Directing

Ivan Ufimtsev

Born 1928-01-15 · Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR

Acting credits

The Stars of the Day poster
10.0

A female poet and author faces the harsh realities of a besieged Leningrad. Based on Olga Berggolts' memoir of the same name.

The Stars of the Day

1966

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament of the Emperor poster
7.0

Russia, January 25, 1725. "Give it all...". The emperor's weakening hand was able to write in his will only these two short incomprehensible words that kept Russia in a bloody struggle for the crown for a century.

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament of the Emperor

2000

Falling Stars poster
4.3

Falling Star is based on three stories by the contemporary Russian writer Viktor Astafyev and centers on a young soldier on the front lines who is wounded and taken to the hospital. Once there, he muses about his childhood and a little girl he had loved - someone who could easily have grown up to be the nurse that is attending to him now. As he recuperates, he and the nurse fall in love and he very much wants to marry her. At this point, the nurse's mother comes for a visit and advises him against such an action because if they were to marry and he were subsequently killed or maimed in action - the fighting is still close to the hospital - the nurse would suffer much more than if he just left her alone. Now it is up to the soldier to make a decision one way or the other.

Falling Stars

1981

The Trustees poster
10.0

A television play based on A.N. Ostrovsky's play *"The Last Victim"*, filmed for the 180th anniversary of the playwright's birth. This play features the fateful passion of a young woman, an irresistible seducer, vast wealth, and a desire to destroy one's soul in debauchery.

The Trustees

1982

Maigret Hesitates poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

Maigret Hesitates

1983

Who's Right, Who's to Blame? poster
NR

A certain Chumakov addressed the People's Judge Kavelin. He brought a statement of claim to his son, Sergey Gribanov, in which he demands care, love and alimony from him. Chumakov, who left his family when the boy was two years old, is now afraid to be alone, because Sergei's stepfather has become a real, loving father... Judge Kavelin has to figure out this difficult, but unfortunately, life-changing situation.

Who's Right, Who's to Blame?

1980

Tale of the Moon Outstanding poster
9.0

The legendary commander of the Civil War, the winner of Wrangel arrives in the capital at the call of Stalin. In the capital, he is perplexed to learn that the Politburo at a special meeting decided to force him to operate on a long-standing ulcer. The attending physician is convinced that the operation is not needed, but, obeying party discipline, the old Bolshevik lies on the operating table.

Tale of the Moon Outstanding

1990

Shadow, or Maybe Everything Will Be Fine poster
4.4

The action of the movie takes place in a certain fairy-tale town. The main character - the scientist Christian-Theodore discovers a lot about the inhabitants of the city, about their oddities and peculiarities. The princess of the city has struck the imagination of Christian-Theodore, but he does not notice that he is not indifferent to the kind girl Annunziata. The scientist becomes a victim of palace intrigues and intrigues. His own shadow, which appeared to the hero, pushes him to a cowardly act - the rejection of the princess. The shadow wins the heart of the princess and wants to destroy Christian-Theodore. But, as it is supposed to be in a real fairy tale, everything ends happily. The hero is helped by Annunziata's love and the sympathy of the town's inhabitants for the scientist who wants to make everyone happy.

Shadow, or Maybe Everything Will Be Fine

1991

According to Lopotukhin... poster
5.0

A movie about very strange events which happened in the ordinary school after Vasya Lopotukhin got late to a math lesson because of his meeting with aliens.

According to Lopotukhin...

1984

At the Wayside Station poster
NR

Based on the short story of the same name by Yuri Kazakov.

At the Wayside Station

1992

VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession poster
NR

The story of VGIK teachers and students about the acting profession.

VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession

1979

Behind the camera

Three Little Froggies #2 poster
NR

The second issue of the animated film, with the participation of characters already familiar to the children - three funny froglings, who this time go to secondary school and meet with their dried relatives, who were put in alcohol and face new adventures.

Three Little Froggies #2

1988

A Little Elephant Is a Tourist poster
NR

An elephant and a camel went hiking and got lost in the summer forest. The finale of the puppet trilogy based on the fairy tale by David Samoylov.

A Little Elephant Is a Tourist

1992

General Toptygin poster
NR

The formidable clubfoot bear is mistaken for the authorities. A satirical cartoon based on the poems of Nikolai Nekrasov.

General Toptygin

1971

Ёжик плюс черепаха poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ёжик плюс черепаха

1981

The Little Elephant Got Sick poster
NR

The baby elephant fell ill, his tooth ached and he did not go to school, but remained at home with a bandage. Camel comes to visit a friend, and then a cunning cat.

The Little Elephant Got Sick

1985

Happy Gregory poster
NR

The gloomy dog Gregory no longer wants to be an "evil dog". Philosophical puppet cartoon about the search for happiness.

Happy Gregory

1987

Elephant Went to Study poster
6.0

An unusual student appears in the mouse school. The beginning of the trilogy about the shy elephant based on the fairy tales of David Samoylov.

Elephant Went to Study

1984

Three Little Froggies #3 poster
NR

We are for the world. Peace, friendship. Three little froglings found an alien frog that fell from the sky. And she invited the frogs to her house, where you can't touch anything, this is not a swamp. Frogs didn't like it in the city, because it's better in the swamp.

Three Little Froggies #3

1990

How Old Man Became a Brood-Hen poster
NR

The wife tells her husband to hatch the chickens, but the cheerful soldier is ready to save him. Puppet cartoon based on a folk tale.

How Old Man Became a Brood-Hen

1983

My Friend Martyn poster
NR

Self-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

Whose Are the Cones in the Wood? poster
6.3

The tale about the wolf-proprietor and the inhibited animals without their own opinion.

Whose Are the Cones in the Wood?

1965

Three Little Froggies #1 poster
NR

The main characters of the animated film are three little frogs, who suddenly lost their home due to drainage of the swamp and are now forced to look for a new reservoir for life. Together they dream of finding a sea in which they can settle. But the search for a new home is not an easy task. It's very difficult for little frogs in the modern world, where there are many cars and an incredible amount of dangers around.

Three Little Froggies #1

1987

Porridge Made from an Axe poster
NR

A soldier was returning from the war. On the way, he stopped by a certain old woman Melanya and her little old man. The old woman turned out to be greedy and, citing a complete lack of food, refused to feed the soldier. Then the experienced soldier offered to cook porridge from an axe.

Porridge Made from an Axe

1982

Rustic Vaudeville poster
NR

A comedy about family troubles on a poultry farm.

Rustic Vaudeville

1993

Greedy Kuzma poster
5.2

About cat Kuze, who strove to carry off all the tasty morsel, and made ​​himself an annoying lot.

Greedy Kuzma

1969

Car, Love and Mustard poster
NR

The film intended for adults, tells us about the misadventures of the owner of the automobile and derides some disorders of our life.

Car, Love and Mustard

1966

No artwork available
NR

The story of a friendship between a little boy and his mechanical nanny.

Our Nanny

1975

Cuckoo Clock poster
7.0

One day, the Cuckoo left the clock and temporarily flew away to the forest on business. Her neighbors are different animals, and they decided to help her, replace her. But nothing good came of it. Based on the fairy tale by Sofia Prokofieva.

Cuckoo Clock

1973

Gymnastics for the Tail poster
5.0

Parrot teaches Elephant, Marmoset and Boa to do charging.

Gymnastics for the Tail

1979

Watch Out, Pike! poster
NR

About how the pike settled next to the beaver dam and lay in wait for the beaver cubs. In response, the beavers built an underwater vehicle to drive away the pike and its assistant crayfish, but adult beavers also had to be called in for help.

Watch Out, Pike!

1968

38 Parrots poster
6.8

Parrot, Monkey and Elephant are excited to understand how long their friend Boa is. They finally arrive to the result, though it is measured in quite a strange fashion.

38 Parrots

1976

Python's Grandmother poster
7.3

Boa's grandma came to visit her grandson.

Python's Grandmother

1977

Losharik poster
5.3

The film tells us about the circus horse made of wooden balls who became the best actor in the circus. Yuri Norstein was it's sole animator. His handling of puppets and decor created a rare elegant beauty. Being known as the worlds greatest puppet animation director, many people in the west forget that he was animator too.

Losharik

1971

No artwork available
NR

A cartoon for adults about how a chicken and a penguin accidentally met in a barnyard. And everything was fine with them and they had chickens, but evil tongues prevented their happiness. One day, when the penguin was playing blind man's buff with the chickens, he accidentally kissed the cow, and the neighbors saw this as treason and whispered to the chicken, and she drove the penguin away.

Oh, These Blind Man's Buffs!

1994