
Acting
Klara Rumyanova
Born — Died
1929-12-08 — 2004-09-18
Place of birth
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Known for
Acting
Credits
69 titles
Klara M. Rumyanova (8 December 1929, Leningrad – 18 September 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actress and singer. She was active from 1951 to 1999. Her voice was easily recognized by generations of Soviet people from their early childhood, because she voiced numerous Russian animated films and sang countless children's songs.
Known for
7.6Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Fuse
1962
8.5No synopsis available yet.
When Idols Were Gone
2005
7.9An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
Andrei Rublev
1966
8.0Follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic wolf [Volk], trying to catch a hare [Zayats]. The series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans
Well, Just You Wait!
1969
7.2They are neither adults nor kids - somewhere in between, living in their separate boys and girls cozy dorms and doing whatever they love to do - inventors, artists, poets, mechanists, scientists and....just dreamers! These enthusiastic and creative folks enjoy their half-adult, half-childish lifestyles and entertain each other with the different tricks and practical jokes. The main hero stands out of the crowd - while the others try to live the normal life socializing as they can, he can never be rested, always coming up with the different unpredictable and unexpected moves, which always make viewers burst with laugh....
Dunno on the Moon
1997
6.9A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.
Viy
1967
Film credits
1990s · 3 titles
NRThe hunter gets the opportunity to see how the animals hibernate.
Chuffyk
1993
9.5The 90s only keep getting worse for Volk and Zayats.
Well, Just You Wait! 18
1994
4.5It's 1993 and the Soviet Union has collappsed two years ago. This new social reality brings unexpected changes to the lives of even Volk and Zayats.
Well, Just You Wait! 17
1993
1980s · 20 titles
7.5In May 1941, a young instructor of the Komsomol Regional Committee of Belovezhskaya Pushcha Andrei Dyomushkin was invited to the graduation party of the Moscow Theatre School to create a professional theatre in the city. The war has crossed out all plans. Now he, along with the course of graduates, will have to go through the war and be the commander of the front acting fraternity in the current army "A Special Unit"...
A Special Unit
1984
6.0Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying. To help their new friends, the girls must carry them to a sorceress who lives deep in the forest.
Maria, Mirabella
1982
7.4Baby Mammoth is looking for his Mom
Mother For Baby Mammoth
1981
6.8Story of the lives of three Soviet pilots who are united by disaster in a small town in the mountains.
Air Crew
1980
7.3A celebration of the culture of the Pomors who live around the White Sea.
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Gray-Haired Bear
1988
5.8Autumn. Little Hedgehog dreams of his own sea with ships. Alas, there's only a small forest lake.
Autumn Ships
1982
9.0The Beaver comes to his friend Badger with a message that the famous robber and hooligan Fox is on the trail of their friend Mouse. The friends decide to help the unsuspecting Mouse escape. At this time, he calmly walks through the clearings, singing carefree songs.
One Was Caught Who Bit
1983
6.2A friendly moose lets an insect hitch a ride on his antlers. But the moose is soon taken advantage of, as more and more forest creatures (including a bear!) take up residence in his antlers. How can the moose get rid of these unwanted guests? Based on a Dr. Seuss story.
Welcome
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Well, Just You Wait! TV Special 3
1981
5.9As winter comes, little Bear decides to eat all the snow around him, but soon falls ill.
The Winter's Tale
1981
NRA smart rooster overcomes a greedy boyar (noble) who stole an old couple's magic millstones. Based on a Russian folk tale.
The Rooster and the Boyar
1986
NRThe little bear cannot fall asleep in winter and walks through the forest.
Sure Remedy
1982
5.5The story of the acquaintance of two dads - a boy and a teddy bear. One dad did not have time to buy a Christmas tree and went to the forest to get it, and dad-bear went to the city to look for toys for the forest Christmas tree. That's how they met.
Novogodnee priklyuchenie
1980
9.5After suffering a sunstroke Volk finds himfself in a world of fairytales.
Well, Just You Wait! 16
1986
7.1Today is the Hare’s birthday, and the Hedgehog is picking daisies as a gift for him. Meanwhile, the Bear Cub is telling the Hedgehog about a magical land called Tilimilitryamdiya, which he spent the whole night imagining.
Tryam! Hello!
1980
NRThe donkey descends from the mountains to the spring, picks up two large jugs of water drop by drop and carries them to the aul to distribute sweet water to everyone who needs it. But his greedy neighbor, the boar, does not allow him to pass, claiming that the path is his, because he passes near his gate. A boar drinks one jug and pours a second one, and the inhabitants of the aul - a rooster, a sheep and a bull-calf - get only drops.
Sweet Spring
1982
7.0Fourth animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena finds out that Cheburashka is unable to read. Luckily, the next day is September 1, the first day of school, and Gena decides to take Cheburashka to school so he can learn. After failing to buy a school uniform, they go to the school anyway, only to find it is closed for repair. Shapoklyak uses Lariska the Rat to stimulate the workers to repair the school quickly. As the school also doesn't have enough teachers, Gena and Shapoklyak volunteer to be teachers.
Cheburashka Goes to School
1983
5.0A mother rabbit and her three kits are playing in a field. A little girl comes across one of the kits and steals it, dressing it up and playing with it as if it were a living doll. While the girl is distracted, the three other rabbits come to the rescue.
A Live Toy
1982
NRHumpty Dumpty plays the banjo, and mice, fairies and what might be a cat play different games and rhymes.
Humpty Dumpty
1983
1970s · 18 titles
7.3The film includes three short stories based on the stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko: "Crime and Punishment", "Fun Adventure", and "Wedding Event" about the negative phenomena of the provincial life of the young country of the Soviets: stupidity, drunkenness, money-grubbing, lack of spirituality.
It Can't Be!
1975
7.6A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
12 Chairs
1971
7.2Second animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Cheburashka wishes Gena the Crocodile a happy birthday and gives him a toy helicopter as a gift. After meeting some pioneers, they decide to be pioneers themselves. They build a playground for the local children and collect scrap metal, after which they become pioneers.
Cheburashka
1971
NRKind boy Alyosha saves a black hen from a bird of prey. The black chicken takes on a human form and takes Alyosha to a magical underground kingdom.
Black Chicken
1975
6.9Adventures of Mowgli is an animated feature-length story originally released as five animated shorts of about 20 minutes each between 1967 and 1971 in the Soviet Union.
The Adventures of Mowgli
1973
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Uncle Misha Bear
1970
7.0The second film in the series “Tales of an Old Sailor.” This time, the characters find themselves in the 18th century, among the pirates of the Caribbean. Their knowledge of the history of that era and marine biology helps them escape.
Uninhabited Island
1971
8.0This time, the heroes find themselves in the 17th century, among the pirates of the Caribbean.
The Stories of an Old Marine. An Uninhabited Island
1971
9.5The main character of the cartoon is a small and very greedy dragon with a sweet tooth. He ate all the food in his house and went to his teddy bear's birthday party. Arriving at his home as the very first of the guests, Drakosha immediately began to eat all of Mishutka’s sweets, without even giving him a gift. When the dragon ate everything he could, together with the rest of Mishutka’s guests (the doll Alyonka and the Puppy), they went through the TV to the confectionery factory.
Sweet Fairy Tale
1970
9.5Volk goes to a circus only to find Zayats there. The nature of subsequent events can be easily predicted.
Well, Just You Wait! 11
1977
NRAfter putting on the shoes from the store, the wolf chases the hare, but soon they both lose the shoes on the way. The issue raises the problem of poor quality shoes produced in the Soviet Union at that time.
Well, Just You Wait! Fascinating Shoes
1977
NRHare buys glasses at the store, on the way out Wolf lures him to his house. At home they want to drink juice from the new glasses, but the glasses start to break right in their hands. The episode raises the problem of poor quality splintering glasses.
Well, Just You Wait! Do Not Touch!
1977
5.8Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.
The Blackamoor of Peter the Great
1976
8.5After an apple falls on a donkey's head, he loses his memory and goes off to search for his fortune
How the Donkey Sought Happiness
1971
6.9After watching the show "In the World of Animals", the king of beasts feels sorry for the weakest animal, the bunny, and decides to send a gift by mail "for the weakest". Once word gets out, every beast is keen to appear worthy of receiving the package.
A Present for the Weakest
1978
NRA girl named Patchwork and the real cloud fight the evil king Fontanius I and his treacherous subordinates.
Loskutik i oblako
1977
NRSelf-confident, arrogant Seryozha is not friendly with anyone. His only friend is puppy named Martyn, yet he treats him rudely. One day Martyn runs away and Seryozha has no one to help him in his searches.
My Friend Martyn
1970
6.3No synopsis available yet.
The Canterville Ghost
1970
1960s · 19 titles
7.9An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
Andrei Rublev
1966
6.9A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.
Viy
1967
7.7A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.
The Diamond Arm
1969
5.4In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Anna Karenina
1967
5.9The Soviet boys, Vadik and Yura, together with the mischievous little girl Tosha, are children with a kind heart and good life philosophy. One day they find money on the street, which must be returned to the owner without fail. But where to find an inattentive citizen who has lost not only money, but also a booklet with quite important information. So, begins the time of exciting adventures, breathtaking moments, high-quality humor and instructive-entertaining ideological line.
No Fear, No Blame
1962
5.3The film is set in the 1930s in the USSR. The film tells about one day of the construction of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. The heroes of the film are simple construction workers who are burning at work. Upon learning that their colleagues in Kharkov have set a record, they mobilize to break it. The entire construction site was engulfed in immense socialist competition. The teams are ready to complete the work on time at any cost. A Moscow journalist who has come to cover the scale of the great construction project is looking for the hero of his report...
Time, Forward!
1965
6.5The revived punctuation marks stand guard over fair play.
The Adventures of Full Stop and Comma
1965
6.8When a witch transforms her brothers into swans, a young princess must find a way to change them back.
The Wild Swans
1962
7.4A story about children showing Father Frost butterflies, green grass, in short, Summer.
Father Frost and the Summer
1969
NRElk, who ran through the forest during a thunderstorm, was crushed by a fallen tree. A brazen and treacherous magpie told the wolves about it all through the forest. Good forest animals decided to help to free the elk. The first was a hedgehog, then a hare and his mom, a family of squirrels, a mouse, a frog. Decisive in saving the elk from the wolves was the contribution of the smallest character - an ant.
One, Two, Altogether!
1967
7.0A Soviet cult cartoon, so untypical for a Western viewer, especially, a little one. A boy named Malysh ("A Little One") suffers from solitude being the youngest of the three children in a Swedish family. The acute sense of solitude makes him desperately want a dog, but before he gets one, he "invents" a friend - the very Karlson who lives upon the roof. So typical for the Russian culture spirit of mischief, which is, actually, never punished, and the notion that relative welfare not necessarily means happiness made the book by Astrid Lindgren and its TV adaptations tremendously popular in the Soviet Union and nowadays Russia and vice versa - somewhat alienated to the Western reader and viewer (see User's comments below). However, both the book and the cartoon are truly universal - entertaining and funny for the children and thought-provoking and somewhat sad for grownups.
Junior and Karlson
1968
NRUnsuccessful hunter flees from predators in the winter forest. Hand-drawn cartoon based on the story of Nikolai Nosov.
It Happened in Winter
1968
6.9Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.
Puss in Boots
1968
6.6Katusha, a country girl, is seduced and abandoned by Prince Nekludov. Nekludov finds himself, years later, on a jury trying the same Katusha for a crime he now realizes his actions drove her to. He follows her to imprisonment in Siberia, intent on redeeming her and himself as well.
Resurrection
1960
6.0The Second World War has ended. With the victory in Moscow, front-line friends, Antonina, Fyodor and Alexey, move into Fyodor’s huge apartment, which was empty in the first years of the war, when his wife left him. Alexey loved Antonina all his life, but when he found out that she loved Fedor, he immediately left for his homeland, and Fedor’s wife unexpectedly returned.
Life Anew
1962
7.7First animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena the Crocodile works as a zoo animal at an urban zoo. Every evening, he returns home to his lonely apartment. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find some friends to play with. Animals and people respond to advertisements that he posts all around the city. First, a girl named Galya comes with a homeless puppy, who is then followed by Cheburashka. They decide to build a house for all the lonely citizens of the city, but a mischievous old lady, Shapoklyak, tries to stop them in different ways.
Gena the Crocodile
1969
NRAdaptation of a short story by famous Czech writer Milos Macourek. It is about small frost Frantishek who drew not white, but color patterns on the window.
Frantishek
1967
6.0It's a story about how the animals decided to swap their tails, but soon realized how important each animal's own tail was.
Tails
1966
7.0Cartoon about Uncle Stepa-a policeman — a valiant, friendly and very high defender of law and order. The film adaptation of the poem of the same name by Sergei Mikhalkov.
Uncle Stepa is a Policeman
1964
Series credits
7.6Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Fuse
1962
8.5No synopsis available yet.
When Idols Were Gone
2005
8.0Follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic wolf [Volk], trying to catch a hare [Zayats]. The series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans
Well, Just You Wait!
1969
7.2They are neither adults nor kids - somewhere in between, living in their separate boys and girls cozy dorms and doing whatever they love to do - inventors, artists, poets, mechanists, scientists and....just dreamers! These enthusiastic and creative folks enjoy their half-adult, half-childish lifestyles and entertain each other with the different tricks and practical jokes. The main hero stands out of the crowd - while the others try to live the normal life socializing as they can, he can never be rested, always coming up with the different unpredictable and unexpected moves, which always make viewers burst with laugh....
Dunno on the Moon
1997
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Волшебный голос Джельсомино
1978
6.0The Wizard of the Emerald City (Russian: Волшебник Изумрудного города) is a ten-part stop-motion adaptation of the first book in Alexander Volkov's Magic Land series. Produced by Ekran, it is believed to have aired monthly from around December 1973 to September 1974. Because of the wicked Gingema, a young girl named Ellie and her little dog Totoshka are swept away to the Magic Country, where incredible adventures await.
The Wizard of the Emerald City
1973
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Ушастик и его друзья
1979
7.7A Soviet cartoon adaptation of a classic Swedish tale by Astrid Lindgren about Karlsson-on-the-Roof.
Junior and Karlson
1968
NRThe amazing adventures of the Little Bear, The Hedgehog and The Hare
Tryam! Hello!
1980
