Oleksandr Movchan

Black Candle of the Bright Road. In memory of Vasyl Stus (1992)

Documentary trilogy about the thorny path of the famous Ukrainian poet, translator, political prisoner Vasyl Stus. Filmed in 1989-1992, it describes the life of the poet, the story of the destruction of the dissident by the Soviet authorities, highlights h ...

Miracle in the Land of Oblivion (1991)

In a small Ukrainian village Rudivka, where a rumor begins to circulate that the Second Coming is nigh and that the Messiah is already somewhere in the region, lived the twins. Local people were considering them being one person. The people had got scared, ...

Blood for Blood (1991)

The plot of the movie is based on a real criminal case, when several years ago a gang of criminals killed prominent military leaders in order to steal their military awards. The murder of retired General Gridnev was committed, and his apartment was robbed. ...

Approaching the Future (1986)

The hero of the film, academician Sergei Vasilyevich Lunin, director of the Kiev Research Institute of Informatics, is working on the implementation of the Unity project in the enterprises of a single department. According to his calculations, this global ...

Two steps from "Paradise" (1985)

1944 year. Carpathians. Soviet intelligence officers were tasked with detecting and destroying a strategically important enemy object - a uranium ore warehouse, encoded by the nazis under the name "Paradise". ...

F-Mark 'with deceit' (1984)

A story about six-graders competing with another classes for a school championship. ...

The Black Castle Olshansky (1984)

Paleographer and writer Anton Glebovich Kosmich finds in the binding of an ancient book a parchment with encrypted information about treasures hidden in the dungeon of the castle. It gradually becomes clear that the last scion of the family of the Olshansk ...

Birthday (1984)

Follows the grandson minds his own business, forgetting about his grandmother. ...

Inspector Losev (1983)

A classic mystery story based on Arkadi Adamov novels. A task force is investigating a series of routine thefts at hotels. Upon closer examination of the case, young criminal investigator Vitaly Losev unexpectedly uncovers major players in the shadow econo ...

Mystery of the Ship Clock (1983)

The chain of adventures of a young ten-year-old Baku boy Alik who ran away from home led him to Odesa. Here, the boy made friends with his peers and many other people, and learned his first life lessons. He returned home accompanied by his father and mothe ...

High Pass (1982)

World War II scattered the Carpathian peasant family of Yaroslava Petrin. She is a dedicated communist, and her husband, son and daughter support OUN-UPA. ...

Autumn Trip to Mother (1981)

Successful film director Dmitry Pavlovich must fly by plane to Moscow and then to Rome. But the phone rings in his house and he is told that his old mother, who lives in Melovatka, his native village, has fallen ill. Dmitry Pavlovich hires a taxi and begin ...

I Wait and Hope (1980)

1942 The Great Patriotic War is in full swing. The German command begins an intensified struggle with partisan detachments. One of these detachments, operating in Polissya, is surrounded by enemy troops. There is only one way out of this situation - it is ...

You Remember (1979)

A tragical story of love between two young people during WWII. ...

The Leader (1978)

The leader of a flock of geese talks about the cruelty of people, but not all of them. ...

Rains All Over the Area (1978)

A young woman tries to prove herself after being appointed to a team leader in the kolkhoz. ...

Meet Me at the Fountain (1977)

Sergei Dolganov is a jack of all trades, a man of great soul and open heart. He wanders around weighing cities in search of happiness, and in all the cities where he visits, he builds fountains not for extra money, but only for beauty, in order to bring jo ...

Escape from the Palace (1975)

A family drama about life of a few children in Ukraine during thirties. ...

Великое противостояние (1975)

The Applicant (1974)

After failing to get into college, Galya finished flight attendant training and started flying with navigator Viktor, who happened to witness her failures and supported her during difficult times. A year passed quickly, and she became a college student. Bu ...

Your Home Address (1973)

During the WWII, veteran Panas Petrovich Baida lost his son. Many years passed, and Panas Petrovich came to terms with his loss, hiding his grief deep in his heart. But one day, he heard news about children who had been saved by soldiers from the military. ...

Night Motorcyclist (1972)

The investigation of a complex, complicated case of the murder of an engineer, a former prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp. The criminal, one of the executioners of this camp, did not escape retribution. ...

My Sons' Day (1972)

Inspector of Criminal Investigation (1971)

A detective investigating the robbery also tries to help young man to avoid criminal future. ...

The Kyiv Direction (1968)

Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of the Nazi troops. In virtually hopeless situation soldiers fulfilled their duty to the end. Capture of Kyiv was the first Pyrrhic Hitler's victory that in t ...

They Were Known Only By Their Faces (1967)

Explosions are raging in one of the ports in the territory occupied by the German fascist invaders. An old and experienced military leader, Admiral Reinhardt, arrives to investigate these emergencies. Together with the head of the Gestapo, SS Standartenfue ...

Viper (1966)

The dramatic story of the merchant's daughter, who became a brave fighter of the cavalry squadron of the red Army, later could not find herself in a peaceful life ...

No Unknown Soldiers (1965)

A story about a few days during the defense of Kiev at the beginning of WWII. ...

Mercy Train (1965)

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

The Servant Woman (1964)

Musical film based on the opera by Mykhaylo Verykivsky, itself based on a poem by Taras Shevchenko. A young girl, seduced by a soldier, leaves her illegitimate son with a wealthy childless family, and then applies to work as a servant to the family. ...

In Death's Noose (1963)

A biographical film about the famous Russian pilot Sergei Utochkin, about the first conquerors of the sky who paved the way for Russian aviation. ...

The Law of the Antarctic (1963)

On the eve of the New Year, a Belgian plane carrying a group of Antarctic researchers crashes in the area of the Pearl Mountains. Only the Soviet expedition responds to their call for help. For several days, Soviet pilots, despite the weather conditions an ...

The Law of the Antarctic (1963)

Zakon Antarktidy/The Law of the Antarctic (Soviet 1963) – Sovscope 70. Optically converted to 3-strip Kinopanorama. ...

Three Days After the Immortality (1963)

It is the 250th day of the defense of Sevastopol. On the outskirts of the bombed-out city, without radios and with only a handful of ammunition, 12 Soviet soldiers are holding out with their last ounce of strength. With them in the shelter are the wounded, ...