
Acting
Leonid Khmara
Born 1915-02-21
Acting credits
6.0A Russian war correspondent is drafted into the war and finds himself in the middle of battle. When he loses his party card, however, he is treated as a deserter until he finds help from a kind man.
The Alive and the Dead
1964
8.0Reminiscing the 1917 Russian October Revolution, a time when the films' director was 14 years old.
Russia's Heart
1971
A film adaptation of Rodion Shchedrin's ballet staged by the USSR State Ballet Theater.
The Little Humpbacked Horse
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About Nadezhda Rusheva, a young artist who has created illustrations for the myths of Ancient Greece, as well as works by Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Mikhail Bulgakov.
Nadya Rusheva
1972
NRA feature on Soviet space exploration on the 50th anniversary of the Russian Socialist Revolution.
Ten Years of the Space Age
1967
NRYoung ballet artists from across the Soviet Union showcase their skills at the All-Union Festival of Choreographic Schools.
When the Spirit Soars in Flight
1958
7.0A rare Soviet documentary film from 1951, directed by Pavel Klushantsev. It explores the history of humanity’s study of the universe, from ancient astronomy to modern understandings of the solar system, examining the structure of the cosmos, the planets, and advances in scientific space research.
The Universe
1951
NRThe 1961 Nominee of the Palme d'Or as the Best Short Film.
City of Great Destiny
1961
NRThe history of the Soviet space program and the flight of the world's first manned spacecraft "Vostok" piloted by Yuri Gagarin.
First Flight to the Stars
1961
7.0Moscow during the Sixth World Festival of Youth and Students. Performances by circus artists from different countries on various stages: at the circus, in the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, at the operetta theater, etc.
Circus Festival
1958
NRFilmmakers from the Central Studio of Documentary Films track down the children who starred in the Pioneeria documentary series a decade earlier.
Extraordinary Meetings
1958
5.9This film consists of three parts. The first dramatizes the life of the founder of Soviet astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky; the second describes the development of rocket technology; and the third visualizes the future with enactments of the first manned spaceflight, spacewalk, space station construction and humans on the moon.
Road to the Stars
1957
NRA documentary about the reopening of Moscow's GUM, the largest department store in the Soviet Union.
GUM
1954
NRA documentary on the history of the Red Army, from the Russian Civil War to the end of the Second World War.
Guarding the Peace
1948
NRDocumentary about preparation for Vostok 2 space mission, launched on August 6 of 1961 with cosmonaut Gherman Titov on board.
To The Stars Again
1961
NRDocumentary about preparation for Vostok 3 abd Vostok 4 space missions, with cosmonauts Andriyan Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich on board.
Brothers in Stars
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Maya Plisetskaya
1964
NRA film essay about the daily experiences of schoolchildren across the Soviet Union.
School Years
1956
NRThe film is about the encirclement and defeat of the Iasi-Kishinev group of German troops during the Second World War by Soviet troops.
Victory in the South
1944
NRSoviet documentary about customs and nature of the people's Republic of Mali
Heirs of the Great Mali
1961
NRDocumentary footage of Soviet Air Forces parade held on 9 July 1961 on Tushino airfield.
Mighty Wings
1961
NRAn overview of the history of Moscow from the October Revolution to postwar reconstruction.
Moscow, Capital of the USSR
1947
A popular science film about the exploration of one of the planets of the solar system - Mars.
Planet of Secrets
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Shirt and Tunic
1968