An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.
A "Hitlerjugend" kind of story, set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on a fictitious story from the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin.
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In...
Based on a famous fairy tale, in verse, by Alexander Pushkin, this ravishingly beautiful fantasy is about love, magic, betrayal and abandoned family. Driven from the Russian court by her sisters' scheming, the young Tsarina is thrown into the sea in a cask with her infant son. Surviving the...
Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West and achieving the American dream.
A criminal drama based on the story of the same name by Pavel Nilin. The first years of Soviet power in East Siberia. Malyshev,deputy chief of Criminal Investigation Department, a Komsomol member, wins over to the Soviet power a former field-hand and now a bandit Lazar Baukin, and the latter tells...
For Vera — a student of the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute, first love instead of joy and happiness brings disappointment — and it was enough to have one first deception, and before a self-confident girl changes, becomes suspicious and closed. She no longer believes in anyone and runs away...
18-year-old Alyosha saved a pregnant woman from death. The woman safely gave birth to a son and refused to give him up. Then the doctors tracked down Alexei, and the young man brought the child to his home.
An ordinary beer saleswoman Lyubasha accidentally became an advertising star and became famous throughout the country. Advertising agency manager Zhora is proud and happy, her parents are happy, her aunt and uncle are happy, only Lyubasha’s boyfriend Lesha is deeply unhappy, who is jealous of...
Back in the village, Galya Makarova starts working on the farm. After the dismissal of the negligent manager, she, together with other milkmaids, tries to restore order.
A quiet and shy girl Katya is assigned to the construction of a highway. The young workers accept the young trainee very warmly and help her in everything. In time Katya falls in love with one of them - the foremost excavator worker Vasya Plotnikov. He is a very cheerful, cheerful guy, the soul of...
Prosecutor decided to celebrate his jubilee on a grand scale, which, by the way, coincided with the New Year. There were a lot of invitees - the apartment was full. The toastmaster of the evening bravely managed his duties. Numerous guests were delighted: from the artists led by Santa Claus to the...
