Alexander Mgebrov

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)

This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to pr ...

The Fire of Immortality (1956)

The Mystery of Matter (1956)

A popular science film on the physical properties of matter and nuclear physics, which simply and clearly presents complex phenomena. From Democritus and alchemists to the first nuclear power plant, and dreams of nuclear ships and spacecrafts. ...

Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein's final film, this is the first part of a three-part biopic of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia ...

Defeat of Yudenich (1941)

About the struggle of the red Army and the revolutionary workers of Petrograd against the white guards in 1919.... ...

Peter the First, Part I (1937)

This, the first Soviet depiction of Peter the Great, set the stage for what would become the post-Revolutionary line concerning the early Romanovs. Rulers like Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great were widely admired for their dedication to Russia and the ...

Youth of the Poet (1937)

Biographical film "Youth of the poet", dedicated to Pushkin-Lyceum student. At the 1937 world exhibition in Paris, the film was awarded a gold medal. The Director managed to accurately recreate the historic era, to convey the atmosphere of the Tsarskoye Se ...