The picture is about youth of 1960, its ideals, search of meaning of life, about understanding between the generations, and firmness of moral ...
At War as at War
8.0

At War as at War

Feb. 23, 1969

At War as at War

IMDb: 8.0 1969 90 min 442 views
To the young lieutenant Maleshkin the war is a minor obstacle, if compared to his personal battle to command his subordinates, while conducting ...
The Bremen Town Musicians
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The Bremen Town Musicians

Oct. 10, 1969

The Bremen Town Musicians

IMDb: 8.0 1969 20 min 1189 views
A musical film about the adventures of the wandering musicians from Bremen such as Troubadour, Donkey, Dog, Cat and Rooster. In one of the towns ...
The Plea
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The Plea

Dec. 24, 1967

The Plea

IMDb: 8.0 1967 77 min 657 views
Brave sons of Khevsureti and Kisteti fight against each to protect their homelands. But, they confront faulty domestic traditions to respect ...
I Am Cuba
8.0

I Am Cuba

Oct. 26, 1964

I Am Cuba

IMDb: 8.0 1964 141 min 572 views
An unabashed exercise in cinema stylistics, I Am Cuba is pro-Castro/anti-Batista rhetoric dressed up in the finest clothes. The film’s four ...
Cheburashka

Cheburashka

Jan. 01, 1969

Cheburashka

1969 793 views
Cheburashka is an iconic Soviet cartoon that remains wildly popular in Russia to this day. The series begins with the surprise arrival of ...
Two Comrades Were Serving
8.0

Two Comrades Were Serving

Jan. 01, 1968

Two Comrades Were Serving

IMDb: 8.0 1968 99 min 500 views
Set during the last days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. The Crimea Peninsula is the last stronghold of the White Guard, ...
The Girls
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The Girls

Jan. 01, 1961

The Girls

IMDb: 8.0 1961 93 min 1924 views
One of the most popular Soviet films of the 60th, “Devchata” is a perfect example of how to make a wonderful movie in the most ...
Chasing Two Hares
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Chasing Two Hares

Dec. 21, 1961

Chasing Two Hares

IMDb: 8.1 1961 77 min 528 views
Based on the vaudeville by M. Staritsky Svirid Petrovich Golokhvasty had his own barbershop in town and a reputation of a dandy. Once, after ...
Junior and Karlson
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Junior and Karlson

Jan. 01, 1968

Junior and Karlson

IMDb: 8.1 1968 19 min 787 views
A Soviet cult cartoon, so untypical for a Western viewer, especially, a little one. A boy named Malysh (“A Little One”) suffers from ...
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Sep. 03, 1965

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

IMDb: 8.1 1965 97 min 495 views
In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father’s killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts ...
Ivan’s Childhood
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Ivan’s Childhood

May. 05, 1962

Ivan’s Childhood

IMDb: 8.1 1962 95 min 1168 views
Poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy’s war-ravaged youth.
We’ll Live Till Monday
8.1

We’ll Live Till Monday

Jul. 02, 1968

We’ll Live Till Monday

IMDb: 8.1 1968 106 min 505 views
Ilya Semenovich Melnikov is a history teacher in an ordinary Soviet high school. He is a very good teacher and his students and colleagues treat ...
Beware of the Car!
8.2

Beware of the Car!

Feb. 02, 1966

Beware of the Car!

IMDb: 8.2 1966 94 min 560 views
An insurance agent who moonlights as a carthief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives ...
Andrei Rublev
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Andrei Rublev

Dec. 16, 1966

Andrei Rublev

IMDb: 8.2 1966 206 min 2340 views
Andrei Rublev (Андрей Рублёв) is Andrei Tarkovsky‘s second feature film. It is based on the life and times of 15th-century icon painter, ...
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
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Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Apr. 03, 1967

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

IMDb: 8.4 1967 82 min 1045 views
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (Кавказская пленница / Kavkazskaya plennitsa) is a 1967 Soviet comedy by prolific director, Leonid Gaidai. The title ...
Hamlet
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Hamlet

Jun. 24, 1964

Hamlet

IMDb: 8.4 1964 140 min 1615 views
Hamlet (Гамлет / Gamlet) is a 1964 Soviet adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, based on a translation by Boris Pasternak. It was directed by ...
Well, Just You Wait!
7.4

Well, Just You Wait!

Jan. 01, 1969

Well, Just You Wait!

IMDb: 7.4 1969 996 views
Nu, pogodi! is a Soviet/Russian animated series produced by Soyuzmultfilm. The series was created in 1969 and became a popular cartoon of the ...
The Diamond Arm
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The Diamond Arm

Mar. 19, 1970

The Diamond Arm

IMDb: 8.5 1970 100 min 1187 views
The Diamond Arm background The Diamond Arm (Бриллиантовая рука / Brilliantovaya ruka) is one of the most beloved Soviet comedies. It’s the ...
Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures
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Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures

Jul. 23, 1965

Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures

IMDb: 8.6 1965 95 min 3615 views
Operation Y is best known by Russian students as the first Russian movie they experience. It’s prolific director, Leonid Gaidai’s ...
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors
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Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors

May. 05, 1963

Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors

IMDb: 7.3 1963 80 min 329 views
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (Королевство Кривых Зеркал / Korolevstvo krivykh zerkal) is a 1963 film directed by Aleksandr Rou. Like the rest of ...