Arkadi Trusov

Intervention (1987)

The movie is set during the last days of a foreign intervention against Soviet Russia. Police are searching everywhere for a Bolshevik named Brodsky but cannot find him. Meanwhile, a man named Michel Voronov serves as a teacher to a rich woman's son, Zhen' ...

Flight with the Astronaut (1980)

The purposeful village guy is indifferent to entertainment, but strictly follows the daily schedule, studies languages and exact sciences. There are two goals in his life - to become an astronaut and win the heart of his former classmate. ...

Taiga Story (1979)

A hunter, returning to the Taiga forest, finds a dying girl in his cabin. He stoically nurses her back to life, but the differences between them may be too great for them to remain together. Based on the short story 'Dream of the White Mountains' by Vikt ...

Father Sergius (1978)

Prince Stepan Kasatsky is an officer, an ardent, proud young man, and a big fan of the tsar. Kasatsky is going to marry, but at the last moment he learns from the bride that she was the mistress of the emperor. The prince is deeply disappointed in social l ...

Secret, for All the World Only (1977)

Based on the book of Viktor Dragunsky "Deniskin's Stories". Once upon a time there lived in Moscow the 1950's an October school student Deniska Korablyov. Every day he was terribly busy with the most ordinary children's activities: he did not prepare less ...

The Only One (1976)

Kolya Kasatkin, who saw in his wife Tanyusha the ideal of female charm, tenderness, kindness, who loved her to the point of oblivion, was at a loss before the idle conversations of well-wishers about his wife's betrayal. Having found his wife with the choi ...

The Strogovs (1976)

In the Siberian taiga village of Wolf's Burrows, the Strogov family lives — Matvey with his wife Anna and his parents. Through the fate of this peasant family, a picture of the life of the Siberian region during major historical events — the Russo-Japa ...

The Captivating Star of Happiness (1975)

In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the draf ...

One Times One (1975)

Having lived for his pleasure most of his life, floor polisher Ivan Karetnikov, on the threshold of his 60th birthday, did not for the first time leave his next wife himself, but she abandoned him, moreover, in public. In addition to these troubles, he was ...

Open Book (1974)

The protagonist of the film is a female microbiologist and inventor of penicillin. The discovery of this life-saving drug was preceded by many years of scientific research, which Dr. Lebedev conducted in his laboratory in a small provincial town at the beg ...

Smart Things (1973)

There is a noisy bazaar inconspicuous shop with a sign "Smart Things". And the goods in it completely wonderful no ordinary thing to find. Anyone who would go to the store, they can buy there thing and pay high seller does not require. That's just not ever ...

The Sannikov Land (1973)

A group of people setting out to find a previously assumed land and upon reaching it, not knowing how to deal with the customs of the place, have to deal with all the consequences. ...

Looking for a Man (1973)

At the heart of the movie - true stories about separations and meetings, about search of relatives, the proceeding many years after war. ...

A Circle (1972)

Police captain Aleshin is investigating a case related to the theft of opium at a chemical factory warehouse. Everything suggests that the offender must be sought among the employees of the enterprise. One of the workers, Frolov, is familiar to Alyoshin in ...

Red Bees (1972)

In 1922, in a small town, the boys formed a pioneer squad and named it "Red Bees. ...

Dauria (1972)

A chronicle of life in a small village in the Baikal Region on the eve of World War I and at the time of the October Revolution. The age-old foundations are crumbling, the process of social stratification is underway and, as a result, some people go to def ...

The Property of Republic (1972)

Spring of 1918. Tarakanov, managing the estate of Prince Tikhvinsky, with the help of a former court fencing teacher Marquess and a street kid Keshka, is stealing a collection of paintings and sculptures from the abandoned estate owners. Hoping to transpor ...

Amazing Wager (1971)

The action of the film takes place in a provincial town in pre-revolutionary Russia. Two friends, Semka and Alyosha, decide to run away to America. The owner of the pawnshop, where the guys bring a white fluffy cat, not only accepts the amazing pledge but ...

And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning (1971)

A drama based on Boris Lavrenev's play "The Rift", telling about the participation of Baltic Fleet sailors in the Bolshevik coup of 1917. ...

Tchaikovsky (1970)

The film is dedicated to the great Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). It tells of the last twenty years of the great master's life, of his friendship with Baroness von Meck, an outstanding woman of her time, who for many years was Tchaikovsky' ...

The Kremlin Chimes (1970)

A story about a role of Vladimir Lenin in the electrification of Russia after Civil War. ...

Mama Got Married (1969)

Having worked at a construction site all her life, Zina raised her son alone. Now that her son is almost an adult, Victor has appeared in her life, with whom she feels good and calm. However, her son Boris is too much used to having his mother belong only ...

Шаги по земле (1969)

Strange People (1969)

A comedy based on three short novels by Vasiliy Shukshin. ...

Chapay's Eaglets (1968)

Adventures of a group of children during Civil War in Russia. ...

Ivan Makarovich (1968)

13-year-old boy Ivan loses all loved ones to World War II. His father was killed, and his mother died during the bombing. Ivan has to survive, relying only on his own strength. He is evacuated to the Urals, settles in a factory and even finds the opportuni ...

Wedding Day (1968)

Mikhail and Nyura are getting ready for the wedding. Suddenly, Klava returns to the city, Mikhail's first love... ...

The Trial (1968)

Based on the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. ...

No Password Necessary (1967)

A spy game between Reds and Whites is in full motion during Russian Civil War. ...

A Winter Morning (1967)

A little girl named Katherine saved one boy's life during the bombing in Leningrad while under the Siege in WWII. The boy cannot speak yet. So she gave him a name Seryozha and provided him with food and care. She was later adopted by the boy's father, who ...

War Under the Roofs (1967)

This Solid Ground (1967)

The test pilot arrived in his native village disappointed, emotionally traumatized, and physically exhausted. Meeting with people dear to him, visiting places close to his heart, and touching his native soil revived him and restored his strength and self-c ...

Weeds (1966)

David Motuzka, demobilized Red Army soldier, returns to his native village, hoping to see the changes caused by the revolutionary events. But he cannot see no improvement. The village is ruled by the kulaks and David's childhood friend Kornii Matiukha help ...

Trains Are Passing by the Windows (1966)

In a boarding school in a provincial Siberian town comes a literature teacher, a graduate of a teacher training college. The directness with which the heroine intrudes into the life of the school provokes active resistance from the principal and head teach ...

Wings (1966)

Former fighter pilot turned provincial schoolmistress Nadezhda Petrovna struggles to adapt to peacetime, having internalised military ideals of service and obedience. ...

There Is Such a Lad (1966)

A story about Pashka, a really decent, honest guy, even though he lies a lot, who is looking for happiness and love. ...

What Taiga Was Silent About (1965)

Brave boys, known as taehniks, embark on a perilous quest to find a long-abandoned copper mine, despite facing numerous obstacles. Their journey takes a dangerous turn when they clash with an illegal claimant to the mine, the cunning hunter Anikin. ...

Remember, Kaspar! (1965)

In January 1945 during WWII, German corporal Kaspar and a Russian fugitive become partners in survival. ...

Musicians of the Same Regiment (1965)

The invaders are leaving the northern town of the young Soviet republic. The brave underground activist Alexei Ilyutinsky infiltrates a musical troupe organized to entertain the White Army command and boost the morale of the population. The new horn player ...

Clean Ponds (1965)

A poetic biography of a generation of young pre-war and wartime people, based on the works of Yuri Nagibin. Four inseparable friends — Sergei, Nina, Oska and Zhenya — spent all their school childhood on the Clean Ponds, in Moscow. ...

Crash (1965)

Driver Panachuk, who took «left» passengers, is in a hurry to Gorsk. Panachuk tells the policeman who stopped him that he saw a murdered doctor in a crashed «Moskvich» car on the way. ...

Thirty-three (1965)

The dentist of the provincial town of Upper Yamki made an unexpected scientific discovery by finding the thirty-third tooth in the patient's oral cavity, Ivan Sergeyevich Travkin. Travkin, exhausted from pain, was taken to Moscow. Ivan Sergeyevich first b ...

Mercy Train (1965)

Two strangers meet in an ambulance train during WWII. ...

While a Person is Alive (1965)

The Chairman (1964)

Year 1947... Yegor Trubnikov is giving all his powers to make life in his own Kolhoz better. ...

Meet Baluyev (1963)

In 1960-ies, Baluev, the head of the construction site of the main gas pipeline, decides to lay the track straight through the swamp, not giving a damn about the approved project. In addition to his basic boss duties, Baluyev actively engages in educationa ...

The Last Bread (1963)

After going through all the details of the old combine with his own hands, the pioneer virgin landowner granddad Yakushenko met his last great suffering - harvesting bread - in the most dignified manner. Aleksei, Irina and Dmitriy decide to help granddad â ...

When the Bridges Are Raised (1963)

Intensely and for a long time Valery was looking for an occasion for achievement. Seventeen years of boring life have formed a scornful gait among the young man in protest towards an eventless world. But ordinary everyday difficulties came, followed by the ...

Weirdo the Man (1962)

Maxim Mezhe, a new manager, came to Zagotskotkontora. His arrival was marked by gifts from some subordinates - sycophants and swindlers. But Maxim turned out to be incorruptible, and then the swindlers began a war against him with the help of anonyms and d ...

Introduction to Life (1962)

A boy from Leningrad has his world turned upside down by his parent's separation and World War II. He leaves town amidst the fighting and returns to find a friend in his step-brother. The war is seen through the eyes of children and told in flashback form. ...

When the Trees Were Tall (1961)

The story of a man who routinely dodges all responsibility, bemoans fate, spends his days boozing, and refuses to work. The act of playing long-lost father to a pretty teenager spurs him to turn over a new leaf. ...

Striped Trip (1961)

A Soviet cruise ship "Evgeni Onegin" is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor passengers and crew have no place to run. The captain abandons his post out of fear ...

Someone Else's Trouble (1960)

Something went wrong with the chairman of a prosperous collective farm, both at home and in the general household. And when they sent a new secretary of the party organization, he got really angry and went to Alexandra. But he continued to worry about the ...

Baltic Skies (1960)

The end of August 1941. At night, a truck rushes along the last road not yet occupied by the enemy to Leningrad. In the back of two — civil aviation pilot Lunin and commissar of the air division Uvarov. Lunin, a man no longer young, experienced, but had ...

The Colt (1960)

Anathema (1960)

It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin. ...

The Golden Echelon (1959)

1919 year. There is a civil war in Siberia. Taking advantage of the complete confusion, Admiral Kolchak wants to export part of the country's gold reserves abroad. At the very last moment the Bolsheviks find out about it. They decide to intercept the train ...

A Friend in Court Is Better... (1959)

Director of Museum of local lore Ivan Bazhanov, being an enthusiast of the business, went treasure hunting, taking with him a few accidentally encountered people. They understand in pursuit of the treasure that sincere friendship is priceless. ...

Clattering Wheels (1959)

Sitting in the train compartment, Yegor recalls his childhood and his friendship with Nastenka, the most cheerful and mischievous girl in the village. Yegor left to study, while Nastenka grew into a charming young woman, dropped out of school, and began wo ...

Tambu-Lambu (1958)

The adventures of two guys looking for a man who left his address book in a telephone booth. ...

The Whirligig of Life (1958)

Ransie Bilbrough and his "other half" came to see Magistrate Binaj Widdep. The couple wanted a divorce. For the judge, this was a long-awaited event, since the judge did not have a penny. And the divorce process happened. But what could have happened that ...

Street Is Full of Surprises (1958)

Chief accountant Porfiry Petrovich Smirnov-Alyansky, who took a good walk on the anniversary of his colleague cashier Ivan Zakharovich Vodnev, climbs into the traffic controller's booth and disrupts traffic on one of the streets of Leningrad. However, the ...

The Sisters (1957)

Swept up in political unrest during World War I, two sisters in St. Petersburg cope with turbulent romances as Russian history is made around them. ...

The Value of Everything (1957)

The young chairman of the collective farm, Roman Baklanov, once made a mistake: having given in to his wife and her relatives, he helped out his father-in-law, who drank the collective farm's hay, and gave him a fictitious certificate. Then, due to Baklano ...

Immortal Song (1957)

1920 year. Having been wounded, the Red Armyman Yusalov arrives in the Kuban village and organizes a music school here, learns the Internationale with his students, and sets up the first revolutionary performance. All this causes fierce hatred among the ku ...

Stepan Kolchugin (1957)

The film is set in old Yuzovka on the eve of 1905. After searching the Kolchugins' apartment, where money from the strike fund was hidden, the police arrest Anna Kolchugina and her lodger, the miner and revolutionary Kuzma. Anna's teenage son, Stepan, is f ...

The Rumyantsev Case (1956)

Sasha Rumyantsev, a long-range driver, becomes an unwitting accomplice in a crime committed by the head of the motor depot where he works. The honest guy is accused of stealing a car of a hard-to-find product. The collective of the motor depot amicably sta ...