
Acting
Aleksandr Baranov
Born — Died
1914-07-21 — 1995-06-16
Place of birth
Russian Empire
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Known for
7.6Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Fuse
1962
6.7A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.
The Adventures of Buratino
1959
5.6No synopsis available yet.
A Kitten Named Woof
1976
7.1The story about an enamored singing dog who isn't thoroughbred - that's a minus, but honorable - that's a plus.
The Dog in Boots
1981
7.6Boyars are trying to marry their tsar in a country of far far away.
Help Me, Bros!
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Gray-Haired Bear
1988
Film credits
1980s · 14 titles
7.1The story about an enamored singing dog who isn't thoroughbred - that's a minus, but honorable - that's a plus.
The Dog in Boots
1981
7.6Boyars are trying to marry their tsar in a country of far far away.
Help Me, Bros!
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Gray-Haired Bear
1988
NRHow brothers Colored Pencils and sister Kind Brush defeated the enemies of the multicolored world.
In a Dim Kingdom, in a Gray State
1981
NRA chicken dreams of becoming a rooster.
Cockerel
1985
NROnce upon a time there were two bears - Ivashka and Mishuk. Mishuk remained hard-working and diligent, and Ivashka made friends with an evil sorceress named Laziness.
Laziness
1981
NRSoviet stop-motion animated film consisting of three stories based on the fairy tales of the peoples of the North.
The Fish Carriage
1982
NRThere was a greedy bear in the forest. Once another elderly bear named Spyridon gave him a barrel of honey, telling him to share it with the others. However, Vanya the greedy bear decided to eat every drop of it himself. The other animals saw this and decided to teach greed a lesson.
Cricket
1982
NRAbout how animals tried to get an autograph from the Olympic bear.
The First Autograph
1980
6.8No synopsis available yet.
A Kitten Named Woof: The Fifth Story
1982
NRLike a hare guarding a cabbage.
Why is the Hare Hiding
1982
6.8No synopsis available yet.
A Kitten Named Woof: The Fourth Story
1980
7.4Taiga tale about a tiger cub who warmed the seed of sunflower.
The Little Tiger on the Sunflower
1981
NRThere was a priest in the village and he had a dog. The priest owned a big shed in which he kept a huge amount of meat. The dog guarded this shed from other dogs, but one day the dog could not resist and ate one of the sausages. The priest noticed this and killed his pet. Then he buried the dog near the fence and made an inscription: "Priest had a dog, he loved it, it ate a piece of meat, he killed it, buried it in the ground, and wrote this inscription so that...", but, fixated, begins to write it on the ground. Thus he, continuing to write, visits various parts and countries, and eventually returns to his home and finishes writing near the place where he buried his dog. But upon entering the barn, the priest sees various animals greedily eating everything in it.
The Priest Had A Dog
1983
1970s · 21 titles
6.9No synopsis available yet.
A Kitten Named Woof: The Second Story
1977
7.2The cartoon tells about the adventures of a kitten with the unusual name of Woof and his friend - the puppy of Sharik. Woof constantly gets into ridiculous situations and finds adventures as soon as he leaves the house. He is sure that it is necessary to go to meet the trouble, because the old cat told him: "You are waiting for some troubles!". He also knows how to properly share sausages, why a secret language is needed and why one should be afraid of thunderstorms together with a friend in the attic.
A Kitten Named Woof
1976
3.0This story is about a puppy who liked it not to belong to anyone. He had no friends, no family, and no relatives. He was cheerfully singing songs, being happy that he did not want to listen to anyone and did not need to ask permission for anything and could do what he wanted. But is it possible to live like that forever?
It's Impossible Without It
1971
7.1No synopsis available yet.
A Kitten Named Woof: The Third Story
1979
NRBased on Kazakh fairy tales about the wise scoffer, defender of the poor.
Aldar-Kose
1975
NRAbout a cheerful, smart Hare and his friends who taught a bully bear a lesson.
The Hare Got a Tape Recorder
1976
NRBased on the fairy tale by Keria Kurbannepesov "Kongurja's Tale"
Homeless Kongurja
1972
5.0The ordinary schoolgirl Masha, who forgot to change into a school uniform and dressed as a boy, mistakenly kidnaps Zilzilya, the servant of the wizard and the custodian of Bakhram's underground treasures.
Magician Bakhram's Heritage
1975
NRThe caveman stole the grasshopper's violin, and if the grasshopper does not play the morning song on time, the flowers will not wake up, and then the sun will not look into the forest clearing. Everything will remain dark and boring, the forest will die, there will be no songs. Three friends - Creak, Hare and Frog - go in search of the grasshopper's violin.
Morning Song
1976
NRA curious rooster learns the horrors of alcohol addiction. Instructive cartoon-pamphlet about the dangers of drunkenness.
Drunken Cherries
1972
NRHow the bunny learned to play the violin.
The Hare, the Squeak and the Violin
1976
NRAbout the bear cub Ivashka, who did good deeds.
Magic Bag
1975
NRHow animal friends taught a poacher a lesson.
Oh, Rested
1979
2.0No synopsis available yet.
The Last Bride of Zmey Gorynych
1978
7.0Kolya and the book gnome go looking for the letters that make up the boy's name. Continuation of the fairy tale about the alphabet.
Our Friend Read'n'Write 2
1979
NRThe old Zabrodins have always lived honestly, according to their conscience. What is happening in the family of the eldest son, and especially the way the youngest son, a famous soccer player, behaves is not only incomprehensible to his parents, but makes them suffer severely, causes mortal pain.
My Street
1971
NRBased on Russian nursery rhymes and playful sayings.
Tall Tales
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Somebody Else's Tracks
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Talents and Admirers
1978
7.2A cartoon composed of four parts, parodying "classical" gangster and criminal movies of four countries: robbery American style, French style, Italian style and Russian style. All cartoon characters resemble real movie stars of 50th and 60th.
A Robbery In... Style
1978
NRBased on the fairy tales by the Bondarenko brothers “Misunderstanding,” “The Stump,” and “The Nut”.
Forest Tales
1978
1960s · 13 titles
6.5Dersu Uzala (Russian: Дерсу Узала) is a 1961 Soviet film, adapted from the books of Vladimir Arsenyev, about his travels in Russian Far East with a native trapper, Dersu Uzala.
Dersu Uzala
1961
9.5Many different birds and animals have long settled on the shores of Lake Chad. One day they decided to choose a king for themselves and chose Lion. They called him the bravest, the strongest, the wisest and the most beautiful. Then a son was born to the Lion and the Lioness - a little Lion Cub. When the Lion Cub could walk by himself, he met a hyena who told the Lion Cub that he was a Lion, which means he was the king of animals, which means he was the bravest, strongest, wisest, most beautiful.
The Most, the Most, the Most
1966
5.2The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…
A Simple Story
1960
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
NROnce the boy Vova went off to ride a bicycle and disappeared for the whole day. His puppy was waiting for his master at the door, but he did not come. An adult dog, Barbos, passed by, who decided to ask the puppy why he was so sad. Since there was still nothing to do, he decided to help his little friend to find the boy. Soon they came on his trail and, thanks to their scent, were able to recreate all the events that occurred this day.
Tracks on the Asphalt
1964
NRA comedy about mistakes and unexpected situations.
Old Precepts
1968
NRBased on the famous Soviet song "Orlyonok" about a young trumpeter - a hero of the Civil War.
Eaglet
1968
NRPuppet film for primary schoolchildren. It ridicules arrogance and a frivolous attitude towards work and praises the resourcefulness, hard work and ingenuity of children. The film uses drawings, toys and embroidery by children of the Central Palace of Pioneers.
Who Is Going to the Exhibition?
1964
NRSelf-confident and eccentric Columbus lands on the American shore in the 20th century.
Columbus Docks To The Shore
1967
6.0After the events of 1905, the proletariat slowly retreated with battle. The Lenin headquarters of the leadership of the revolution was moved to Finland. There Lenin and Krupskaya live illegally in safe houses. Vladimir Ilyich works on his articles, occasionally his associates visit him, sometimes he goes to the city for meetings with his party comrades — Gorky, Kalinin, Krasin, and others. By all possible means, Lenin directs the activities of the Bolsheviks in Russia...
Through Icy Haze
1965
NRThe Civil War in Central Asia. One of the Red Army detachments is surrounded by bandits. After breaking out of the ambush, its commander, Asad, accuses the political commissar of treason and kills him. The slain man’s son tries to prove his father’s innocence. Meanwhile, Commander Asad enters into a conspiracy with the Basmachi rebels…
Change
1967
7.6A schoolboy meets all the undone by him homework's heroes in their country.
In a Country of Undone Homework
1969
5.2Soviet propaganda cartoon depicting the evils of American capitalism. A worker who owns a small share in a big company is living large, until his company replaces its workers with robots and its small shares become worthless. The shareholder finds himself alone in a cruel world.
Shareholders
1963
1950s · 6 titles
6.7A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.
The Adventures of Buratino
1959
7.2An old soldier helps a young boy find his mother, who's been kidnapped to the magical underwater kingdom in a remote Russian lake.
Maria, the Wonderful Weaver
1959
7.5Filmed 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.
The Wind
1959
4.8Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko are imbued with love for the common people. Fiery freedom-loving creativity of Taras Shevchenko is known throughout Russia. Nicholas I exiles the poet to the distant Caspian fort where he is to serve as an ordinary soldier and is banned from writing or drawing. In the poet's difficult days he has the support of Ukrainian soldier Skobelev, Polish revolutionary Sierakowski, captain Kosarev and the commandant of the fortress, Uskov. For the sake of his release Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov are hard at work. And so, the sick and aged Shevchenko is finally free. Together with Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, he dreams of a bright future of the motherland, when the Russian and Ukrainian peoples throw off the chains of slavery.
Taras Shevchenko
1951
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Too Salty
1959
6.5Foma Gordeyev, the son of a wealthy Volga merchant, doesn't want to continue his father's work. The mind is sickened by the dirt and injustice of life around him. Foma is seeking solace in a drunken rampage and wild antics. After many years of desolation, he is half-ill at the opening of a night shelter built with his father’s money.
Foma Gordeyev
1959
1940s · 4 titles
6.0A story about the friendship between two young men, two soldiers - Arkady from Odessa and Sasha from Ural.
Two Soldiers
1943
6.3Andrei Latonin had jumped with a parachute many times before, but on the day of the holiday he got scared and stayed in the cockpit of the plane. Deeply upset by his failure, Latonin decides to leave his homeland forever and joins a steamship as a sailor. On the way, Andrei meets an expedition group heading for the crater of an active volcano and joins the scientists.
Incident on a Volcano
1941
6.5During the Winter War three Soviet soldiers perform a risky recon mission.
In the Rear of the Enemy
1941
8.0The film is about the exploit of the destroyer "Neistoviy", who fought during the Great Patriotic War on the Barents Sea.
The Tale of the "Neistoviy"
1947
Series credits
7.6Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Fuse
1962
5.6No synopsis available yet.
A Kitten Named Woof
1976
