
Writing
Mikhail Volpin
Born — Died
1902-12-28 — 1988-07-21
Place of birth
Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire [now Belarus]
Known for
Writing
Credits
40 titles
Known for
6.2A 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.
Father Frost
1965
4.7About Trofimov, a well-known rider who goes on taking part in races in spite of the advanced age, until he realizes his time has gone and passes his experience on to his granddaughter’s fiance
The Old Jockey
1941
6.1Fairytale about heroic Vasya and beautiful Alenushka.
Through Fire, Water and... Brass Pipes
1968
A herdsman leaves his flock for the city, dreaming of becoming a cosmonaut, but he is rejected. Working a small job in a film studio, he is singled out for his looks and becomes a stand-in for a star actor.
Return to Earth
1959
7.9A short animated film about poor student Kolya Sorokin, who is dragged by two swans to the island of errors. On the island, incorrect solutions cause a lot of problems for Kolya. These trials force the hero to approach his responsibilities in a different way.
Island of Mistakes
1955
7.2The capricious princess mocks the grooms invited by her father, allowing her jester to humiliate their appearance. Angered by the behavior of his daughter, the king orders her to be married off to the first beggar who entered the city. By chance, the "beggar" turns out to be one of the knights rejected by the capricious woman - the prince, who teaches the princess a harsh lesson that changed her attitude towards life.
A Wilful Princess
1969
Behind the camera
6.2A 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.
Father Frost
1965
4.7About Trofimov, a well-known rider who goes on taking part in races in spite of the advanced age, until he realizes his time has gone and passes his experience on to his granddaughter’s fiance
The Old Jockey
1941
6.1Fairytale about heroic Vasya and beautiful Alenushka.
Through Fire, Water and... Brass Pipes
1968
A herdsman leaves his flock for the city, dreaming of becoming a cosmonaut, but he is rejected. Working a small job in a film studio, he is singled out for his looks and becomes a stand-in for a star actor.
Return to Earth
1959
7.9A short animated film about poor student Kolya Sorokin, who is dragged by two swans to the island of errors. On the island, incorrect solutions cause a lot of problems for Kolya. These trials force the hero to approach his responsibilities in a different way.
Island of Mistakes
1955
7.2The capricious princess mocks the grooms invited by her father, allowing her jester to humiliate their appearance. Angered by the behavior of his daughter, the king orders her to be married off to the first beggar who entered the city. By chance, the "beggar" turns out to be one of the knights rejected by the capricious woman - the prince, who teaches the princess a harsh lesson that changed her attitude towards life.
A Wilful Princess
1969
NRA husband becomes unfaithful to his wife, and buys a bouquet of flowers which he wants to give an another woman. But that woman doesn't come to the meeting, so he tries to get rid of the bouquet.
The Bouquet
1966
6.8Two stories ("The feat of the soldier Mukhin", "The Last Autumn"). The events of one concern 1917, when Lenin had to hide in Finland, the second takes place in 1923-1924 during the last months of his life in Gorki.
Stories About Lenin
1957
6.5At the amateur talent show the boy, accompanying himself on the accordion, sings a song about Moscow... The plot of the movie is based on the story of the director of the school about how this accordion, once belonging to a cadre worker who died during a demonstration in 1905, has been in many hands before it got to the guys.
Hello, Moscow!
1945
7.2This is the second story from a series of adventures of the brave warrior Ilya of Murom. This time he is moving towards the city of Kiev and on the way accomplishes his great and small feats. Arriving at the gates of Chernigov city, Illya discovers that black vorogs are circling around the city. Having settled with them, Ilya Muromets meets the locals, who offer him the honorary position of governor. But the hero refuses the offer, because he needs to move towards Kiev and fight with evil spirits.
Ilya Muromets and Highwayman Nightingale
1978
5.4From Moscow senior lieutenant Lunin comes to serve at the border post. The hero is actively involved in the life of the outpost. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, the Ismail-gang gang is intensifying its actions ...
Post in the Mountains
1953
NRA boy goes through time, helped by a wise clock, and learns to appreciate human ingenuity.
Fire
1971
7.4An animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.
The Enchanted Boy
1955
6.5A prince discovers an enchanted beauty turned into a frog by Koschei the Immortal. After Koschei steals her again, the prince goes on a dangerous quest to free the land of the evil.
The Frog Princess
1954
5.3A boy breeds horses on the plains between Belarus and the Caucasus. When the German invasion comes he joins the partisans as a horseman.
The Horsemen
1950
9.3No synopsis available yet.
Fedya Zaitsev
1948
7.5The end of the XIX century. Petya, an eight-year orphan who has been cast in training German acrobat Karl Becker, who curses and beatings would incorporate the new assistant to the circus profession and ruthlessly exploited child in their speeches. The only consolation, brightens the harsh life gutta-percha boy, as referred to Petya on the posters, is the concern of the carpet clown Edwards, who regretted the fatherless and secretly taught him this circus arts...
Gutta-Percha Boy
1957
6.9A story about Ivanushka the Fool based on classic Russian fairytales.
How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder
1977
7.0Paralyzed Ilya Muromets receives heroic strength.
Ilya Muromets: Prologue
1975
6.6Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.
The Nightingale
1980
6.9Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
Volga - Volga
1938
6.0The story about an everyman who one morning suddenly leaps out on the courtyard and bludgeons two conversing housewives to death with a frying pan.
Story of One Crime
1963
7.7Once upon a time, a young and cheerful painter named Makar was invited to the king's palace... There he saw a beautiful woman trying on a crown. Makar fell in love, but was expelled from the palace. After undergoing all kinds of trials and heroic deeds, the former painter came to the palace to ask for the princess's hand in marriage, but saw before him a capricious ugly woman—and realized that he had been enchanted by the servant Katya.
The Tale About the Enamored Painter
1987
8.2The tale about an old, henpecked man whose new friend fulfills all desires of his wife.
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
1950
8.0The story of how the young worker was bored with life.
The Brave Tailor
1964
6.2A little girl is walking around the city with a bunch of bagels. All the bagels are eaten by a dog that follows her while the little girl was looking around. The girl is upset, but she is comforted by her grandmother, who gives her a magic flower that grants wishes...
The Flower with Seven Colours
1948
6.4At the festivities marking the christening of princess Theresa, daughter of King Gaston IX, a wicked fairy made a mysterious prophecy about the girl's life. Seventeen years later, Theresa falls in love with a poor prince named Jacques. Then the prophecy starts coming true...
Donkey's Hide
1982
5.4Zoya Vladimirovna Strelnikova, a famous operetta actress, quits the theater and gets a nanny in a military hospital. There she meets the wounded major Peter Nikolayevich Markov.
Actress
1943
7.2No synopsis available yet.
Tsarevich Prosha
1974
7.1On New Year's Eve, two lost in the woods toys try to prove to wild and hungry predators that they're not good to eat.
When Christmas Trees Light Up
1950
6.0The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life.
The Key
1961
NRVolume 1 (1962-1968): "Story of One Crime", "Man in the Frame", "My Green Crocodile", "There Lived Kozyavin", "Mountain of Dinosaurs", "Passion of Spies", "Glass Harmonica", "Ball of Wool", "Singing Teacher", "Film, Film, Film".
Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1
2000
6.2Vetlugin, a worker at a Ural factory, becomes a member of the Moscow soccer team "Turbina". The captain and center forward Vitaly Grinko, known to the whole country, is jealous of the newcomer and tries to defame the simple-minded player. The whole team takes the side of the newcomer, criticizes the captain's behavior, and wins in the game with a foreign team.
Sporting Honour
1951
7.5Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.
Behind the Footlights
1956
4.5A gambling-addicted old man loses all the water on Earth, condemning all living beings to death from drought.
Soon There Will Be Rain
1959
7.0One day, while walking through the jungle, the Girl saw in a cage a Tiger caught by hunters. Having pity on him, she released the striped predator. Instead of gratitude, Tiger prepared to eat the Girl. In response to the complaints of the Girl, Tiger declared that there was no justice on earth. To resolve the dispute, they turned to the Parrot and the Palm .
Girl in the Jungle
1956
7.2On September 1, the first day of school, a happy young boy named Fedya draws a picture of a little man on a white wall using coal.
It Was I Who Drew the Little Man
1960
5.0A braggart ant carried away by the wind, and now he is desperately trying to return home before sunset.
A Bragging Ant
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
This Isn't About Me
1966
NRStory of animal trainers at a circus.
Clumsy Friend
1959
