Aleksei Speshnyov

Writing

Aleksei Speshnyov

Born — Died

1911-03-27 — 1994-01-01

Place of birth

Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire

Known for

Writing

Credits

19 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Black Sun poster
NR

The life and death of Robert Moussombe, the leader of an unnamed African state. Moussombe is a fictionalized portrait of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, and the film's events are a pastiche of the Congo Crisis in 1960s.

Black Sun

1971

Black Sun poster
NR

The life and death of Robert Moussombe, the leader of an unnamed African state. Moussombe is a fictionalized portrait of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, and the film's events are a pastiche of the Congo Crisis in 1960s.

Black Sun

1971

Przhevalsky poster
6.9

A Russian scientist spends a year documenting the natural world in Central Asia.

Przhevalsky

1951

Without Prejudice poster
7.7

The film was made on the basis of the literary version of events in the life of the famous Russian ethnographer, anthropologist, biologist and traveler who studied the indigenous population of South-East Asia, Australia and Oceania.

Without Prejudice

1947

Alisher Navoiy poster
9.0

Biographical drama about one of the most famous Uzbek poets of the 15th century, Alisher Navoiy.

Alisher Navoiy

1948

Memorial Train poster
8.8

Experimental animation based on Pablo Neruda' life and poems.

Memorial Train

1975

Thousand Windows poster
7.0

Fantastic cosmopolite ‘nouvelle vague’ film from Soviet Russia about the lives of students living in a dormitory at Moscow State University. The story focuses on the relationships between roommates: Russian students Andrey and Sergey, African student Jules, and Belgian Albert. Tensions arise due to Albert's racist prejudices against Jules, creating conflicts among the group. Meanwhile, Andrey navigates his feelings for Marina, who initially prefers Sergey but eventually reevaluates her choices as the characters confront their differences and personal growth.

Thousand Windows

1968

Thousand Windows poster
7.0

Fantastic cosmopolite ‘nouvelle vague’ film from Soviet Russia about the lives of students living in a dormitory at Moscow State University. The story focuses on the relationships between roommates: Russian students Andrey and Sergey, African student Jules, and Belgian Albert. Tensions arise due to Albert's racist prejudices against Jules, creating conflicts among the group. Meanwhile, Andrey navigates his feelings for Marina, who initially prefers Sergey but eventually reevaluates her choices as the characters confront their differences and personal growth.

Thousand Windows

1968

The Road Without Sleep poster
NR

Surgeon Sahib Niyazi is developing a new method for healing bone fractures, but his first human operation was unsuccessful. His personal issues worsen due to his relationship with Anna, who criticizes his lack of attention and is considering a breakup, as she is being pursued by pilot Gani.

The Road Without Sleep

1947

Fifth Ocean poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Fifth Ocean

1940

Takhir and Zukhra poster
8.5

A Romeo & Juliet-esque tale set in Uzbekistan.

Takhir and Zukhra

1945

Ignotas Comes Back poster
8.0

Based on the novel by the famous Lithuanian writer A. Gudaitis-Guzevičius “The Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas” about the revolutionary events of 1918-1919. in Lithuania, about the struggle of workers for Soviet power, for the freedom of their homeland.

Ignotas Comes Back

1956

Ordinary Story poster
7.0

Anya, finding herself in unfamiliar Kyiv, meets casual acquaintances who help her adapt to the new city. One of them, engineer Sasha, accompanies her to the train station and later comes to her city. He persuades Anya to enroll in a Kyiv institute, which she agrees to do.

Ordinary Story

1962

Friends Meet Again poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Friends Meet Again

1939

Moscow – Genoa poster
6.0

About the first steps of Soviet diplomacy at the international conference in Genoa in 1922.

Moscow – Genoa

1964

Moscow – Genoa poster
6.0

About the first steps of Soviet diplomacy at the international conference in Genoa in 1922.

Moscow – Genoa

1964

Adventure in Odessa poster
9.0

Group of youngsters find a sunken sailboat used by guerrillas during WWII, raise it, repair it, and sail out to sea for adventure.

Adventure in Odessa

1953

The Chronicle of the Night poster
7.0

A plane bound for Africa ends up in the hands of hired killers. Their goal is to prevent the Soviet doctor from getting to Lega, where he is to operate on the leader of the liberation movement.

The Chronicle of the Night

1973

The Chronicle of the Night poster
7.0

A plane bound for Africa ends up in the hands of hired killers. Their goal is to prevent the Soviet doctor from getting to Lega, where he is to operate on the leader of the liberation movement.

The Chronicle of the Night

1973