Acting

Valeri Smolyakov

Born 1941-01-12 · USSR

Acting credits

Russian Ark poster
7.2

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

Russian Ark

2002

Married for the First Time poster
5.1

At 20, Tonya gave birth to a daughter — alone, without a husband. At 30 — personal happiness became an unattainable dream. She devoted herself to her beloved daughter. But at the age of 40, life seemed to make a circle and return to its starting point. There is nothing left to lose — which means you can take a chance, start all over again. Mom is married for the first time, and it’s hard for a selfish daughter to put up with this...

Married for the First Time

1979

The Sannikov Land poster
6.1

A group of people setting out to find a previously assumed land and upon reaching it, not knowing how to deal with the customs of the place, have to deal with all the consequences.

The Sannikov Land

1973

Killed While on Duty poster
7.0

Film-biography of Waclaw Worowski, a Moscow-born Pole turned Soviet revolutionary extremist.

Killed While on Duty

1978

Russian Symphony poster
7.1

Ivan Mazaev finds out that some children were left behind in a sinking school, and is slowly driven mad as he tries to save them. A parable on the theme of The Last Judgment, numerous catastrophic events reveal a certain ambiguity in their origins, accompanied by the terrible suspicion that the things going on are some kind of a performance or theatrical production.

Russian Symphony

1994

For No Apparent Reason poster
7.0

1921. Three seemingly unrelated terrible events took place in a provincial Siberian town. But Chekist Kamchatov is convinced that there are links between the murders and, moreover, that in the last case, the suicide of a young security guard was, in his opinion, clearly staged...

For No Apparent Reason

1982

A Tale of The Brave Khochbar poster
7.0

End of XVII century, Dagestan. A young outlaw named Khochbar accompanies the daughter of the nutsal of Khunzakh Khanate, Saadat, who was married for political reasons to the son of the Shamkhal of Tarki. During the long road, the young princess develops feelings towards Khochbar...

A Tale of The Brave Khochbar

1987

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger poster
7.7

Dr. Watson executes Sherlock Holmes' will, who faced death after exposing Moriarty and his gang in the previous episode.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Hunting the Tiger

1980

Hedgehog poster
NR

Follows the preschooler Slavka and his father, a researcher, an avid fan of the lottery "Sport Lotto". One day Slavka brought home a hedgehog, which he exchanged with a friend for a lottery ticket from his dad.…

Hedgehog

1979

The Siege: Operation "Iskra" poster
5.3

"Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line.

The Siege: Operation "Iskra"

1977

Going Inside a Storm poster
4.5

Sergei Krylov and Oleg Tulin, are promising young physicists in the field of thunderstorms. They dream of weather control. But later their ways in science parted - Oleg is ready to tradeoff his standpoints for personal success, but Sergei knows that the truth is more critical.

Going Inside a Storm

1965

Having Lied Once poster
4.3

Set in the Soviet Union, the film is a chronicle of a life of one successful artist: his family, his friends, his clients, and his artworks.

Having Lied Once

1988

The Highway poster
6.7

The film takes place during one day of operation of a railway line, the capacity of which is lower than necessary. A disaster occurs: a passenger train crashes into a tank train, the driver's assistant is killed, and traffic on the section is delayed. The film explores the patterns that led to the accident.

The Highway

1983

A Second Spring poster
9.0

The front-line friends during the heavy battle swore to each other that the one who would survive would continue the work of the deceased. Mikhail Nesterov remained alive and the main business of his life was the search for a deposit of valuable clay. These searches began his friend before the war, in remote taiga places. Yevdokiya Perevalova — the widow of a deceased friend decides to help Nesterov get to those deaf places...

A Second Spring

1980

The Siege: Leningrad Metronome poster
7.7

A story about the tragic events in the life of besieged Leningrad from September 1941 to January 1943.

The Siege: Leningrad Metronome

1977

Rafferty poster
5.5

The story of the trial of the trade union boss Jack Rafferty. With great force and astute critical insight, corruption and crime are exposed, accompanying the advancement of Western leaders to power.

Rafferty

1980

Denouement poster
4.8

Young KGB agents investigate a complex murder case with several suspects.

Denouement

1970