Pavel Shpringfeld

King of the Arena (1972)

One day a sick bear cub was brought to the circus to perform with bears. Professional trainers immediately "rejected" the animal, but saxophonist Kolya, who dreamed of training, took pity on little Gosha and spent years to make him a real circus star of in ...

Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location ...

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 ...

The Flight (1971)

The film is about a group of people who in other times wouldn't have anything in common, some of them innocent bystanders, some moral criminals. But nothing is straightforward and simple. From Russia "the run" continues to Constantinople, to Paris, back to ...

The Roundabout (1971)

Satirical comedy based on the notebooks and short stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: "Romance with Double-Bass","On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco", "Misery", "Grateful", "Polinka", "The Cynic", "The Ninny". ...

The Old House (1970)

About the early years of the life of the philosopher and writer Alexander Herzen, about his first and unrequited love, about the throwing of youth and growing up of a young critic and revolutioner. According to his father, he comes from an ancient Russian ...

The Master of Taiga (1969)

Based on the story of Boris Mozhayev "The Power of the Taiga". In the taiga village, where everyone is in sight, almost unbelievable happens — a local store is robbed. One of the rafters of the forest is recognized as a hacker. But some "inconsistencies ...

Love of Serafim Frolov (1969)

The first post-war years. Serafim Frolov visits a girl he knows by correspondence. But she still remembers and loves her fiance, who died at the front. Serafim does everything to win her love... ...

No Password Necessary (1967)

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

The Places Here Are Quiet (1967)

Based on the novel of the same name by Grigory Svirsky. 1942 year. The Great Patriotic War. The navigator Bratnov was shot down during the war, was captured, fled, returned to his people, was demoted and sent to serve in the construction battalion. His old ...

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 ...

Devil With a Briefcase (1966)

The Cook (1966)

Based on the play of the same name by Anatoly Sofronov. In one of the Kuban collective farms, a new beauty-cook has appeared. Many began to look after her, but the girl was not a timid dozen and quickly gave a turn to the unlucky boyfriends from the gate. ...

Twenty Years Later (1966)

About the first Komsomol members. ...

The City of Masters (1965)

After their town is occupied the citizens are trying to fight the enemy. Based on Tamara Gabbe fairy tale. ...

The Letter (1965)

According to the same story by L. Panteleev. About the feat of the young Red Army soldier Pyotr Trofimov, who, on a mission, delivers a package with a report to the headquarters of the Budyonny army. ...

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. ...

The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (1965)

A Russian engineer Petr Garin possesses a unique beam-shooting weapon that can destroy any target. His goal is to achieve world domination with the help of this weapon. Vasily Shelga is out to stop him and also to prevent others getting possession of this ...

Wagtail's Army (1964)

The civil war in Russia, guerrillas fighting with Kolchak formations. As a result of sabotage, accident with white Russian train takes place. In disaster area the flag with the inscription "Wagtail's Army" is found. Kolchak commanders think that they are B ...

The End and the Beginning (1963)

The story of Greek patriots' struggle against the Nazi invaders in May 1941, when German troops landed on the island of Crete. Fleeing the Germans, seven people, completely different in their views and personalities, come together: communist Memos, who has ...

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. ...

Ballad of a Hussar (1963)

A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed. ...

Nine Days of One Year (1962)

Set in the Soviet scientific community, Nine Days of One Year follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. As radiation exposure, scientific amb ...

Velna ducis (1961)

Тишина (1961)

The Trial of Madmen (1961)

Germany, the 1930s. A young scientist, Professor Johannes Werner discovers rays of life-giving power. The scientist refuses to give up his invention for military use and, breaking the equipment, runs to the USA, where he hides for a long time under the nam ...

Gloomy Vangur (1960)

Two sworn enemies—geologists with opposing views on life—set off alone through the dense taiga of the northern Urals to the town of Vangur with the aim of confirming the location of valuable titanium ore deposits. However, as fate would have it, they e ...

Bread and Roses (1960)

A young worker Gavriil Ivushkin went with his comrades to the Altai steppe to build a commune. Gavriil Ivushkin endured the cold and hunger, the struggle against counter-revolution. But he could not hide his feelings for the beautiful Lyubasha, the daughte ...

The Captain's Daughter (1958)

A tale based on a classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. ...

Flags on the Towers (1958)

A drama about educating homeless children based on the book by Anton Makarenko. ...

Pages of the Past (1958)

Soviet propaganda film about Alexei, a village boy who comes to Odesa to earn money in 1901. While still on the train, the hero gets acquainted with a young worker Mitya and witnesses the arrest of the underground leader Savva, who distributed Lenin's news ...

Murder on Dante Street (1956)

A story about tragic events in France during the German occupation in WWII. ...

Case No. 306 (1956)

While investigating a regular traffic accidents detectives find evidence of foreign intelligence involvement. ...

Admiral Ushakov (1953)

Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War. ...

The Parasite (1953)

After a long absence from St. Petersburg, a young landowner Yeletskaya comes to her estate with her husband. ...

Taras Shevchenko (1951)

Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko ar ...

First Printer Ivan Fedorov (1950)

A historical biographical film about the life of Ivan Fedorov, founder of the first printing press in Russia. Printed books published during the reign of Ivan the Terrible seemed like witchcraft. Fedorov was accused of heresy. ...

For Those Who Are at Sea (1948)

The film is about the sailors who fought on torpedo boats in the Great Patriotic war. ...

Twins (1945)

A funny comedy about a lost twins and a lot of good people who are involved in a search for twins' parents. ...

Hello, Moscow! (1945)

At the amateur talent show the boy, accompanying himself on the accordion, sings a song about Moscow... The plot of the movie is based on the story of the director of the school about how this accordion, once belonging to a cadre worker who died during a d ...

Four Hearts (1944)

The plot is built around two charming sisters — a strict, wayward Galina, an assistant professor of mathematics, and a windy, frivolous student Shurochka. Despite the fact that the girls are so different, they are looking, of course, for one thing — lo ...

The New Adventures of Schweik (1943)

The New Adventures of Schweik adopted to the WWII reality. ...

Lermontov (1943)

Chronicle of the life of Russian poet Michail Lermontov, from the final days of Alexandr Pushkin to the fatal destiny of the poet himself. ...

Schweik is Preparing For Battle (1942)

Son of Tajikistan (1942)

The film tells about the front-line friendship between the sons of two people- Gafiz and Ivan. ...

In the Rear of the Enemy (1941)

During the Winter War three Soviet soldiers perform a risky recon mission. ...

Tanker "Derbent" (1941)

One night, the crew of the Derbent tanker receives a signal about oil ignition on the Agamali tanker. Despite the fire threatening to spill onto the ship, Derbent is in a hurry to help ... ...

Yakov Sverdlov (1940)

Soviet biographical film on the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov. ...