
Acting
Oleg Anofriev
Born — Died
1930-07-20 — 2018-03-28
Place of birth
Gelendzhik, Severo-Kavkazskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR
Known for
Acting
Credits
64 titles
Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled as Oleg Anofriev, Russian: Оле́г Андре́евич Ано́фриев; 20 July 1930 – 28 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, and poet. He was born in Gelendzhik, but spent all his life in Moscow and graduated from Moscow Art Theatre in 1954. He was widely popular in USSR (mostly due to the leading role in The Bremen Town Musicians animated film) and was honored with the title Honored Artist of the RSFSR. (via Wikipedia)
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
5.0A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow.
Back in the USSR
1992
7.6Three naval cadets accidentally get possession of a secret diary that was stolen from Bestuzhev, a vice-chancellor of Russia. If this diary ever gets abroad, the consequences for the country would be grave. The cadets are trying to return the papers to their owner, but there are others who want to get the papers...
Naval Cadets, Charge!
1988
6.4When Assol was a little girl, she met a wizard who foretold that it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail would arrive and the noble prince would take her away to the world of her dreams where she will be loved and happy. The neighbours joked about her, children teased her, but Assol chose to believe in miracles and wait for her prince.
Scarlet Sails
1961
5.5An animated magazine for children released by the Soyuzmultfilm studio.
Happy Merry-Go-Round
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
В стране ловушек
1975
Film credits
1990s · 4 titles
5.0A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow.
Back in the USSR
1992
4.3Rich Italian Luciana Farini goes to Russia to her ancestral homeland, where she wants to bury her beloved dog. A light detective intrigue, the absurdities of Russian life and love at first sight.
Moscow Vacation
1995
5.6Mafia kidnaps an investigator's little son after he discovers massive thefts on a local shoe factory. With the help of his three old friends, two cops and a newspaper reporter he struggles to rescue his son and close the case at the same time.
The Criminal Quartet
1990
9.0The girl Masha lives in modern Moscow. One day she went on vacation to the village to her grandmother. When she went to the forest to pick mushrooms with her friends, she got lost and got into a fairy tale. Masha finds a house where three bears live, and their neighbors live next to the house - an unknown animal, a cat, a fox, a chicken and a parrot. She enters the house, tastes the honey. When she wants to sleep, she hears the music of the fox and looks out the window. At this time, the owners come to the house - the bear Mikhail Ivanovich, the bear Nastasya Petrovna and the bear cub Mishutka, and Masha is hiding...
Masha and the Beasts
1995
1980s · 15 titles
7.0Natasha, a woman struggling to find housing in a crowded resort town with her young son. She forces a stranger, Viktor, to pretend to be her husband to secure accommodation that bans children, leading to unexpected romantic developments.
Be My Husband
1981
7.0A.N. Ostrovsky recalls the first period of his creative work (1849–1859), when he began collaborating with the Maly Theatre and with masters of the Russian stage such as L.P. Kositskaya, M.S. Shchepkin, and P.M. Sadovsky. Almost every character in this film is a real historical figure.
The Theater Is My House
1987
7.1Going to vacation at his grandmother’s in a village, the boy Mitya could never imagine that he would become a participant of the extraordinary adventures in a fairy-tale land.
Along Unknown Paths
1982
7.1Mr. Johnny First goes to the Wild West to present the art of the Cinematograph, and the lives of everyone in the frontier town of Santa Carolina change as a result of this.
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines
1987
9.5No synopsis available yet.
Kite in the Attic
1983
4.2A parable in the manner of a tragedian based on the play by A. Volodin "On the tribes of the Bison and Scorpions, who lived many thousands of years ago on a small island." The events that the film tells about take place in ancient times, in the Stone Age. In the forest, where a large tribe lives, two shots in the back killed one of the clan, nicknamed Long. His widow demands that the killer become her husband. The head of the clan is trying to find out who the killer is.
Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
One Second for a Feat
1985
6.7A palace steward conspires with bandits to kidnap an infant czar's son and an orphan adopted by the czar, replacing the prince with the steward's son. Two decades later the true prince and his foster brother are slaves in a quarry, the changeling grew up as a prince, and his mother has been elevated to the highest position in the state for "saving" the prince, but losing her own child. Then the brothers escape, the changeling prince departs to fight an immortal wizard and vanishes, and the brothers have to deal with the wizard. Which includes stealing a bird-woman from a Mid-Eastern khan and figuring where the wizard's death is.
After the Rain, on Thursday
1986
7.0A bride decides to check her fiancé feelings by staging the kidnapping of herself.
Old Times Pranks
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Состязание
1986
A musical story performed by Oleg Anofriev about a mysterious chest.
The Mystery of the Chest
1982
7.4Members of the Shield and Helmet Masonic Lodge, sent by the CIA, are preparing a coup in one of the western countries. The criminal chronicle reporter manages to infiltrate the headquarters of the conspirators. The information he produces will play a decisive role in preventing the putsch. However, the successful journalist soon became convinced that he had discovered only the tip of the iceberg...
The Secret of Gretha Villa
1984
5.2A young and humble girl who works as a clerk suddenly inherits the huge and expensive art collection...
Unexpected, Unforeseen
1982
5.8Five best friends have only one problem to deal with: where to get something to drink...
We're Sitting Good!
1986
6.4Two little boys face a paranormal entity in the form of gnomik.
Nothing Scary
1981
1970s · 22 titles
NRA young fisherman Sashka Taranets lives in a fishing village on the shore of the Sea of Azov. He loves Tonya, and for her sake he goes to the trick in the competition for the title of the best fisherman. But Tonya loves him and knows that Sasha will regret his deception.
The Sun, the Sun Again
1976
6.8The Tortoise composed a song and the Lion cub learnt it by heart and they sang it together.
How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song
1974
7.2Film almanac, consisting of four novels, United by one theme — a short stay of the characters in the capital. About the sailor who met his love in Moscow, about the birth of a little girl and about other, no less interesting events.
Passing Through Moscow
1972
5.0A six-grader Yura tries to convince the kids in his new school that he is a boxer and champion.
Guessed, Congratulations!
1977
6.0Maria Odintsova, a young engineer, is a leader, secretary of the district committee of a small district, which is beginning to acquire important economic significance: it is decided to build a large hydroelectric power plant here. The heroine's conflict with the head of construction arises because of their different attitudes to the possibilities of using and preserving natural resources.
The Siberian Woman
1973
8.0The movie is set on one of the northern construction sites. Two armed bandits seize a shuttle bus. Among the hostages is the director of the construction site - a courageous and brave man. He manages to organize a fight back against the bandits and save people.
Fight in a Blizzard
1978
7.6A popular Soviet cartoon based on the classic fairy tale The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda. The film is notable for its songs performed by one single actor Oleg Anfroiev using different voices.
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
There Was A Tram The Tenth Number
1974
3.7The plot is based on stories by B. Gorbachev: "The Trial of Stepan Grokhot," "Birth on Cucumber Land," "The Merchant Labas," and "The Great Flood." The main circumstance of the plot is five days of blizzard that began immediately after the arrival of a new boss at the Arctic construction site. The time of the action is 1935. A new manager arrives at a construction site that is in a state of crisis.
The Ordinary Arctic
1976
6.2A fantasy story about five-grades - musician and engineer, their friend - the most beautiful girl in the world, her brother who dreams to turn all cats into monkeys, his dog Klyaksa and a lot more stuff…
Car, Violin and Blot the Dog
1974
6.0A young man named Nikolai Loshkarev, a student at a river college, is undergoing his first real-life experience—he finds a job he loves and sets off on his first voyage...
First Voyage
1977
6.9A detective investigates the crimes of a medieval duke: is he really guilty of the deaths of his wives?
A Very Blue Beard
1979
NRHow animal friends taught a poacher a lesson.
Oh, Rested
1979
6.0A comedy based on a classic play 'Revizor' by Nikolai Gogol.
Incognito from St.Petersburg
1978
7.5A truck driver meets a bunch of orphan children during his night trip. Suddenly his life start changing.
Accidental Passengers
1978
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Brave Robin Hood
1970
3.0A doctor from Poland is looking for his sister who got missing in the USSR during WWII.
Hello, Warsaw!
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Да здравствует природа
1972
7.0The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's concert. A police captain investigates the kidnapping and listens to complaints from the “unkidnapped” artists.
New Year's Abduction
1970
5.8The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but chance rudely cuts off all dreams: Viktor doesn't have time to slow down and knocks down an elderly woman with his Zhiguli. His desire to evade responsibility is replaced by repentance and a decision to accept the burden of guilt upon himself.
The Turning Point
1978
NRIn the Urals there are mountains all around. One mountain is called Copper, and it has its own Mistress. For a bad person to meet her is grief, and for a good person - little good.
The Mountain Master
1978
4.8Yura Otvertkin, a romantic from Tsarevo-Kokshaisk, is obsessively in love with aeronautics. In St. Petersburg, disguised, he pretends to be the ace Ivan Piramida. He has to perform at the festival, but he only knows how to fly "according to the books", but he manages not to lose face. After a lot of ups and downs associated with his similarity in makeup with a famous criminal, Yura confesses everything to his beloved and flies already under his real name.
While the Dream is Mad
1978
1960s · 14 titles
6.4When Assol was a little girl, she met a wizard who foretold that it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail would arrive and the noble prince would take her away to the world of her dreams where she will be loved and happy. The neighbours joked about her, children teased her, but Assol chose to believe in miracles and wait for her prince.
Scarlet Sails
1961
5.5An animated magazine for children released by the Soyuzmultfilm studio.
Happy Merry-Go-Round
1969
NRChary Muradov, a young engineer and talented boxer, is sent to a collective farm for practical training. In the village, he meets a beautiful tractor driver named Aijan...
Cock
1966
5.2The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…
A Simple Story
1960
7.1The adventures of the wandering musicians from Bremen such as Troubadour, Donkey, Dog, Cat and Rooster. In one of the towns Troubadour falls in love with a Princess and makes up a plan how to get the King's confidence.
The Bremen Town Musicians
1969
5.4Screen version of the popular play of the 1960’s about people of a generation, whose lives were affected in different ways by the main developments in the Soviet Union from the 30’s and 60’s.
Friends and Years
1966
5.8No synopsis available yet.
Well, Just You Wait!
1969
5.5A drama about the group of young people starting their adult lives.
Collegues
1962
6.3Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want to return to their real age.
A Tale of Lost Times
1964
7.6Funny stories about four friends and their adventures in a big city.
Funny Stories
1962
8.0The story of how the young worker was bored with life.
The Brave Tailor
1964
NRAn inexperienced reporter, Bob Sketch, is hired by the Strykoroba Corporation to cover Moscow, where his sensational and inaccurate reports lead to a series of misadventures and a reprimand from his boss upon returning to the US.
Reporter from Overseas
1961
NRThe girl was tearing and dirtying her dresses, so her clothes flew away.
The Chintz Street
1964
9.5Cartoon characters discuss the basics of ethics using funny examples from real life.
What Is Good and What Is Bad
1969
1950s · 5 titles
5.2A story of a young man Alexey who comes to Moscow from Siberia trying to get into one of the Moscow universities.
Good Luck!
1956
7.5In the city hairdressers' school there are exams. The incapable pupil Kukushkina, having spoiled everything on the head of the next client, asks her suitor - the stylist Edik - to sit in her chair. In love, Edik agrees, and says goodbye to his stylish coke for a long time.
The Secret of Beauty
1955
5.3A romantic story about the girl working in the musical instruments store.
A Girl with Guitar
1958
NRPlant director Nazarov and engineer Petrov are constantly at odds with each other. Both dream of taking a vacation so they can spend some time apart. As it happens, they end up in the same mountaineering group. Petrov turns out to be the leader. It took the rigors of group life and considerable difficulties for Nazarov to understand how courageous, humane, and wholehearted Petrov is.
Journey to the Youth
1958
6.5A funny story about a life of a big department store and its employees and customers.
Behind Show Windows
1956
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
7.6Three naval cadets accidentally get possession of a secret diary that was stolen from Bestuzhev, a vice-chancellor of Russia. If this diary ever gets abroad, the consequences for the country would be grave. The cadets are trying to return the papers to their owner, but there are others who want to get the papers...
Naval Cadets, Charge!
1988
NRNo synopsis available yet.
В стране ловушек
1975

