
Acting
Valerii Panarin
Born 1939-07-25 · Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Acting credits
5.1This film is based on the classic novel of the same name by writer Ivan Franko, one of the most famous figures of Ukrainian literature. It is set during the 1200s and the invasion of the medieval Ukrainian-Russian state of Rus' by Chengis Khan's Golden Horde. Due to its having been produced during the Soviet era, the story's aspect of class-conflict between the "heroic" peasantry and the "decadent" noble particularly emphasized here.
Zakhar Berkut
1972
NRA new cook, an elderly woman, arrived on the fishing vessel. The sailors, who had expected to see a young woman, were disappointed, but her care for the crew and her kind smile eventually won everyone over. The guys started calling her "mommy." One day, Anetta saw a "seasoned sailor" mocking the young first mate. Anetta was outraged and left the ship. Her actions made the crew see themselves in a different light.
Anetta
1966
6.5On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young mistress nor friends nor work... It is about the men who never grew up and could not find themselves in the time of stagnation – gifted, charming, but infantile and lost, they never were able to realize themselves...
Flights in Dreams and in Reality
1983
7.3Lyudmila doesn't have any luck in finding the perfect job. She tried to be an air hostess, newscaster, model, ice skater, but fate had something else in store for her - a petrol station, where her incredible positivity and fiery personality charm everyone around her.
Gas Station Queen
1963
10.0Based on the story "The Chicken God" by Y. Zbanatsky. Six-year-old Sergei from the Yantarny kindergarten finds a magical stone – "the chicken god." When he looks through a hole in the stone, the world becomes magical and beautiful. With this treasure, Seryozha sets off on a journey, meeting all kinds of people, until his teachers find him.
The Fugitive from "Yantarny"
1969
8.0As the classic rightly noted, it is customary to treat the diseases of wealthy people with respect. Only a heart transplant can save the dying life of a millionaire Ferfax. In search of a suitable donor for his best client, Dr. Jones makes a series of killings. But he still does not know what reward awaits him for the services rendered ...
Fairfax's Millions
1980
10.0Engineer Stepan Mitin, having arrived in Kiev on business, accidentally gets to the performance "Ukrainian Ballet on Ice" and falls in love with the soloist Viktoriya Chaika. Delighted with the prima, Stepan doesn't notice that the draftsman Varya is working with him on the refrigerator project — the same girl to whom in the evenings he unsuccessfully tries to convey a bouquet of flowers with a note. The business trip ends — and Stepan, collecting in Primorsk, invites Varya to his plant. They agree to meet at the airport, but on the way, the ballet administrator intercepts the girl. Stepan flies away alone. One day, the Ukrainian Ballet on Ice comes to Primorsk. Stepan Mitin, the best refrigeration specialist, is asked to help create artificial ice. Stepan gladly accepts the offer and soon meets Viktoriya Chaika...
Star of the Ballet
1965
8.0Anton Cheremys returns to his hometown, where he has not been for several years. Meeting with the past brings back memories of friends, the woman he loves, and the tragic moments of one disturbing night when he and his team risked their lives to save people.
That Very Night
1970
5.0WWII, 1945. There are fights for the city on the Danube. The river is mined by the Germans, and this fetters the action of our troops. In addition, a city with a million people was left without food. And downstream are Soviet food barges. The command instructs the reconnaissance group a difficult and dangerous operation — to obtain from the enemy a map of the mined sections of the river, which requires penetrating into the city captured by the Germans.
The Scouts
1968
7.7Folk comedy that tells the adventures of Ukrainian cossacks Vasyl and Andriy as they set out on a long journey to deliver a letter from their leader to the Russian empress in St. Petersburg.
The Lost Letter
1972
7.3A short film about young delinquents terrorizing a neighbourhood.
Boys from Our Courtyard
1961
6.0During the final months of the World War II, a group of special forces sailors, under the command of Lieutenant Balandin, receives a secret order of special importance to destroy enemy tankers, seaplanes and gun installations to ensure the free landing of their troops.
We Take Everything Upon Ourselves
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tachanka from the South
1978
10.0In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the government claiming to have some love letters from the composer to her great-grandmother, the Countess Delfina Potocka.
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
9.0You dreamed of an angel at night, and in the morning you found a gift under your door. And no matter how real the dream may seem, this gift is more likely from a cunning seducer, and the Angel has nothing to do with it. And if you are also an incorruptible auditor, there will always be some cunning tempter who will try to make sure that you stop dreaming about Angels at night...
Doping for Angels
1990
6.7Explosions are raging in one of the ports in the territory occupied by the German fascist invaders. An old and experienced military leader, Admiral Reinhardt, arrives to investigate these emergencies. Together with the head of the Gestapo, SS Standartenfuehrer Hübe, he takes all measures to suppress the activity of the partisans, raids and arrests, but all in vain. Underwater sabotage continues. A detachment of fighters with experience of submarine warfare is sent from Italy to fight the demolitions.
They Were Known Only By Their Faces
1967
NRConscript Andrey Vorobey dreams of serving in the army. However, to his disappointment, the medical commission declares Andrey unfit for military service. Nevertheless, he is determined to test himself in challenging conditions and goes to a southern state farm, where he volunteers for the hardest jobs...
Don't Cry, Girl
1977
8.0The events take place in 1919 in Bessarabia.
Wait for Us at Dawn
1964
NRIn February 1918, the Russian ship Orion, carrying weapons for two divisions, is delayed in Plymouth due to the Russian Revolution. The British order it to Arkhangelsk, but it secretly sails to Vladivostok. Pursued by the British, a German submarine, and with a divided crew, the Orion raises the red flag upon reaching Russia. However, Vladivostok is controlled by interventionists, so the ship fights back to sea and delivers weapons to coastal partisans.
Mutinous Orion
1979
7.0A tale of a twelve years old Larik, one of the young heroes of Civil War in Russia.
A Tale of a Loud Drum
1987
3.6Romka Marchenko, a young kid who is participating in movie shooting tries to stop international spy.
Hiding at the Bottom of the Sea
1965