Mikhail Yanshin

Acting

Mikhail Yanshin

Born 1902-10-20 · Uhnov, Smolensk Governorate, RSFSR [now Smolensk Oblast, Russia]

Acting credits

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man poster
7.2

On September 1, the first day of school, a happy young boy named Fedya draws a picture of a little man on a white wall using coal.

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man

1960

Penal Servitude poster
7.0

Early Soviet prison camp depiction set to the years of Revolution.

Penal Servitude

1928

The Great Glinka poster
6.7

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.

The Great Glinka

1946

On the Eve poster
6.4

The story is set in the 1800s.Elena and Inzarov,a revolutionary Bulgarian ,fall in love.After secretly marrying they decide to join the liberation, but on the eve of departure Dmitry dies. Elena takes Inzarov's body to the Balkans .

On the Eve

1959

Father Frost poster
6.2

A fairy tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.

Father Frost

1965

Our Theatre poster
NR

An overview of the 75-year history of the Moscow Art Theatre containing unique historical footage, including rare excerpts from various stage productions.

Our Theatre

1975

The Lost Letter poster
6.1

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.

The Lost Letter

1945

The School of Scandal poster
10.0

Nowhere have they so deftly slandered and arranged intrigues, as in the salon of Lady Sniruel. Young lady Tizl quickly enters the taste of high life, taking the gentleman's wooing. She does not suspect that a serious test awaits her.

The School of Scandal

1952

The Stone Flower poster
6.2

Little Danila was the most inquisitive apprentice of old Prokopich, a famous stone-carving master. Like his teacher, the grown-up Danila has learned to feel the soul of his material and became an expert in handling rare precious stones found in the Ural Mountains. One day he met the Mistress of the Copper Mountain, a fairy who ordered for herself an unusual stone flower.

The Stone Flower

1946

Late Love poster
NR

Based on the play of the same name by A. Ostrovsky, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theater. Gorky. Written in 1873 and first staged at the Maly Theater, this play has not left the stage of many theaters since then.

Late Love

1968

Wind of Freedom poster
NR

The port town of one of the small southern countries. After the Nazi occupiers left, the port's berths were empty, the steamers did not smoke, cargo cranes stood. Fearing retaliation for collaborating with enemies, port owner Georg Stan fled the city. After waiting a while and securing the support of local authorities, Stan nonetheless returns - and loading operations begin in the port. While loading oranges, the sailor Yango and the beautiful Stella are preparing for the wedding. Suddenly, Stan makes a proposal to the girl and tricks her into agreeing. Upon learning of the deception, the girl runs away to Yango. Having discovered weapons intended to support fascism in the drawer of the hold, the heroes do everything possible to make the boxes fall to the bottom of the sea.

Wind of Freedom

1961

Wedding poster
7.1

Petty bourgeois Zhigalovs, whose daughter-in-law Dasha is being extradited, find out to their horror that the official Aplombov, who has been caring for Dasha all summer, has dined every day with them and has proved himself to be his bridegroom, is not going to marry at all.

Wedding

1944

How We Were Searching for Tishka poster
NR

A young boy Misha, his grandmother and a few police officers - all are looking for a missing bear called Tishka.

How We Were Searching for Tishka

1971

The First Cavalry poster
5.0

The film tells the of certain events of the Polish-Soviet War as is accepted in Soviet history.

The First Cavalry

1941

King of Diamonds poster
NR

Sasha and Katya love each other. The wedding has already been scheduled, Sasha is just about to go on a business trip...

King of Diamonds

1959

Outskirts poster
6.2

In a remote Russian village during World War I, colourful and nuanced characters experience divided loyalties: family loyalty vs. personal desire, nationalism vs. transcendent humanism.

Outskirts

1933

Thumbelina poster
6.9

A story based on the popular Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "Thumbelina".

Thumbelina

1964

The Stolen Crescent poster
NR

Based on the fairy tale by L. Ashkenazi about little mischief makers who caught a moon in a pond and hid it in a cave.

The Stolen Crescent

1969

The Soldier's Tale poster
8.2

The tale of how the soldier not hurry to return home after the end of military service.

The Soldier's Tale

1948

The Small Mirror poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Small Mirror

1967

Iniquity poster
NR

College assessor Miguev, returning home, finds a foundling at the porch. Having mistaken him for his son from the former maid Agnia, the frightened Miguev, in turn, is trying to toss the baby, but to no avail. Tired dad decides to confess to his wife Anna Filippovna, and, meanwhile, the true parents begin to search for their child left “for a second” at the threshold of a respectable house ...

Iniquity

1953

Revenge poster
7.5

Lev Savvitch Turmanov accidentally heard how his young colleague spoke disparagingly of him, and ignited a thirst for revenge.

Revenge

1960

The Greatest Friend poster
5.0

An animated film based on the proverb "A friend in need is a friend indeed."

The Greatest Friend

1968

Sun on a String poster
NR

After the sun disappears behind a cloud, a little mouse decides to use a balloon as a replacement.

Sun on a String

1977

Behind the camera