Vladimir Tkhapsayev

Acting

Vladimir Tkhapsayev

Born 1910-07-15 · Ardon, North Ossetian ASSR

Acting credits

A Legendary Life poster
NR

In an attempt to earn money for a bride dowry, a young man unwittingly embarks on a globe-trotting journey that takes him from his homeland of North Ossetia all the way to Alaska.

A Legendary Life

1970

Iriston's Son poster
NR

After getting expelled from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts for his free-thinking ideas, young artist Kosta Khetagurov returns to his homeland of Iriston, known in Russian as Ossetia. Despite financial troubles and governmental persecution, he tirelessly advocates for the Ossetian people while honing his craft as a poet, playwright, and artist.

Iriston's Son

1959

Fatima poster
6.2

A wealthy Ossetian prince adopts a foundling and raises her as his own daughter, Fatima. As Fatima grows up, she falls in love with her stepbrother, Dzhambulat. However, when Dzhambulat goes to war and disappears, Fatima defies her father’s wishes and decides to marry a poor labourer.

Fatima

1958

The Rivers Are Raging in the Mountains poster
NR

The film is about the period of large-scale construction of multi-story buildings in Vladikavkaz, the work of trusts, and their competition. On the construction sites, dynasties of craftsmen worked, and the youth learned from the experience of the older generations.

The Rivers Are Raging in the Mountains

1974

How the Song is Composed poster
NR

The film tells the story of the life, work, and social activities of Dagestan poet and singer Suleiman Stalsky.

How the Song is Composed

1957

The Labour and Rose poster
9.5

The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.

The Labour and Rose

1963

The Return of the Commander poster
NR

After retiring, former Red Army commander Iskhak Sherov returns to Kyzyltash, the town he helped build. Seeking a peaceful life, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between residents wanting a public garden and the mayor, his old comrade Namazov, who opposes it. Sherov ultimately resolves the conflict in favor of the townspeople.

The Return of the Commander

1969

A Passing Meeting poster
NR

It's been three years since their last meeting. She is calm, confident and happy because she has a son growing up, their son. She has a business trip ahead of her and she hopes that they will meet again, even if this meeting will be a passing one.

A Passing Meeting

1977

Kosta Returns poster
NR

The great Ossetian poet, Kosta Khetagurov, returns from exile to his native village of Nar. Yet the joy of coming back to his homeland is short-lived: Nar is even poorer than it was before. The Aldars, princes who rule the villages with an iron fist, continue to act with impunity.

Kosta Returns

1967

Chermen poster
7.3

This historic drama is set in an Ossetian village in the 17th century. The film’s main hero is Chermen. An illegitimate son, Chermen is striving to assert his dignity. He is opposed by Dacco, the elder of the Aldar clan, in whose village Chermen lives. Guided by mercenary motives, Dacco strikes a deal with Prince Tsarai. Together, they rob people and then divide the loot between themselves. By some chance, Chermen learns of the deal and informs his friends about it. At first, he thinks that no one in the Aldar village would believe him, the bastard, and that the plot would remain unexposed. But the friends accept the challenge.

Chermen

1970