Aleksei Kolesnik

Acting

Aleksei Kolesnik

Born — Died

1950-03-28 — 2021-10-30

Place of birth

Karlovka, Poltavskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 9 titles

The Cold Summer of 1953 poster
7.4

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

The Cold Summer of 1953

1988

The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe poster
6.5

Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favor with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart. The story is set in 1194, after the failure of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to their homes in Europe. King Richard, who had been captured by Leopold of Austria on his return journey to England, was believed to still be in captivity.

The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe

1983

Counterstrike poster
6.3

November 1943. The army of general Vatutin is preparing to cross Dnepr river.

Counterstrike

1985

The Legend of Princess Olga poster
6.7

The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and became his successor on the throne after his murder and one of the most remarkable political leaders in early medieval European history. She converted to Christianity and brought her realm into Europe.

The Legend of Princess Olga

1984

The Gadfly poster
5.1

The movie set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings. The story centers on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, as a member of the Youth movement, and his antagonist, Padre Montanelli. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love Gemma simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism.

The Gadfly

1980

State Border: Vol. 8. On the Far Border poster
8.7

At the southern border outpost the Soviet border guards managed to neutralize a spy from one of the Western intelligence services and discover an electronic unit recording data about secret strategic military facilities located on the territory of the USSR.

State Border: Vol. 8. On the Far Border

1989

Warmth of the Chilly Earth poster
NR

The foreman Chernykh and drilling foreman Marich carry out the most rational transportation of equipment in the extreme conditions of the North, introducing new progressive drilling technology.

Warmth of the Chilly Earth

1984

The Enticement of Don Juan poster
6.7

Based on Lesya Ukrainka's drama "The Stone Master". Without the permission of the king, in Seville, under the pretext of meeting his fiancée Dolores, returns the disgraced Don Juan, a thunderstorm of husbands and grooms. The loveable protagonist gained fame as a ladies man and a wild tempest of female reputations. But for Don Juan there are no barriers to the desired goal. This time he laid eyes on the lovely Donna Anna. Obsessed with a passion for her, the hero protects her ancestral castle from the Portuguese invading the country ...

The Enticement of Don Juan

1986

We Were Led by Youth... poster
NR

About the guys from a working-class village who formed a combat unit to help the Red Army. The action takes place during the Bolshevik coup in Kuban.

We Were Led by Youth...

1986

1970s · 2 titles

Series credits