Known for Sound
Born
November 3, 1929 (age 96)
Birthplace
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Filmography
31 films


In August of 1944
2001 · 1h 49m
country: Belarus
The movie is set in Belarus, where a team of counter-intelligence officers is given only three days to find a German radio operator posing as a Soviet soldier, behind soviet lines, on the eve of a major offensive.
Check
Check
2000 · 1h 50m
country: Russia
The plot of this adventurous film revolves around a bank check for $5 million. The tough mafiosi, the police, and even... three teenagers - the young Russian hero Ilya, the Kazakh computer prodigy Akezhan and the girl Sonya - are trying to get him at any cost. Akezhan needs an urgent, expensive operation, so the guys decided to undertake this dangerous and risky business.


American Daughter
1995 · 1h 38m
country: Kazakhstan
A lonely Russian man is trying to see his daughter, who lives with her mother far away in the USA.


You Can't Live Like That
1990 · 1h 55m
country: Soviet Union
A film about the sociopolitical condition of the Soviet society at the end of the eighties.


Zerograd
1988 · 1h 37m
country: Soviet Union
Going on a business trip, the hero of the film suddenly finds himself in a fantastic city. It is very similar to our world, only the hidden absurdity of everyday life here has become apparent.


Friend
1988 · 1h 23m
country: Soviet Union
Looking for the money for a drink, an alcoholic gets a Newfoundland dog as a present from a stranger at a bird fair. He'll soon find out that the animal is not only able to speak, but to get him to give up drinking as well. Now he's determined to get rid of the dog, but that won't be an easy task.


Lenin in Paris
1981 · 1h 46m
country: Soviet Union
1911. Lenin organizes the first Bolshevik party school near Paris, in the small town of Longjumeau. Through a chain of historical parallels and associations, this time is intertwined with the events of the Paris Commune, the October Revolution and the political struggles of the post-revolutionary years.


Particularly Important Task
1981 · 2h 18m
country: Soviet Union
Strategical factory should be evacuated. The movie shows how destinies of those working on the factory and their families are being broken. And yet - they have no choice, but to live.


With Shared Love
1980 · 1h 23m
country: Soviet Union
The Russian Kostya and the Bulgarian Petko work at two different sites of a gas pipeline spanning the whole length of the Soviet Union. Just of a few kilometers and there will be ribbon cutting, awards and bonuses. However, it is a fertile Russian land. The two brigadier friends go around all instances, they ask and plea. For "rebelling activities", the brigadiers are criticized. A new inquiry is submitted to Moscow. The reply is slow. Then the workers decide to change the terrain on their responsibility. The last welding is complete. The managers come, so does decision for a change in the design.


Father Sergius
1978 · 1h 39m
country: Soviet Union
Prince Stepan Kasatsky is an officer, an ardent, proud young man, and a big fan of the tsar. Kasatsky is going to marry, but at the last moment he learns from the bride that she was the mistress of the emperor. The prince is deeply disappointed in social life, he takes a monastic vow and leaves the capital. Faith in God was to save the soul, but passions and worldly temptations don't leave Kasatsky.


Destiny
1977
country: Soviet Union
A war comes to the life of the heroes of "Earthy Love" (1975).


The Accident
1975
country: Soviet Union
A reputable employee of a large firm has his car break down on the road. A repair team has been called in, but it won't get there soon. It is necessary to pass the time somehow. Not far from the highway there is a house, and in it there are several old men. They suggest we play a game. The traveler will be accused of murder, and the owners will play the roles of judge, lawyer and even executioner.


Earthy Love
1975 · 1h 35m
country: Soviet Union
A life of a few people during the years before WWII before the events shown in "Destiny" (1977).


Five Day Rest
1970 · 1h 29m
country: Soviet Union
In December 1941. For five days from the front line in besieged Leningrad arrives for re-forming company. The soldiers are placed in barracks outside the city. A young soldier Alexei Kazantsev pays attention to the girl Olya. She comes to the barracks every day to see her father, Private Koshkin, who among the St. Petersburg volunteers is going to go to the front. Olya is sick, and from hunger she can hardly stand on her feet. Koshkin gives her his tiny ration, which is given to soldiers. Alexei meets Olga and does his best to save the girl. On the eve of Alexei's return to the front, Olga becomes his wife.


The End of 'Saturn'
1968 · 1h 31m
country: Soviet Union
A second part of story about a Soviet spies trying to infiltrate German Intelligence center "Saturn" during and after the WWII.


The Road to 'Saturn'
1967 · 1h 19m
country: Soviet Union
A first part of story about a Soviet spies trying to infiltrate German Intelligence center "Saturn" during and after the WWII.


Expectations
1966 · 34m
country: Soviet Union
Taya lives in a small village by the river and works at the post office. Her life passes measuredly, habitually, there have been no special events in her life yet. A young geologist Samsonov appears in the village, and the girl hopes for happy changes.


On Thin Ice
1966
country: Soviet Union
Two KGB agents are fighting against foreign spies before and during WWII.


The Sleeping Lion
1965 · 1h 15m
country: Soviet Union
After a shy bank employee helps to catch two robbers he becomes a totally different person.


Come Here, Mukhtar!
1964 · 1h 22m
country: Soviet Union
Mukhtar comes to live and work at the police kennels through rather unusual circumstances. Together with his handler, Glazychev, Mukhtar helps to solve large and small crimes.


Strictly Business
1963 · 1h 24m
country: Soviet Union
Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.


Night Without Mercy
1962 · 1h 21m
country: Unknown
Based on a story by K. Zandner. An American air base is located in the mountainous desert of a Middle Eastern country. Henry Davis (Alexander Belyavsky) dreamed of being an art historian, but became a military pilot. His work is associated with risk, but the hero is satisfied with a decent income. Performing a reconnaissance flight, Henry invades the airspace of the Soviet Union and comes under fire from border anti-aircraft guns. Davis barely manages to make it to the base. He is presented with an award and offered to prepare to fly a new super-fast airplane.


Alyosha's Love
1960 · 1h 23m
country: Soviet Union
Summer of 1960. A detachment of exploration geologists is working in the steppe region, and among them is Alyoshka, a guy who, before entering the geological exploration institute, decided to walk with geologists. Unskillful and messy in everyday life, he becomes the object of their jokes and practical jokes, which are not always harmless. However, his persistent character, his timid and pure love for the switchwoman Zinka, who lives with her grandfather on a crossing lost in the steppe, makes the guys from the squad take a different look at this inconspicuous guy and at his relationship with each other.


The Wind
1959 · 1h 39m
country: Soviet Union
Filmed in the context of the fortieth anniversary of the creation of the Komsomols, the League of Young Communists, tells the story of three youth delegates from the League in 1918, who must make the dangerous journey to Moscow during the civil war to participate in League’s congress.