
Acting
Vladimir Etush
Born — Died
1922-05-06 — 2019-03-09
Place of birth
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
To Remember
1993
7.9A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
1973
7.6Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
1967
9.0A story about the adventures of a few young kids during the Russian Civil War.
Makar - Pathfinder
1984
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
Film credits
2010s · 6 titles
3.9Young d'Artagnan comes to Paris to be a musketeer. There, he meets three old musketeers, members of the glorious King's Guard, but actually realizes that they are not the great fighters who he thinks they are. While joining the musketeers he is faced with the hidden plots of Cardinal Richelieu, his spy Milady de Winter, and a possible war against England.
The Three Musketeers
2013
5.0People's Artist of Russia Alexander Belyavsky has played in more than a hundred films, but the first thing that viewers remember is his role as Fox in Stanislav Govorukhin's legendary film "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed." Despite the success of the film, the actor himself had always dreamed of a major comedic role. While waiting for offers from comedic directors, Alexander Belyavsky came up with the idea of a television humorous program called "Kabachok 13 Stulev" and hosted it for several years...
Alexander Belyavsky. Fox's Personal File
2012
7.3The «Eye of God» is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Pushkin Museum. It shows how progressive and pro-West Russians can be, when it comes to comprehending the essence of beauty. Ivan Tsvetayev, a village priest's son, the founder of the museum, wanted the new generation of "Ivans" to understand that we are Europe, while Antiquity is our mutual cradle.
Eye of God
2012
3.8Boris escapes from his Austrian bride to the North Caucasus, where he becomes a music teacher for local girl Nina. She tries to delay her wedding and Boris in order to help her kidnaps Nina according to the local custom.
Run Away, Catch, Fall in Love
2015
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Pier
2011
6.0Kris Kelvin joins the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to find its two crew members plagued by "phantoms," creations of Solaris. Kelvin is soon confronted with his own phantom, taking the shape of his dead wife Hari.
Solaris
2019
2000s · 4 titles
NRNew Year's Eve 2006. Our days, the place is a certain town, where famous artists are brought by chance. The film is based on sketches from popular films.
First Express
2006
2.9Oleg, the host of a TV show is asked to cover in his show a new ultramodern amusement park called "Park of the Soviet Period". The life in the park is an exaggerated version of the soviet life - pioneers parading, girls selling soda water on the street, socialist banners are everywhere, communist party decisions, free medical procedures, etc. When Oleg falls in love with a nurse he discovers that the rules of the Park forbid any personal contact with the staff, that was trained to live a very different life compared to the life in the world outside. As he fights to gain the heart of the nurse he finds deep flaws in the Utopian atmosphere of the park and decides he must do something about it.
Park of the Soviet Period
2006
A television play based on the play by Pavel Kohout (translated by Mikhail Rudnitsky). Based on a production by the Moscow Yermolova Theatre. The owner of a house kept a man hiding from the Nazis in his basement for 40 years, ever since the war. He simply cut his former friend and rival off from his life, continuing to play out a war that never ends.
Stalemate, or the Game of Kings
2000
4.0A young and determined d'Artagnan goes to Paris to pursue a career as a musketeer in the Royal Regiment. There he meets Athos, Portos and Aramis, with whom he later forms a warm friendship. Captain of the Women's Regiment De Treville, of course, in such an environment weaves intrigue and gossip. In the French capital d'Artagnan finds his first love, Constance Bonassier. Queen Anne of Austria constantly presses King Louis XIII of France to lead a healthy lifestyle, forcing himto do one or another sport. The King, being of a poetic nature who prefers a bohemian way of life, opposes this in every possible way. The Queen then embarks on an affair with Lord Buckingham. The main enemy of all the heroes is the insidious Cardinal Madame Richelieu.
Three Musketeers
2004
1990s · 4 titles
5.2In Russia, there has long been a society of billiards, whose members are scattered throughout the country. Many of them have long become millionaires. And they should thank the old school teachers for this. Most of these old people live starving and lonely. In order to somehow brighten up their old age, the new generation of billiards decided to chip in and give their teachers a big mansion, where there will be decent food, good medical care and fresh air. No one refused his share of the contribution, except for an authority by the name of Savitsky. Soon, he completely changes his mind and organizes an ambush on the road, takes away not only his own money, but also his total money. The barely surviving couriers report this to all members of the community. The group comes up with a decent punishment by sending him a professional pool player nicknamed Classic. The bandit will have to fight with a virtuoso who prefers to play for large sums in order to save money.
Classic
1998
6.7After coming out of jail a sneak thief "Chibis" plans a big afaire.
Don't Wake a Sleeping Dog
1991
9.5Four veteran pilots were invited by the leadership of the military unit to perform a special task. And it does not matter that they haggle in the market, because everything that happens — it's just a dream…
Brave Guys
1993
8.0The ice has broken, gentlemen of the jury! New time requires a new image of the Turkish national Ostap Bender. He still selflessly loves money. As in the days of the NEP, his big blue dream remains white pants and distant Rio de Janeiro. His methods of achieving the goal are still the same - honest taking money from citizens.
Idiot Dreams
1993
1980s · 6 titles
6.4At the festivities marking the christening of princess Theresa, daughter of King Gaston IX, a wicked fairy made a mysterious prophecy about the girl's life. Seventeen years later, Theresa falls in love with a poor prince named Jacques. Then the prophecy starts coming true...
Donkey's Hide
1982
NRThe action takes place in Naples. A dispute arises between the owner of a small lottery office and the fiancé of his daughter, who works at the same office. The conflict is full of humorous twists and turns. At its core is a trickery involving a lottery ticket that has won a large prize...
I Won't Pay!
1983
NRAfter Monsieur Lenoir commits a terrible crime, his family members gather together to discuss their damage control options.
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984
NRThe early 20th century. A flood strikes a large American city on the banks of the Mississippi River. In a certain bar, several people find themselves trapped together in a small space, caught in a torrential downpour. They learn from weather reports that the storm has destroyed the dam and floodwaters have submerged much of the city. A rumor spreads that everyone taking refuge in the bar is doomed to die. Faced with the imminent danger, strange transformations occur in the people: wealthy cynics and grumbling bankrupts turn into individuals capable of empathy and love. In the final hours of their lives, they seek to be kinder, to care for each other. But when the threat of the flood dissipates, everything returns to the way it was...
The Flood
1983
4.5A story about the adventures of a few young kids during the Russian Civil War.
Makar - Pathfinder
1984
NROn preserving moral principles and the importance of gaining the trust and respect of others.
Structure of the Moment
1980
1970s · 22 titles
7.9A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
1973
6.7A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.
The Adventures of Buratino
1976
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
6.4An omnibus of comical shorts.
Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...
1978
7.0A story about Ivanushka the Fool based on classic Russian fairytales.
How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder
1977
5.7An adventures of a 100% nylon "fur" coat traveling between various people.
Nylon 100%
1973
6.3A lonely journalist in some West European country has a vision about the princess of his city who lived in XII century.
31st of June
1978
7.0Alexei Ivanovich Tyutyurin, a very kind and gentle man by nature, has been working as a hairdresser for twenty years. When the opportunity arises to upgrade to the head of the hall, he is faced with a problem — in the team he has a reputation as a constantly late person and an incorrigible liar. But Alexei doesn't deceive anyone — he really gets into unusual situations on the way to work. No one believes in these fables until amazing visitors begin to come to the hairdresser.
Incorrigible Liar
1973
NRTeleplay by the Vakhtangov Theater based on B. Shaw's play of the same name.
The Millionairess
1974
1.0Based on the eponymous novel by É. Zola, directed by the State Academic Theatre named after Evgeny Vakhtangov.
The Trap
1972
NRThe events take place in Russia in 1917. A former peasant, and now a soldier, Ivan Shadrin, was sent by fellow soldiers from the German front to revolutionary Petrograd to hand Lenin a letter with questions from his comrades.
The Man with the Gun
1977
NRA day in the life of the factory director Druyanov, who transformed a once backward enterprise into one of the leading companies in the industry.
All Day Long
1978
NROne day, Alexander Dumas the Father decided to visit the Caucasus. Many adventures awaited him there. A cheerful fantasy about the stay of the great French romantic in the Caucasus. Extraordinary adventures, love, friendship, and loyalty help the hero, who enters into a fight with the cruel and treacherous Circassian prince Vakhvari.
Dumas in the Caucasus
1979
6.4The good-natured scholar Christian-Theodore arrives in a small country where miracles occur. He falls in love with the beautiful Princess, whose marriage is a matter of national importance, because her husband will become the new king. But unlike many “suitors”, selfish thoughts are alien to Christian-Theodore. He is sincerely fascinated by her beauty and releases his Shadow, hoping to get a faithful helper in his quest to marry the Princess. But the Shadow is the embodiment of egoism, greed and meanness. Quickly betraying the scholar, he marries the Princess himself and takes the royal throne.
Shadow
1971
NRA recording of the Vakhtangov Theatre’s production of the play by Jean-Baptiste Molière. "The Bourgeois Gentleman" is a brilliant, sparkling comedy by the great French literary classic Jean-Baptiste Molière. The attempts of an uneducated, ignorant, and coarse man with a great deal of money to present himself as a refined nobleman are nothing short of laughable.
The Bourgeois Gentleman
1977
NROn the formation of young Soviet diplomacy and the struggle of the mission in Kabul with the internal reaction and representatives of the Western powers for the signing of the Cooperation Agreement. A Russian diplomatic mission was sent to Kabul. The friendly relations between Afghanistan and the young Soviet republic became a real threat to traditional British rule in the East.
Mission in Kabul
1971
7.5A finding of an old briefcase in a ruined house in 1970s leads to a treasure, hidden in the 1920s.
Affairs of the Past
1972
6.0No synopsis available yet.
He Came
1973
8.0No synopsis available yet.
The Circus Lights Up
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Ph.D
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The New Aladdin
1979
NRA teacher comes across a love letter from an old friend, addressed to his wife. He decides to defend his honor the old-fashioned way - challenge his opponent to a duel, and strangely enough, it was accepted...
We Are Men
1976
1960s · 12 titles
7.6Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
1967
6.4Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard. The soldier falls in love with a spoiled, capricious princess who, as befits a princess, poses riddles to her numerous suitors. Her father, the king, is eager to see the soldier as her husband, as he believes the soldier has a great deal of gold. In the fairy tale, everything ends well, but in real life, not so much. "But life is not a fairy tale," his beloved girl says to him as she bids him farewell.
A Very Old Story
1968
6.4Year 1947... Yegor Trubnikov is giving all his powers to make life in his own Kolhoz better.
The Chairman
1964
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Стюардесса
1967
NRThe action takes place at the construction site of a large power plant in Siberia. A professional conflict arises between the construction manager, Krotov, and the chief engineer, Yuryev, which is complicated by personal relationships—Elena, Krotov's wife, has genuinely fallen in love with Yuryev, a man of principles, honesty, and kindness.
Hearts Must Burn
1960
7.5Sasha Larionov, is in the eighth grade and still doesn't know that his mother has left the family. Sasha's father, a decent and very honest person, was used to telling people only the truth. But here he doesn't now how to tell his son that the mother left them for another man and therefore explains her long absence from a long business trip. However, soon Sasha finds out the truth and decides to go after his mom, hoping to get her back
Men's Talk
1969
NRThe last days of the Second World War in Prague.
Under the Chestnut Trees of Prague
1965
8.0Beth Tyson is murdered in her mansion. Chief Inspector Fields, Inspector Bramell and Detective Philbert present three different versions of this crime.
Shares in Murder
1964
5.8The famous character of Carnival Night, Seraphim Ogurtsov, has been appointed director of the culture and recreation park. His energetic activities would once again lead to disastrous results, but fortunately, the governor of Ocean Island, Mr. Fantebras, appears on the horizon.
An Old Acquaintance
1969
7.7Engineer-geologist Svetlana Panyshko in the far northern land dreams of summer, southern sky and warm sea, but instead of vacation she is forced to take into her own hands unprofitable oil field in order not to let down her comrades and fulfill the plan.
Summer Vacations Time
1961
NRFilm-play based on the novel of the same name by A.I. Herzen.
Who is in Fault?
1962
NRThe excited story of an elderly Italian tailor about how he, the owner of a charming voice, lost his priceless gift as a result of a “scientific experiment.”
Voice
1967
1950s · 2 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
5.7Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively developing. Student Arthur Burton is involved in the activities of the underground organization “Young Italy”, envies its leader, Giovanni Bolla, and is jealous of his bride Gemma. He talks about this at a confession to a priest, as a result of which gendarmes take revolutionaries under arrest...
The Gadfly
1955
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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
To Remember
1993
9.0A story about the adventures of a few young kids during the Russian Civil War.
Makar - Pathfinder
1984
7.2A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise
The Adventures of Buratino
1975
8.0A fantasy love story between an artist living in the 21st century and a princess of the kingdom of Perador, during the reign of King Arthur.
31 июня
1978
