
Acting
Leonid Gallis
Born 1912-01-11
Acting credits
5.0Alyosha Ptitsyn, a third-grader decides that he wants to improve his personality and immediately starts to act.
Alyosha Ptitsyn Develops Character
1953
5.9On the evening of May 9, 1945, when Moscow is noisily and cheerfully celebrating the Victory Day, a young girl agronomist Zina Sokolova and a sailor officer Lavrentyev meet in the compartment of the Moscow-Vladivostok train. The sailor takes the lively, direct character of the girl for windiness and frivolity. Sokolova also reacted frowningly and mockingly to the satellite. To get to know each other better, travelers are helped by nuisance: they are behind the train, and the rest of the way they are together, getting to know people and the life of the country along the way.
The Train Goes East
1948
5.0Eleven years ago, General Prozorov, having received an appointment, moved his family from Moscow to a small provincial town. The general has died, his adult children - daughters Olga, Maria and Irina and son Andrey, - not finding any use for themselves, and feeling lonely, dream of returning to their native Moscow. They are trying to somehow arrange their own destiny, each in its own way, but nothing comes out of it ...
The Three Sisters
1965
10.0During the war, having lost his family, Alyosha ends up in an orphanage. He devotes all his free time to music, with the full support of his caregiver, Maria Pavlovna. Noticing Alyosha’s exceptional talent, the touring conductor Dobrynin adopts him and brings him to Moscow. Dobrynin is very pleased: his own son and Alyosha now study at the same music school.
Vocation
1956
NRBased on two one-act plays by Gogol - "The Morning of a Business Man" and "The Claim".
Dramatic Passages. N.V.Gogol
1971
NRThe secretary of the city party committee, Sattarov, is an active, principled person, determined in achieving his goals. His authority and expertise allowed for the accelerated construction of the factory complex. Even though he is seriously ill, he remains just as demanding, yet sensitive to the people around him.
I Give You Life
1975
8.0Biopic of the Russian painter Vasiliy Surikov (1848 - 1916), who is best known for his depictions of historical scenes.
Vasily Surikov
1959
6.2From childhood, Sanya Grigoryev was able to achieve success in any business. He grew up a courageous and brave man. The dream of finding the remnants of Captain Tatarinov’s expedition led him to the ranks of polar explorers. The life of Captain Grigoryev is full of heroic events: he flew over the Arctic, fought against the Nazis. He was in danger, had to endure temporary defeats, but the hero’s persistent and purposeful character helps him to keep his vow made to himself in childhood: “Fight and seek, find and not give up.”
Two Captains
1955
6.8The story of a sublime unrequited love of a petty official for a young socialite.
The Garnet Bracelet
1965
5.9The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...
Subject for a Short Story
1969
6.3Genka Sakhnenko, a seventeen-year-old boy, has been passionate about pigeon breeding since childhood. But he begins to make a living, falls in love with the girl Tanya and realizes that it is time to leave his childhood hobbies.
Farewell, Doves
1960
NRBased on Alexander Griboedov's classical play (1817).
The Student
1969
10.0The victorious path of the Taman army through areas occupied by the white army in the last days of the civil war.
Torrents of Steel
1967
NRArtyomka is a 13-year-old boy who loves the circus. After he meets a foreign wrestler and a revolutionary, his life changes forever.
Artyomka’s Adventures
1956
A seriously ill patient is brought to the clinic of a research institute. Young doctor Falko, a resident at the institute, insists on an urgent operation, but his supervisor Druz believes that in this case therapeutic treatment will be more effective and, moreover, will not be associated with risk. Professor Shostenko nevertheless undertakes to operate on the patient. The successfully completed operation confirms the diagnosis made by Falko. Parallel to the events in the clinic, the action unfolds in the house of the director of the institute Shostenko, where his son Igor returns after a three-year absence. The complicated relationship between Igor and his wife, the love story of Shostenko's daughter and Druz - the canvas of the second plot of the film.
Second Wind
1971
NRA water seller during the time of the Spanish Inquisition in Grenada rescues a stranded Moor by the roadside, which leads to uncovering a legend.
The Legend of the Moor's Inheritance
1959
5.8An old man suddenly realizes that both his daughters aren't happy so he decides to help them to find happiness.
Devotion
1954
3.0A drama about a high school conflict based on the novel by Liya Geraskina.
Problem Child
1954
NRTwo friends, Harry and William, meet the respectable Mr. Sartorius and his lovely daughter Blanche on the trip. Harry falls in love with Blanche and proposes to her. But it suddenly turns out that Sartorius made his entire fortune through fraud. What should an honest young man do?
Widower's Houses
1975
6.0Shirokov, an engineer and inventor at an electromechanical plant, becomes a victim of street chaos and is hospitalized for an extended period. Upon learning of the incident, his colleagues do everything they can to ensure that Shirokov's latest invention becomes a part of his beloved plant.
While a Person is Alive
1965
5.3The story is about a brave boy who never takes off his hat.
The Tale of Malchish-Kibalchish
1965
Two brothers who haven't seen each other for 16 years meet in the old house of their late father. And the reason for that was the sale of the father’s furniture. A successful doctor and a poor policeman conduct a dialogue in which the different life positions are revealed.
The Price
1969
8.5Two tankers loaded with gasoline made the Tuapse - Leningrad flight. Suddenly they were fired upon by German bombers - that is how the war began for them. One of the ships perishes. But the second continues on its way to its destination ...
Coordinates Unknown
1957
Behind the camera
NRThe action takes place in one of the provincial towns of England. The First World War ended. Every member of the Conway family dreams of fulfilling their hopes. However, it turns out that their mother's financial condition is extremely upset...
Time and the Conways
1974
NRTwo friends, Harry and William, meet the respectable Mr. Sartorius and his lovely daughter Blanche on the trip. Harry falls in love with Blanche and proposes to her. But it suddenly turns out that Sartorius made his entire fortune through fraud. What should an honest young man do?
Widower's Houses
1975