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Director:
Chuhrai. Starring: V. Ivashov, Zh. Prokhorenko, A.
Maximova, N. Kriuchkov, Å. Urbansky, E. Lezhdey
et al. The given simple story of a young soldier
on a short leave from the front is acknowledged as
one of the best films devoted to the Patriotic
War. It is an outstanding film which came into the
golden fund of the world cinematograph. In 1960-61
the film was awarded the main prizes at the film
festivals in Minsk, San
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Francisco, Karlovy Vary,
Canne, Milan, London, Teheran and Mexico. It was
declared to be the best foreign film of 1960 in
England, Poland and Greece. G. Chuhrai è V. Ezhov
were awarded the Lenin Prize (1961) for the film
“Ballad of a Soldier”.
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“Mosfilm”, 1959, 85 min.
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Starring:
N. Ribnikov, I. Makarova, Ì. Strizhenova, K.
Karnovich-Valua et al. The film is based on the
novel of Evgeny Vorobyov. The film story speaks
about people of a “risky” profession, i.e.
highscalers, their complex interrelations,
problems and love, of course.
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“Mosfilm”, 1957, 87 min.
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Two
captains
Director:
V. Vengerov. Starring: Alexander Mikhailov, Olga
Zabotkina, Evgeny Lebedev, and Tatyana Peltser. A
screen version of V. Kaverin’s novel, which a
lot of generations of adults and children have
been fond of. “Struggle and search, find and not
surrender”, a romantic oath given by Sanya
Grigoryev has led him through a number of years to
the realization of his cherished dream, i.e. to
become a polar pilot and find the traces of
captain Tatarinov’s lost arctic expedition.
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“Lenfilm”, 1955, 98 minutes, color film.
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Director:
E. Ryazanov. Starring: I. Ilyinsky, L. Gurchenko,
Y. Belov, S. Filippov, T. Nosova, A. Tutishkin et
al. Just having been released the film began to be
cited. Even today four decades later it still
remains one of the most famous film comedies
admired by the audience. The first prize at the
All-Union festival in Moscow (1958).
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“Mosfilm”, 1958, 74 min.
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Director:
Chuhrai. Starring: I. Izvitskaya, O. Strizhenov,
N. Kriuchkov, Shapovalov et al. Based on the B.
Lavenev’s story. The given film discovered for
the world the name of director Grigory Chukhrai,
one of the most outstanding figures of the modern
cinematography. The film was awarded a special
reward “For the original screenplay” at X IFF
in Canne (1957).
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“Mosfilm”, 1956, 88 min.
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Fate
of
the Man
Director:
S. Bondarchuk. Starring: S. Bondarchuk, Pavlik
Boriskin, Z. Kirienko, P. Volkov et al. After M.
Sholohov’s short story. The given film is one of
the most outstanding cinematographic works. It is
a life story of the Russian soldier who has gone
through the terrible trials of the fate: he lost
his family and home, got into a concentration
camp…But the fate failed to break down his
spirit, he has survived and asserted his right to
be the man, he also kept his ability to love…
The Grand Golden Prize at I IFF in Moscow, 1959. A
special prize “A crystal vase” at X IFF of the
working people in Czechoslovakia, 1959. The Lenin
Prize to film director and the main role performer
S. Bondarchuk and camera-man V. Monakhov, 1960. A
special prize at XVII IFF in Karlovy Vary, 1970.
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“Mosfilm”, 1959, 97 min.
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And
Quite Flows The Don (3 cassettes)
A
screen version of M. Sholohov’s novel.
Screenplay: S. Gerasimov, Director: S. Gerasimov.
Starring: P.Glebov, E.Bistritskaya, Z. Kirienko,
L. Hitiaeva et al. Film studio named after Gorky,
1957-58. Being one of the most outstanding works
of the national cinematography, the film recreates
with a great artistic force and reality the
dramatic events connected with the Soviet Power
establishment on the Don which was accompanied by
the destruction of the centuries-led way of life
of the Russian Cossacks.
The
film was restored in 1974, 333 min.
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Director:
Ì. Kalatozov. Starring: T. Samoilova, A. Batalov,
V. Merkuryev, A. Shvorin, S. Kharitonova et al.
The film narrates with an astonishing emotional
power about people whose fortunes the war intruded
mercilessly into. Not all have been able to
undergo the given trial with honor… A tragical
story of two lovers who were parted by war forever
is in the center of the film story. The Grand
Prize “Golden Palm Bough”, a special jury
diploma, the prize for the best women’s role to
T. Samoilova, the Prize of the French highest
technical commission to director of photography S.
Urusevsky at XI IFF in Canne, 1958. The Prize of
“Silver Sombrero” at I IFF in Guadalakhara,
1958; a special Prize at I IFF in Moscow, 1958.
Diplomas of Honor at IX IFF in Locarno, 1958; I
IFF in Vancouver, 1958; IFF at Helsinki, 1958;
International review of festival films in Mexico,
1958.
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“Mosfilm”, 1957, 93 min.
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Idiot
Director:
I. Piryev. Starring: Y. Yakovlev, Y. Borisova, N.
Podgorny, P. Parkhomenko, R. Maximova, V.
Pashennaya, I. Liubeznov et al. A screen version
of the first part of F. Ì. Dostoevsky’s novel
(“Nastasya Filippovna”). The actors’ perfect
performance, first of all that of Yulia Borisova
and Yury Yakovlev, young theatre and cinema
“stars’ at the moment of the film shooting,
reproduces the slightest nuances of the
psychologically complicated literary work with an
intense dramatic design. The film is included in
the elite list of the national films, i.e.
Gosfilmofond (State Film Fund) collection.
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“Mosfilm”, 1958, 116 min.
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My
dear Man
Director:
Iosif Heifits, Screenplay: Yury German, Starring:
Alexei Batalov, Inna Makarova, Leonid Bykov, Boris
Chirkov, Ivan Pereverzev, Yury Medvedev. The film
screenplay laid the basis for Y. German’s novel
“The Cause You Serve”. Y. German wrote the
role of the main hero specially for remarkable
actor Alexei Batalov who managed to create the
image of the man of great moral fascination, the
one who is extremely devoted to his cause. This
man has retained the adherence to the principles
of his youth through the years.
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“Lenfilm”, 1958, 108 minutes, color film.
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