Semyon Raytburt

Directing

Semyon Raytburt

Born — Died

1921-02-03 — 2012-04-28

Place of birth

Kramopol, Podolsk governorate, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

What is the Theory of Relativity? poster
4.0

In a compartment of the Moscow-Novosibirsk train, a young physicist meets famous film actors. The conversation accidentally comes to Einstein, and the woman begins to explain to her fellow travelers what the theory of relativity is. The actors are incidentally on their way to the shooting of a film about physicists, but they do not understand the subject at all.

What is the Theory of Relativity?

1964

What is the Theory of Relativity? poster
4.0

In a compartment of the Moscow-Novosibirsk train, a young physicist meets famous film actors. The conversation accidentally comes to Einstein, and the woman begins to explain to her fellow travelers what the theory of relativity is. The actors are incidentally on their way to the shooting of a film about physicists, but they do not understand the subject at all.

What is the Theory of Relativity?

1964

Who’s Behind the Wall? poster
NR

The near future. A fantastic experiment using the test of the mathematician Alan Turing, in which an examiner, a human, and a robot take part. During the test, the examiner must determine who is behind the wall: a person or a thinking machine. The experiment is conducted with one goal: to find out whether a machine can think.

Who’s Behind the Wall?

1977

Who’s Behind the Wall? poster
NR

The near future. A fantastic experiment using the test of the mathematician Alan Turing, in which an examiner, a human, and a robot take part. During the test, the examiner must determine who is behind the wall: a person or a thinking machine. The experiment is conducted with one goal: to find out whether a machine can think.

Who’s Behind the Wall?

1977

In the Soviet Union poster
9.0

A propaganda film aimed at American audiences during the early years of the Cold War.

In the Soviet Union

1955

The Mathematician and the Devil poster
7.9

A mathematician offers to sell his soul to the devil for a proof or disproof of Fermat's Last Theorem.

The Mathematician and the Devil

1972

The Mathematician and the Devil poster
7.9

A mathematician offers to sell his soul to the devil for a proof or disproof of Fermat's Last Theorem.

The Mathematician and the Devil

1972

Physics at Half Past Nine poster
NR

A physicist, a director of popular-science films, and a sports fan talk about the structure of the atom between periods of a hockey game they watch on TV.

Physics at Half Past Nine

1971

Physics at Half Past Nine poster
NR

A physicist, a director of popular-science films, and a sports fan talk about the structure of the atom between periods of a hockey game they watch on TV.

Physics at Half Past Nine

1971

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A view film about the Oka River near Kaluga.

A Day on the River

1961

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About the inventor Boris Egorov.

The Secret of EWM

1959

The Ladder of Senses poster
NR

A Pushkin scholar Valentin Berestov analyzes the works of Aleksandr Pushkin. In particular, he proves that the “folk” songs in them were written by the poet himself.

The Ladder of Senses

1981

The Ladder of Senses poster
NR

A Pushkin scholar Valentin Berestov analyzes the works of Aleksandr Pushkin. In particular, he proves that the “folk” songs in them were written by the poet himself.

The Ladder of Senses

1981

This Right, Left World poster
NR

Based on the book “The Ambidextrous Universe” by Martin Gardner. An eccentric professor explains whether our idea of ​​the symmetrical structure of the universe is still valid and invites the viewers into the world of elementary particles

This Right, Left World

1971

A Lesson in Astronomy poster
NR

A young man and a young woman spend the evening by the campfire. The girl asks about the starry sky and the photometric paradox, and the young man answers her with lyrical statements of great people about the infinity of the Universe. Frustrated, she rides off on a motorcycle with another young man.

A Lesson in Astronomy

1974

A Lesson in Astronomy poster
NR

A young man and a young woman spend the evening by the campfire. The girl asks about the starry sky and the photometric paradox, and the young man answers her with lyrical statements of great people about the infinity of the Universe. Frustrated, she rides off on a motorcycle with another young man.

A Lesson in Astronomy

1974

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A portrait film of the Soviet popular music. Popular performers and composers talk about their work. The film includes, both on the screen and behind it, the songs “A Song Is Going in a Circle”, “A Sports march”, “At a Nameless High Ground”, “Moscow Nights”, “The Main Thing, Guys, Is Not to Get Old At Heart”, "Smile”, “The Song Remains With the Person”.

Seven Soviet Songs

1965

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Conductor Rem Gekht leads the rehearsal of a school brass band. The sessions are interspersed with the children talking about the musical instruments they play.

An Orchestra Rehearsal

1985

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NR

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PTO-68

1968

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PTO-68

1968

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A portrait film dedicated to the muralists Leonid Polishchuk and Svetlana Shcherbinina. They talk about their main works: the stained glass window “Hydronauts” at the Institute of Oceanology and the mosaic “The Healing of a Man” on the building of the library of the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute.

Seven Years and the Whole Life

1990

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The adventures of a foal who made friends with moose.

Hello, Latunya!

1964

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It is dedicated to the moral ideas of Socrates' philosophy.

Know Yourself

1985

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About the work of artists of the Russian Federation.

By the Roads of Life

1958

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About the work of artists of the Russian Federation.

By the Roads of Life

1958

Brain and Machine poster
NR

About modeling some principles of the brain.

Brain and Machine

1960

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No synopsis available yet.

On the Shore of Lake Issyk-Kul

1954

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On the occasion of the centenary of Anton Chekhov's short story “Kashtanka”, actors of the Moscow Puppet Theater perform scenes from the play “Kashtanka and the Elephant” staged by Leonid Khait.

Anniversary

1988

The Chekhovs poster
NR

The film is based on the letters and memoirs of Anton Chekhov and members of his family and reconstructs the details of everyday life and of the writer's relationships with his brothers and sister.

The Chekhovs

1987

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About the work, studies and life of the youth of the Moscow TU metallistov No. 9.

The Road to Life

1957

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About the work, studies and life of the youth of the Moscow TU metallistov No. 9.

The Road to Life

1957

The Russian Modern poster
NR

A detailed analysis of the triumph of the Art Nouveau style in architecture and other art forms in the Russian Empire at the turn of the 20th century.

The Russian Modern

1990

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About government loans in the USSR.

The Story of One Win

1956

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A woman recalls a notable incident that happened to her in a holiday home. In the evening, she, along with other vacationers, watched a TV show about electric fields, human biofield, and telepathy. Gradually everyone dispersed, she remained alone in the hall, and suddenly one of the program participants appeared next to her.

In the Crooked Mirror

1982

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A portrait film dedicated to the famous violinist Leonid Kogan. In the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, he performs with a symphony orchestra, and at home he rehearses with his wife Elizaveta Gilels and their daughter Nina.

Performed by Leonid Kogan

1967

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Based on the novella “This Strange Life” by Daniil Granin. Granin tells about the life of the biologist Aleksandr Lyubishchev. Based on the scientist’s diaries, the writer reconstructs his time tracking system.

The Time of Life

1979

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No synopsis available yet.

A Billion Years and One Hour

1980

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No synopsis available yet.

A Billion Years and One Hour

1980

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No synopsis available yet.

Development of Reflex Activity in Ontogenesis

1957

Nine Letters of One Year poster
NR

Based on the letters of Anatoly Cherepashchuk. A schoolboy from the city of Syzran writes letters to a scientist about his attempts to assemble a reflector telescope. He asks for the lenses for his observation device and in the following letters tells how the work is going. One day, with the help of his telescope, a young scientist discovers a new comet.

Nine Letters of One Year

1975