
Acting
Pavel Shpringfeld
Born — Died
1912-01-24 — 1971-10-02
Place of birth
Yekaterinodar, Russian Empire [now Krasnodar, Russia]
Known for
Acting
Credits
56 titles
Known for
6.1Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War.
Admiral Ushakov
1953
7.8Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.
Gentlemen of Fortune
1971
7.1A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed.
Ballad of a Hussar
1963
5.9The film is about a group of people who in other times wouldn't have anything in common, some of them innocent bystanders, some moral criminals. But nothing is straightforward and simple. From Russia "the flight" continues to Constantinople, to Paris, back to Russia. Some of them have understood that they can't live outside Russia and go back maybe to be happy, maybe not, some go back to face sure death for their crimes, some don't go back and know that are going to miss homeland forever, some are comfortably well off (are they?) in exile.
The Flight
1971
NRA historical biographical film about the life of Ivan Fedorov, founder of the first printing press in Russia. Printed books published during the reign of Ivan the Terrible seemed like witchcraft. Fedorov was accused of heresy.
First Printer Ivan Fedorov
1950
6.6The New Adventures of Schweik adopted to the WWII reality.
The New Adventures of Schweik
1943
Film credits
1970s · 6 titles
7.8Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.
Gentlemen of Fortune
1971
5.9The film is about a group of people who in other times wouldn't have anything in common, some of them innocent bystanders, some moral criminals. But nothing is straightforward and simple. From Russia "the flight" continues to Constantinople, to Paris, back to Russia. Some of them have understood that they can't live outside Russia and go back maybe to be happy, maybe not, some go back to face sure death for their crimes, some don't go back and know that are going to miss homeland forever, some are comfortably well off (are they?) in exile.
The Flight
1971
5.7Satirical comedy based on the notebooks and short stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: "Romance with Double-Bass","On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco", "Misery", "Grateful", "Polinka", "The Cynic", "The Ninny".
The Roundabout
1971
NRThe action of the film takes place in a provincial town in pre-revolutionary Russia. Two friends, Semka and Alyosha, decide to run away to America. The owner of the pawnshop, where the guys bring a white fluffy cat, not only accepts the amazing pledge but also helps the boys figure out their lives...
Amazing Wager
1971
7.5About the early years of the life of the philosopher and writer Alexander Herzen, about his first and unrequited love, about the throwing of youth and growing up of a young critic and revolutioner. According to his father, he comes from an ancient Russian family, and his mother was a simple German woman. As an illegitimate son, he was not given the name of his father, Yakovlev. In his youth, he was fond of the ideas of freedom, for which it is not a pity to fight, which even then was close to the ideals of the revolution...
The Old House
1970
7.7One day a sick bear cub was brought to the circus to perform with bears. Professional trainers immediately "rejected" the animal, but saxophonist Kolya, who dreamed of training, took pity on little Gosha and spent years to make him a real circus star of international renown. After many years in the circus, the bear Gosha accidentally finds himself in the forest. Noticing the disappearance, circus attendant Mikheev, together with a local hunter, goes in search of his favorite bear.
King of the Arena
1972
1960s · 28 titles
7.1A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed.
Ballad of a Hussar
1963
6.4The civil war in Russia, guerrillas fighting with Kolchak formations. As a result of sabotage, accident with white Russian train takes place. In disaster area the flag with the inscription "Wagtail's Army" is found. Kolchak commanders think that they are Bolsheviks, but guerrilla leader does not know anything. It turns out that this is work of three boys.
Wagtail's Army
1964
6.0After their town is occupied the citizens are trying to fight the enemy. Based on Tamara Gabbe fairy tale.
The City of Masters
1965
6.8Set in the Soviet scientific community, the story follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. Radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and romantic rivalries intersect as the characters confront the physical risks of their work and the personal consequences of their choices.
Nine Days of One Year
1962
5.0A Russian engineer Petr Garin possesses a unique beam-shooting weapon that can destroy any target. His goal is to achieve world domination with the help of this weapon. Vasily Shelga is out to stop him and also to prevent others getting possession of this weapon.
The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin
1965
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Devil With a Briefcase
1966
6.8A young worker Gavriil Ivushkin went with his comrades to the Altai steppe to build a commune. Gavriil Ivushkin endured the cold and hunger, the struggle against counter-revolution. But he could not hide his feelings for the beautiful Lyubasha, the daughter of a local "kulak".
Bread and Roses
1960
5.2A little girl named Katherine saved one boy's life during the bombing in Leningrad while under the Siege in WWII. The boy cannot speak yet. So she gave him a name Seryozha and provided him with food and care. She was later adopted by the boy's father, who recognized his son.
A Winter Morning
1967
8.0Four inseparable friends — Sergei, Nina, Oska and Zhenya — spent all their school childhood on the Clean Ponds, in Moscow. But the school is over, and in their beloved gazebo they dream of the future, swear fidelity to each other and do not yet know that tomorrow war will break out and they will become participants in terrible events.
Clean Ponds
1965
7.0Two sworn enemies—geologists with opposing views on life—set off alone through the dense taiga of the northern Urals to the town of Vangur with the aim of confirming the location of valuable titanium ore deposits. However, as fate would have it, they end up in the same expedition group. Not only their own fate is at stake, but also the fate of the entire Union.
Gloomy Vangur
1960
8.5About the feat of the young Red Army soldier Pyotr Trofimov, who, on a mission, delivers a package with a report to the headquarters of the Budyonny army.
The Letter
1965
NRThe Russian guys - Viktor, Masha, and Zhorik - arrived in distant Dushanbe on Komsomol vouchers. Tajikistan became their second homeland, and in the wonderful people Guliam, Alim, and Aziz, they found like-minded individuals. They had to endure many difficulties. But no matter how hard it was, they did not back down and did not lose faith in their just cause.
Peaceful Time
1964
9.0A biographical film about the famous Russian pilot Sergei Utochkin, about the first conquerors of the sky who paved the way for Russian aviation.
In Death's Noose
1963
NROne day, a young woman with a child gets off a passenger train that has made an unscheduled stop at a small railway station called Tishina in the middle of the steppe. No one is there to meet her. She has been put off the train because her child is ill. The stationmaster, Ospanov, realizing that the newcomer is going through a difficult time, takes her into his apartment and offers her his help. Olga gradually gets used to the dull life of the station and its people. The child recovers. But Olga does not leave. Instead, she stays at the station...
Silence
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Three Seasons
1966
NRAbout spiritual sensitivity and human solidarity. A graduate of a medical school is assigned to a fishing collective farm in Glubokoe town.
The Town Is But a Street
1964
5.5Germany, the 1930s. A young scientist, Professor Johannes Werner discovers rays of life-giving power. The scientist refuses to give up his invention for military use and, breaking the equipment, runs to the USA, where he hides for a long time under the name of Martini. One day, after being invited to a military industrial concern to see a new European invention, Werner meets his former pupil Huber. Huber, a traitor and fascist, has restored the professor's apparatus according to stolen plans and is demonstrating it as his own invention. Werner rejects the proposal for joint cooperation and, at a meeting in the hall of scientific associations, reveals his real name and resolutely reveals the criminal intentions of the revanchists.
Madmen's Trial
1961
7.7A spy game between Reds and Whites is in full motion during Russian Civil War.
No Password Necessary
1967
6.8In the taiga village, where everyone is in sight, almost unbelievable happens — a local store is robbed. One of the rafters of the forest is recognized as a hacker, but some inconsistencies haunt the young precinct Vasily Seryozhkin.
The Master of Taiga
1969
7.0Based on the novel of the same name by Grigory Svirsky. 1942 year. The Great Patriotic War. The navigator Bratnov was shot down during the war, was captured, fled, returned to his people, was demoted and sent to serve in the construction battalion. His old front-line comrade Major Kabarov accidentally met him and took him to his unit. Kabanov, knowing about the lack of experienced navigators, is seeking to transfer Bratnov to his air force in the Northern Fleet, in the Arctic, to a tiny rocky island — "to the ends of the world."
The Places Here Are Quiet
1967
9.5About the first Komsomol members.
Twenty Years Later
1966
5.0In one of the Kuban collective farms, a new beauty-cook has appeared. Many began to look after her, but the girl was not a timid dozen and quickly gave a turn to the unlucky boyfriends from the gate. However, true love found a way to her heart, and although human envy and stupidity have done many troubles, the lovers still managed to unravel this complex tangle of misunderstandings.
The Cook
1966
NRThe story of a Leningrad teenage girl who endured the tragic winter of the blockade and died from weakness and hunger just when the hope for the city's liberation became a reality.
Just a Girl
1967
4.5The story of Greek patriots' struggle against the Nazi invaders in May 1941, when German troops landed on the island of Crete. Fleeing the Germans, seven people, completely different in their views and personalities, come together: communist Memos, who has escaped from prison; military doctor Kimon, fleeing from the hospital; nurse Alika and nurse Krinjo, a gendarme; and two soldiers—a Greek and a New Zealander who has fallen behind.
The End and the Beginning
1963
NREngineer Martyanov fights corruption and old methods of working at his institute after electing the secretary of the party committee. His clashes with the director of Proshin lead to serious troubles. Martyanov fights for the truth, refusing compromises, and although he loses his post, he receives support from friends and wife.
The Conscience
1966
7.0The first post-war years. Serafim Frolov visits a girl he knows by correspondence. But she still remembers and loves her fiance, who died at the front. Serafim does everything to win her love...
Love of Serafim Frolov
1969
9.0One of the passengers went into labor. The doctor, who had previously talked a lot about humane treatment of people, turned out to be a terrible bitch and refused to participate in the delivery. The conductors and passengers took charge. Even the train drivers took part in this joyful event.
Velna ducis
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Youth
1964
1950s · 11 titles
6.1Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War.
Admiral Ushakov
1953
NRA historical biographical film about the life of Ivan Fedorov, founder of the first printing press in Russia. Printed books published during the reign of Ivan the Terrible seemed like witchcraft. Fedorov was accused of heresy.
First Printer Ivan Fedorov
1950
4.5After a long absence from St. Petersburg, a young landowner Yeletskaya comes to her estate with her husband.
The Parasite
1953
5.5A tale based on a classic novel by Alexander Pushkin.
The Captain's Daughter
1958
6.1While investigating a regular traffic accidents detectives find evidence of foreign intelligence involvement.
Case No. 306
1956
NRA drama about educating homeless children based on the book by Anton Makarenko.
Flags on the Towers
1958
4.8Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko are imbued with love for the common people. Fiery freedom-loving creativity of Taras Shevchenko is known throughout Russia. Nicholas I exiles the poet to the distant Caspian fort where he is to serve as an ordinary soldier and is banned from writing or drawing. In the poet's difficult days he has the support of Ukrainian soldier Skobelev, Polish revolutionary Sierakowski, captain Kosarev and the commandant of the fortress, Uskov. For the sake of his release Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov are hard at work. And so, the sick and aged Shevchenko is finally free. Together with Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, he dreams of a bright future of the motherland, when the Russian and Ukrainian peoples throw off the chains of slavery.
Taras Shevchenko
1951
5.0Soviet propaganda film about Alexei, a village boy who comes to Odesa to earn money in 1901. While still on the train, the hero gets acquainted with a young worker Mitya and witnesses the arrest of the underground leader Savva, who distributed Lenin's newspaper "Iskra". The boy quickly gets used to the city, learns that one must fight for one's rights, and becomes one of the most active Leninists in Odesa.
Pages of the Past
1958
5.5A story about tragic events in France during the German occupation in WWII.
Murder on Dante Street
1956
7.0Young Suvorov cadet Mihas visits his grandfather, Yakub, a forester living in a region once marked by partisan battles against German forces. As they explore the forest and its history, they cross paths with Glushka, a guide secretly working for foreign intelligence.
Children of the Partisan
1954
NRGliding competitions are taking place in one of the border towns of Uzbekistan. An unexpected typhoon blows a glider with schoolchildren Kostya and Rustam into the desert. When their glider crashed on the sand, the guys find a small Firyusa in the cabin under the seat, who really wanted to fly, but they didn't take her. The three of them set off across the desert to the Dead City.
Case in the Desert
1957
1940s · 11 titles
6.6The New Adventures of Schweik adopted to the WWII reality.
The New Adventures of Schweik
1943
6.5At the amateur talent show the boy, accompanying himself on the accordion, sings a song about Moscow... The plot of the movie is based on the story of the director of the school about how this accordion, once belonging to a cadre worker who died during a demonstration in 1905, has been in many hands before it got to the guys.
Hello, Moscow!
1945
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Schweik is Preparing For Battle
1942
8.0Story on the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.
Yakov Sverdlov
1940
6.5During the Winter War three Soviet soldiers perform a risky recon mission.
In the Rear of the Enemy
1941
9.0The film tells about the front-line friendship between the sons of two people- Gafiz and Ivan.
Son of Tajikistan
1942
5.3A funny comedy about a lost twins and a lot of good people who are involved in a search for twins' parents.
Twins
1945
5.7The plot is built around two charming sisters — a strict, wayward Galina, an assistant professor of mathematics, and a windy, frivolous student Shurochka. Despite the fact that the girls are so different, they are looking, of course, for one thing — love. The events take place in the summer pre-war Moscow and in the country where both sisters go: one in order to prepare for the re-examination, the other — to conduct math classes with the military from the Yuryev Camps located near the dacha village. Funny and difficult situations, intrigues, tears, joy — all this will be experienced by young girls on the way to their happiness.
Four Hearts
1944
6.3Chronicle of the life of Russian poet Michail Lermontov, from the final days of Alexandr Pushkin to the fatal destiny of the poet himself.
Lermontov
1943
5.5The film is about the sailors who fought on torpedo boats in the Great Patriotic war.
For Those Who Are at Sea
1948
NROne night, the crew of the Derbent tanker receives a signal about oil ignition on the Agamali tanker. Despite the fire threatening to spill onto the ship, Derbent is in a hurry to help ...
Tanker "Derbent"
1941
