Ivan Matskevich

Acting

Ivan Matskevich

Born — Died

1947-04-09 — 2017-12-10

Place of birth

Grabovo, Grodno region, Belorussian SSR, USSR

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Known for

The Waiting Room poster
7.7

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

The Waiting Room

1998

Vocation poster
10.0

The story of the film is based on real historical events. The most famous crimes from the mid-eighties of the last century to the present day have been used as the basis for the detective plots of the picture. The main character, Oleg Krainov, after serving in the army, comes to Moscow to enroll in the acting department at VGIK.

Vocation

2005

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Артем

1978

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation poster
6.7

This World War II story depicts the personal war between a Soviet sniper and a German sniper. Their feud continues after the war in Soviet-occupied Germany. At the same time, a Nazi rocket scientist continues his research while a Soviet secret police team arrives from Moscow to find hidden Nazi rocket research documents and rocket propulsion systems.

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation

2010

German poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

German

2012

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time poster
5.0

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles." There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one heir, the Czarina Kseniya Godunova. She has married a Polish military leader who wants to claim the Russian throne in her name so he can rule all of Russia. As the Poles move in on Moscow in an attempt to install the czarina on the throne, Andrei, a serf with a life-long infatuation of the czarina attempts to save her from her brutal Polish husband.

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

2007

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

Incomplete Memories poster
4.0

An Azerbaijanian veteran of battle for Brest fortress takes gun again 50 years later - to defend Nagorny Karabakh from Armenians.

Incomplete Memories

2015

Masakra poster
5.0

Nikolai Kazantsev arrives at the mysterious estate of Count Vladimir Pazurkevich, a young man intending to study fine arts in Italy, but lacking the means to do so, he takes a chance on an adventure! Introducing himself as a professor, Kazantsev tries to pretend convincingly that he is studying the Count's extensive library, while at the same time actively hitting on Pazurkevich's fiancée, the beautiful Anna. Strange events taking place at the estate draw the guest into the whirlpool of a mystical and eerie story...

Masakra

2010

Смертельная схватка poster
2.5

West Belarus, October 1944. The German command is trying to prevent Soviet troops from entering East Prussia. In order to exclude the leakage of information about their plans, the Nazis use a new code, which is to be solved by Soviet radio operators. This is the task that Major-General Zharov and his subordinates receive. To protect the scouts ordered to a group of Captain Belov, which has already once saved the general from the attack of the German landing force.

Смертельная схватка

2010

March-2: Special Circumstances poster
NR

The heroes of the film "March" - a group of FSB special forces officers - a quick response team. Every day, dozens of especially dangerous criminals take to the streets of our cities. An elite team of special forces soldiers led by the commander of Major Alexander Buida is taken to detect and neutralize the criminal structures. Trained at a high level, they remain committed to their cause, even when their own lives are in danger. And no matter what they face tomorrow - with drug dealers, with hostage-taking or with terrible terrorist attacks planned by fanatics - a special unit is always on the alert!

March-2: Special Circumstances

2013

Tram to Paris poster
NR

Ten days filled with incredible, bizarre events irreversibly changed the routine of professional photographer Valeria Petrovna Stashinskaya. Being laid off from her job and having to pay off her mortgage didn't plunge her into despair. Lera was given the opportunity to pay off her debts and move to Paris, but she unexpectedly encountered a mysterious neighbor who entered her life through a hole in the wall he had accidentally destroyed.

Tram to Paris

2010

2000s · 9 titles

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time poster
5.0

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles." There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one heir, the Czarina Kseniya Godunova. She has married a Polish military leader who wants to claim the Russian throne in her name so he can rule all of Russia. As the Poles move in on Moscow in an attempt to install the czarina on the throne, Andrei, a serf with a life-long infatuation of the czarina attempts to save her from her brutal Polish husband.

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time

2007

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation poster
5.7

This world war two story depicts the personal war between a Soviet sniper and a German sniper. Their feud continues after the war in Soviet occupied Germany. At the same time a Nazi rocket scientist continues his research while a Soviet secret police team arrives from Moscow to find hidden Nazi rocket research documents and rocket propulsion systems.

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation

2009

Deep Current poster
NR

The story of activity of partisan detachment on the territory of occupied Belarus during WW2. They live on airfield which surrounded by swamp and take planes with ammo from behind the front. But Nazi want to destroy the airfield.

Deep Current

2005

Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor poster
5.0

During the Civil War in Russia a group of White Guard officers is trying to rescue the family of the tsar Nicholas II captured by Bolsheviks. The officers face betrayal and fight a Red Army detachment sent to eliminate them. It is the Red Army commander against the head of the White Guard group. The only thing that matters is who will be the first to reach the tsar placed under arrest in Yekaterinburg...

Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor

2008

No artwork available
NR

A professional intelligence officer, Jan, who performed a special assignment at the Abwehr intelligence school during the Second World War, returns home. Along the way, he is ambushed by the "forest brothers", led by his fellow student at the intelligence school. He fabricates evidence, according to which Jan gets a "tower". Instead of executing the sentence, Yan is made a "doll" for NKVD cadets to practice their combat skills. Jan manages not only to survive in unequal battles, but also to escape. Run away to finally see his wife and daughter, to restore justice.

Between Life and Death

2002

Nine Days Until Spring poster
1.0

The major of special forces Ilya is young, beautiful and, we can say, happy! He marries, and for him it is a profitable party — his wife is not beautiful, but the daughter of rich parents. However, on the wedding day begins a nightmare. Yana Yanovskaya — the former mistress of Ilya who came to congratulate him is killed, and he is suspected of murder. The investigation begins, during which it turns out that Ilya is innocent. However, the shadow of suspicion still hanging over him, and, wishing to prove that he is innocent, Ilya begins his own investigation. He finds the real killer — and this discovery will stun him…

Nine Days Until Spring

2007

The Fourth Wish poster
9.0

Nastya, a rising "star" of television series and the theater scene, no longer believes in miracles. She and her fiance are invited to celebrate the new year abroad. But Nastya missed her flight and had to get to the place herself. Due to weather conditions, the plane lands in one of the cities of Ugra, and thanks to an incredible coincidence, Nastya ends up in Santa Claus's hut. Now the real fairy tale begins... Acquaintance with wizards, reassessment of life values, fulfillment of the fourth wish - all this awaits not only the main character, but also many viewers.

The Fourth Wish

2003

Enemies poster
5.4

Belarus, summer 1942. The war has moved on, far off to the east. The life of a small town where the German authorities of the region have set themselves up is getting back to "normal". The Germans study Russian, flirt with the local girls, the women wash their clothes and feed them. They have to carry on somehow... But suddenly the teenage son of the film's heroine decides to run away to the partisans and blows up a German train so that they could accept him. He gets caught and the Germans have to execute him in order "to teach others a lesson". That's the order and it can't be disobeyed. The Germans know that this execution will bring an end to their peaceful lives. The local commandant understands this better than anyone as he is already involved in a close relationship with the boy's mother. But he can't ignore an order from his commanders...

Enemies

2007

No artwork available
1.0

A propaganda film about Major Roman Vetrov, a veteran of the Afghan war, cadre officer of special forces, trying to thwart the criminal plan of the international drug mafia. In an unequal battle with drug traffickers Vetrov experiences many blows of fate: his father dies, his favorite girl is married to a former friend. Major becomes a victim of intrigue, subtly played by criminals - by the court sentence he is innocently convicted and sent to prison. And only loyalty to the duty of honor, unbreakable will and courage help Major Vetrov to overcome all obstacles, defeat evil and regain his lost love.

Major Vetrov

2007

1990s · 17 titles

Mother of Hurricane poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mother of Hurricane

1990

Khrustalyov, My Car! poster
6.0

Military doctor General Klenski is arrested in Stalin's Russia in 1953 during an anti-Semitic political campaign accused of being a participant in so-called "doctors' plot".

Khrustalyov, My Car!

1999

Vladimir Dubrovsky: The Noble Robber poster
4.7

A young master, Vladimir Dubrovsky, comes to the estate to visit his father, who has long been in litigation with his neighbor, the despotic landowner Troekurov. Having seriously insulted Dubrovsky Sr., Troekurov tries to go to peace, but the proud old man is adamant.

Vladimir Dubrovsky: The Noble Robber

1990

A Man from the Black 'Volga‎' poster
4.8

A murderer is using every possible trick in his efforts to escape from justice. He is extremely crafty in his ways of infiltrating the government. He becomes a politician with growing status and influence and an official immunity from prosecution.

A Man from the Black 'Volga‎'

1990

Step Right... Step Left... poster
7.0

Is it possible to escape from fate if you live quietly and unnoticed, without causing harm to anyone? It turns out it's impossible. Thus, the arrival of a famous singer and a popular TV journalist entails fatal and unpredictable events.

Step Right... Step Left...

1992

From Hell to Hell poster
3.8

Focuses on the lives of two married Polish couples (one Jewish, one Catholic) and the personal and social devastation wrought by the Holocaust and its aftermath.

From Hell to Hell

1997

Running From Death poster
7.0

In the house of goldmaker Tikhon Kondratievich Molokov, carnival is celebrated noisily, on a grand scale, with gypsies. Everyone drank pretty, and when the mayor tried to “seduce” the owner’s daughter Anisya, the girl’s father broke his nose. Frightened by the consequences of this incident, Tikhon Kondratievich decided to flee the city.

Running From Death

1997

Waltz of Golden Taurusus poster
7.0

Two school friends have not seen each other for twenty years. During this time, one became an aircraft engineer, the other a gold digger. Quite by chance, they met in a small town in the far north, and this meeting leads both to incredible and amazing adventures.

Waltz of Golden Taurusus

1992

Contract with Death poster
6.8

A talented surgeon becomes a target of various forces after inventing a new organs transplantation technique.

Contract with Death

1998

The Vultures on the Road poster
3.3

The Vultures on the Road - an organized gang of robbers and murderers, which includes even the police. They kill the truck driver's friend, whose wife is expecting a baby. The police (which is cooperating with the bandits), of course, does nothing, so he begins to take revenge on the scum, crushing their cars by his truck.

The Vultures on the Road

1990

Ranger from the Nuclear Zone poster
7.5

Captain 2nd Rank Alexey Barsuk, facing downsizing, returns to his hometown, takes over his father's position as a forester in the Chernobyl zone, and begins a battle against the local mafia.

Ranger from the Nuclear Zone

1999

The Priest had a Dog... poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

The Priest had a Dog...

1993

Wasp Honey poster
7.5

A story about a difficult childhood of two twin brothers Boris and Gleb during the first years after WWII.

Wasp Honey

1991

Yatra Witch poster
5.5

Soviet horror movie based on the play by the writer Vyacheslav Adamchik Raisa Gromyko. The film takes place in the XVI century.

Yatra Witch

1991

Nesrochnaya vesna poster
3.7

In 1923, Alexey Dmitrievich arrives at the Buyanovo station. Realizing that he will not be able to find accommodation, he settles on the porch of the nearest tavern and is immersed in memories.

Nesrochnaya vesna

1990

Burn poster
NR

Prosecutor Azhogin, who sent many criminals to prison, by the will of fate himself ends up behind bars. He is placed in a cell with juvenile lawbreakers. The situation is far from the worst one. So thinks the Azhogin, who eventually becomes a true friend and mentor of his fourteen-year-old inmates...

Burn

1998

Keshka and the Special Forces poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Keshka and the Special Forces

1991

1980s · 21 titles

Sign of Disaster poster
6.5

A woman defends during World War II her home and her family against Hitler's soldiers.

Sign of Disaster

1987

Personal Scores poster
NR

The young, talented scientist Konstantin Popov begins a serious romance with the daughter of his academic supervisor. Soon, rumors begin to spread around the department that Popov has made the right choice: the calculation is accurate. Konstantin, a principled and uncompromising man, is used to achieving everything in life on his own. Unable to bear the ridicule of his colleagues, he breaks off the relationship with the woman who loves him...

Personal Scores

1982

The Black Castle Olshansky poster
7.2

Paleographer and writer Anton Glebovich Kosmich finds in the binding of an ancient book a parchment with encrypted information about treasures hidden in the dungeon of the castle. It gradually becomes clear that the last scion of the family of the Olshansky princes, who collaborated with the Nazis during the war, is also looking for the treasure. In the dungeon of the castle, along with treasures of the 17th century, materials from the SD archive are also hidden. The spaceman is in mortal danger.

The Black Castle Olshansky

1984

Rook of Despair poster
NR

In the Belarusian city of Rogachev, there lived a poor nobleman named Gervasy Vylivakha—a joker and merry fellow, a drunkard and a debauchee. He lived in style, without looking back, and when the time came to leave this world of the living, Gervasy did not lose his presence of mind and began a game with Death itself.

Rook of Despair

1987

A Bus Driver poster
6.5

Not young bus driver goes to the next trip. In this trip he recalls his childhood during WW2. But there is another danger people among passengers of the bus.

A Bus Driver

1983

Fruza poster
7.0

Woman meets a man during a difficult post-WWII time...

Fruza

1981

Tale of the Star-Child poster
6.0

"Tale of the Star Child" is a two-part television film, based on the works of Oscar Wilde. Like the earlier film, The Star Boy (1958), The Tale of the Star Boy, was based on two tales from Wilde's collection "A House of Pomegranates" - The Star-Child (1891) and The Birthday of the Infanta (1888) . However, the plot, in contrast to the first screen version, made more significant changes: in particular, added science-fiction elements and completely eliminated magic.

Tale of the Star-Child

1983

The Sails of My Childhood poster
4.7

Adventures of a boy and his older friend during the time of October Revolution in Belarus.

The Sails of My Childhood

1982

Where Did the Moon Go? poster
NR

One day, a little fox did not see the moon in the sky, with which he loved to play. No one in the forest could explain to him what happened to the moon until the new moon was born and the fairy tale came to life again.

Where Did the Moon Go?

1982

Dad poster
NR

The mother leaves the house. The career of his father, a famous boxer, is collapsing. The son helps his father overcome despair and return to sports.

Dad

1985

State Border: Vol. 3. Eastern Frontier poster
8.0

Chekist Olga Anisimova, who infiltrated the White Guard center in Harbin, and border guard Aleksei Mogilov prevent a number of provocations on the Chinese Eastern Railway, uncovering a conspiracy between the White Chinese and the White Guard center in Harbin.

State Border: Vol. 3. Eastern Frontier

1982

Fathers and Sons poster
7.0

At the age of 43, landowner Kirsanov is visited by his son Arkady, a recent university graduate, accompanied by the self-assured young doctor, Yevgeny Bazarov. Kirsanov's older brother, Pavel Petrovich, and Bazarov quickly develop mutual dislike. A few days later, Arkady introduces Bazarov to the young, beautiful, and wealthy widow Odintsova, who immediately captures Bazarov's interest.

Fathers and Sons

1984

There is No Third poster
NR

Retired army general decides to return to his home land and help people to build a better future.

There is No Third

1980

Where Are You Going, Soldier? poster
NR

The main events take place on the road while the hero is returning home from the war. Memories of war accompany him all the way.

Where Are You Going, Soldier?

1985

Appeal poster
10.0

During a complex operation in a leading clinic, patient Yakovenko dies. His relatives file a complaint with the prosecutor's office. Assistant Prosecutor Klivtsova, investigating the case, becomes convinced that the doctor, head of the Department of Surgery Marchuk, who is accused of a high percentage of mortality, must be defended, because he is a talented thoracic surgeon, and the high percentage of mortality after his operations is due to the fact that he treats the most hopeless patients, using every chance in the fight for their lives. However, his colleagues who avoid working with critically ill patients will not be easily accused of malpractice.

Appeal

1986

I'll Take Your Pain poster
8.3

After a long prison sentence, former Nazi collaborator Shishkovich returns to the village, guilty of the deaths of his fellow villagers. Ivan, whose sister and mother were killed, cannot calmly accept his return.

I'll Take Your Pain

1981

Calm poster
NR

The young landowner Astakhov comes to check the affairs of his distant estate. He meets his neighbors and among them two young girls. The arrival of Astakhov destroys the calm of the usual estate life.

Calm

1981

Scattered Nest poster
NR

A tragic story of a family living in Belorussian village in the beginning of XX century

Scattered Nest

1981

Personal Interest poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Personal Interest

1986

A Secret Walk in the Woods poster
5.5

Niyole, a Red Army spy is sent behind the enemy lines in order to hunt German general.

A Secret Walk in the Woods

1985

Challenge poster
NR

Athlete Nina Bogush wins the world fencing title after a tough fight. Nina's husband is also an athlete, captain of the equestrian team. Constant travel prevents the couple from having children and creating a full-fledged family. Alexey wants his wife to retire from professional sports and have a child, but Nina isn't ready to give up her athletic career yet. Meanwhile, Alexey has been plagued by a string of bad luck lately...

Challenge

1986

1970s · 4 titles

Series credits

The Waiting Room poster
7.7

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

The Waiting Room

1998

Vocation poster
10.0

The story of the film is based on real historical events. The most famous crimes from the mid-eighties of the last century to the present day have been used as the basis for the detective plots of the picture. The main character, Oleg Krainov, after serving in the army, comes to Moscow to enroll in the acting department at VGIK.

Vocation

2005

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Артем

1978

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation poster
6.7

This World War II story depicts the personal war between a Soviet sniper and a German sniper. Their feud continues after the war in Soviet-occupied Germany. At the same time, a Nazi rocket scientist continues his research while a Soviet secret police team arrives from Moscow to find hidden Nazi rocket research documents and rocket propulsion systems.

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation

2010

German poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

German

2012

War in the Western Direction poster
7.2

A military epic based on Ivan Stadnyuk's novel of the same name about the tragic events of the first months of the WWII.

War in the Western Direction

1990

Spies Must Die: The Fox Hole poster
6.0

1944. German Colonel Neuber is taken prisoner trying to cross the front-line but not before he hides stolen Soviet documents. The Germans send a team to recover the Colonel and the documents but Soviet intelligence are waiting for them.

Spies Must Die: The Fox Hole

2013