Man is trying to find simple human happiness. He decides for himself the question of what this happiness consists of - wealth, high social status, or...

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...

The classic story about a musicians from Bremen is told in not so classical way.

Alexey, a young car service owner, and his wife Irina are preparing to become parents. However, not everything in their lives is smooth - the crime,...

A story about the boys and their life during the WWII. Based on Lev Kassil book.

Three cynical and emotionally detached aliens arrive on earth on New Year's eve with the mission of exploring and studying human behaviour but...

A two-part television play based on the novel by Charles Dickens featuring songs by poet David Samoylov.

Zurich, 1905. Nineteen-year-old Russian Sabina Spielrein is put by her parents in a psychiatric hospital, suffering from a severe form of hysteria...

An expedition of a few geologists is going to Siberia in order to found a gold sources during 1918.

The continuation of the story started by adventure movie "The Lost Expedition" set in 1923.

A Red Army officer Polevoy possesses a navy dirk with a secret message encrypted in its handle. The second part of a message belongs to a White army...

A group of impoverished Russians living in a shelter near the Volga.

This film focuses on Trotsky's exile in Buyukada, Istanbul, one of the first places the revolutionary theorist settled to live and write after Stalin...

When Vasilisa was still small, the black sorcerer brought her mother an ominous gift - a chest with an enchanted wedding dress. Putting it on,...

The movie intertwines the plot lines of the stories "In the Bathhouse", "Tears Invisible to the World", "A Conversation between a Man and a Dog" and...

Based on a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant.

The workers fight for their rights creating independent union. They know that it is the only way to struggle against the owners of the plant.

Two kings: Fedot and Amphibrachiy have been adjoining peacefully for many years. But once Amphibrachiy disappeared, and it became difficult for queen...

The Master is a talented writer in Moscow working on a manuscript about Jesus and Pontius Pilate. The Moscow authorities are harassing Master by...

A small construction team led by Potapov suddenly refuses to receive a bonus payment from their company for exceeding performance targets. The team...

The film depicts the events of 1964 when Nikita Khrushchyov was forcibly replaced by Leonid Brezhnev as a head of USSR.

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 for...

Based on a famous fairytale by Yuri Olesha. A fairy tale film about the clever tightrope walker Tibule, who fights alongside the armorer Prospero and...

A government agent leads his team's effort to stop Russian rebels from smuggling a stolen missile through Sweden.

Based upon the famous novel by H.G.Wells. A poor scientist named Griffin discovers a way to make things invisible. Since he has no money to continue...

The action takes place during perestroika in one of the old Moscow houses on the Arbat, intended for demolition. The tenants have long been evicted,...

Life and works of V.I. Lenin during the difficult period for the country of 1918.

This episode of the TV almanac dramatized fragments of A. Tolstoy's science fiction novel "Aelita", the stories of Kir Bulychev "The Snow Maiden" and...

Fragments of the works of Soviet and foreign science fiction writers: “Hello, Parnassus!” Valentina Berestova, "A Yankee in King Arthur's...

In this series of the popular television almanac, the works “On Eternal Wanderings and About the Earth” by Ray Bradbury and “The...

Based on science fiction stories about the relationship between man and robot: A. Belyaev’s “Open Sesame” about how a robot servant...

Based on the following works: Jules Verne “From a Gun to the Moon”, H.G. Wells “The Man Who Could Work Miracles”, Stanislav...

In this episode, “The Shining World” by Alexander Green and “The Kid” by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky were staged.

The memory of the young promising composer Gleb Shubnikov helped his widow and his friend Sanya find their place in life...

Screen adaptation of the two-part play "Chekhov's Pages" staged by the Moscow Art Theater. M. Gorky based on one-act plays and stories by A.P....

The story of Ermak Timofeevich, whose campaign for the Ural mountains served to annex the Siberian lands to the Moscow kingdom, in the second half of...

A fire causes mayhem in a seaside residence. Alexei Rogov investigates the incident and finds out that the fire was caused by negligence. But he is...

A screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev. The film portrays the life of Russian landed gentry in the 1840s....

Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small...

Satirical comedy based on the notebooks and short stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: "Romance with Double-Bass","On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco",...

One day the police were checking city blocks and found a dragon egg, which was immediately taken to the lost and found table. And there a five-headed...

Stop-motion animated short about an old, greedy, cunning king who found out that in distant lands there lives a beautiful girl with golden hair named...

A sailor spends only one day on a shore but during this day he meets a lot of people and even meets a girl who is going to wait for him.

A group of "friends" are trying to solve a mysterious death of a factory director - and find the money he stole from them.

Ten years old Alik is invited to star in a movie as a young partisan but almost loses the opportunity.

In the fall of 1938, three former fighters of the international brigade — russian Shukhov, frenchman Henri and american Liz — fall into a...

Igor Lebedev is the finance director of large corporation. He commits murder of the accountant who knew about his dirty frauds and tried to restore...

Funny adventures of two friends in a summer camp.

A major politician and businessman was killed. His widow, with the help of a private detective and a photojournalist, begins her own murder...

The film is set in the 1930s in the USSR. The film tells about one day of the construction of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. The heroes of...

The wife of test pilot Anton Blysh dies in an accident. In his absence, the doctor - the wife of his friend and understudy Vinogradov - convinces his...

Fairy tale love story of Ivan, king's son, and Mariya, the forest sorceress.

The plot is based on the construction of a highway bridge across the Volga River in Saratov. A Moscow correspondent comes to this construction site.

When a witch transforms her brothers into swans, a young princess must find a way to change them back.

A boy, who every night admired the beauty of the starry sky, noticed through his telescope that ominous-looking spots appeared on one beautiful and...

“Witch,” those who came for help yesterday throw after Pauline. Who is she, an evil sorceress or a kind, but not very happy woman? The...

Once in the fierce winter, student Roger McKay forced the shopkeeper to distribute food supplies to the Indians. Hiding from justice, the hero meets...

The film is about the hot war summer of 1944. A group of several gun crews defends a tiny bridgehead on the right bank of the Dniester. The fates of...

A doctor arrives from work in a provincial town from Moscow. At first, he yearns for the capital and friends. In addition, there are no patients....

The 1950s. The head of the steel industry was removed from his position and appointed ambassador to one of the northern countries of Europe. He had...

The protagonist of the film, engineer Barkasov, finds himself in ridiculous and anecdotal situations all day. He is a responsible worker, the head of...

The movie consists of three short stories that share a common satirical theme: alcoholism and drunkenness. The stories are "Such an imprudence!,"...

While people's artist of the USSR Sergey Cherkassky "fights" with the role of king Lear, trying to understand the psychology and actions of...

The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably...

Based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Lukin and Dmitriy Polyanovskiy. Russia, 1919. A young soldier of the First Cavalry Army, Aleksei...

The film almanac of VGIK's graduates, consisting of films for children: "Otherwise We Are Lost," "Vanderbul Runs Over the Horizon," and "Are You...

Three novellas based on M. Sholokhov's early stories about the first years of the formation of Soviet power on the Don. (1) “Koloverť”....

A musical comedy about a pedagogical experiment that succeeded thanks to the kindness and generosity of its participants.

Fedor Fedorovich and Avdotya Nikitishna lived together for fifty years, raised four children, but never found the time to formalize their...

A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person...

Based on the story of the same name by Grigory Baklanov, which raises the problems of honor, conscience and human responsibility for what happens in...

A man decides to escape into the future by the way of hibernation. When he wakes up, feeling lucky that the experiment worked out well, the staff of...

Based on the play of the same name by A.P. Chekhov.

Based on the play of the same name by M. Shatrov.

Based on the short story of the same name by Yuri Kazakov.

Yuri Stepanovich Ipatov, who once held a high-ranking position, is dismissed from his post due to financial misconduct. Coming to terms with his...

Because of the shepherd's negligence, a herd of cows almost died. Many people immediately took advantage of this circumstance to settle personal...

Based on two one-act plays by Gogol - "The Morning of a Business Man" and "The Claim".

The second half of the 16th century, the time of Ivan the Terrible's reign. The story of Yermak Timofeyevich, whose campaign beyond the Urals served...

Russia is at the dawn of great changes and the fate of a young man, Pyotr Cherkasov, who was forced to sacrifice his personal happiness to save the...

Thirty short stories based on thirty stories by Chekhov.

Thirty short stories based on thirty stories by Chekhov.

Thirty short stories based on thirty stories by Chekhov.

KGB in a smoking jacket

Plot revolves around the post-war decades and tells about the fate of former participants of the Great Patriotic War - Vera Boglyuk, Nina...

Based on the eponymous novel by A.I. Herzen.

Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at...

Man is trying to find simple human happiness. He decides for himself the question of what this happiness consists of - wealth, high social status, or...

A Red Army officer Polevoy possesses a navy dirk with a secret message encrypted in its handle. The second part of a message belongs to a White army...